by Adnan Ahmed Khan It was mid December 2018 when my friend and colleague, Belal, had a sudden urge to run away to Karachi to become an actor. Every break in our work hours would be consumed by discussing how he could become a successful actor. After lots of arguments, he agreed to my proposition that it would be imprudent […]
By Imran Iftikhar Last year [2017], I, along with my theater company, performed at the prestigious Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Oregon, USA. It was a play about Pakistan that we had written and were then performing for an American audience. The response was unbelievable. We had a total audience of about 3000 people. We were humbled by the love and […]
by Imran Iftikhar About three years ago, I received a text from Fizza, my former boss at the school where I used to teach. She was also artistic director of a theater company, Theatre Wallay, of which I am a member now. She told me that her company was starting work on a new play, and was wondering if I […]
Theatre Wallay and Rung School of Art and Music have joined hands to bring you an exciting opportunity to learn acting. It is a 3-months course. The acting students will go through the complete process of developing a play from scratch.The course will end with a short performance. Start Date: Feb 25, 2019 – Twice a weekDays/Timings: 6:30 PM to […]
by Ajmal Hussain Now that the Indian biopic Manto (2018, directed by Nandita Das) has been released in theaters (but banned in Pakistan by Pakistan Censor Board) and is available for streaming, the inevitable comparisons to the Pakistani biopic, also called Manto (2015, directed by Sarmad Sultan Khoosat) have become the topic du jour. Both films are based on the […]
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by Rabia Pasha I suppose it’s difficult to say that I joined Theatre Wallay (TW), because back in 2005 we didn’t have a name. We called ourselves amateur theater enthusiasts, and sat around a table as part of a creative writing workshop. The group had a unique affinity, a common bug to refrain from the mundane and a tad bit […]
Theatre Wallay, in collaboration with Heinrich-Boll Stiftung, performed its latest production – Arturo Ui Youn Qabiz Hua – Urdu version of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. The performances were held on 9th, 10th, and 11th November 2018 at the Farm – TW Studio. The play tells the story of a small-time gangster’s rise to power. Arturo Ui manipulates the broken, […]
Theatre Wallay brings you its latest production – Urdu version of The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui. The play tells the story of a small-time gangster’s rise to power. Arturo Ui manipulates the broken, corrupt system of depression-hit USA to gain influence in Chicago. Written by the legendary German playwright, Bertolt Brecht, this play is a parable for Hitler’s rise […]
by Imran Iftikhar I was sitting in a cafe on top of a mountain in china, sipping the most expensive tea in the world. This was the only cafe in the world that made its tea from dragon’s blood. A dragon was slaughtered every time a cup of tea had to be made, after an ornate ritual involving cutting the […]