Report by Umer Farooq Theatre Wallay performed first of its kind improv comedy show ‘The Next Unusual Thing’ at the Farm – TW Studio on Saturday night, October 06, 2018. It was created by Jim Robinson – Fulbright Specialist visiting Pakistan – while working with Theatre Wallay team. Improv Theater (Improvisational Theater) is creating or performing something spontaneously or making something […]
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‘Ye Shehr Zair-e-Tameer Hai’ is an original play written and performed by newly trained young actors and writers. It was a result of many training sessions, lots of mentoring, and, of course, unwavering commitment and unmatched passion of the young team. The play was performed at the Farm on May 13, 2018. Many people including senior citizens graced the occasion. […]
Theatre Wallay takes its latest production ‘Zard Patton Ka Bann’ to Karachi. It will be performed in Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) in Karachi on 7th and 8th April, 2018. Entry Free – Register here for free passes “Zard Paton Ka Ban” is a theatrical performance based on our experiences and perceptions of public space, and how public spaces are […]
Theatre Wallay kept its tradition of its annaul Urdu literary event ‘Shaam e Sukhan’ alive. The 7th edition of Shaam e Sukhan was organized on Feb 25, 2018 at the Farm – TW Studio in Islamabad. It was titled “Goshay Mein Qafas Ke” (from the corner of the prison). This year TW decided to read excerpts/poems from books written during […]
Mezrab: On Saturday, 9th September, Theatre Wallay hosted an evening of classical music. Renowned sitar player Wajih Nizami, and Tabla maestro Irfan Khan serenaded us with soothing tunes and ragas dating back centuries. Mazaq Hi Mazaq Mein: A reading of humorous Urdu texts took place on Friday, 15th September. Original works by Shaukat Niazi, Asad Raza, and Safeer U Khan […]
Five performances, five standing ovations from over three thousand people and incredible audience reviews; Theatre Wallay’s 2017 tour to the United States was a resounding success. Theatre Wallay has been working since September of last year on its latest project “On Common Ground”. This project resulted from a collaboration between the group, Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts, Oregon Shakespeare Festival […]
[huge_it_slider id=”7″] Theater Wallay performed its latest production “Aao Drama Dekhen” at the Farm – TW Studio on 11th and 12th March 2017. The performance consisted of two one-act plays written by Saadat Hassan Manto in 1930s. Manto had written these comedies for radio; Theatre Wallay decided to stage them. He wrote a series of 10 plays – the title […]
by Atif Siddique Pakistanis love chicken. See, for a country still struggling with poverty, chicken is kind of a treat. I’m not bringing this up because of our legitimate love for food. This is actually about having a third space to do theatre. Ok, so we’re a theatre group. And we’ve been recently rendered homeless by our city’s administrative policies. […]
As we were planning to organize our annual event ‘Shaam e Sukhan 2017’, our dear friend, a senior member of our team, Salman Haider went missing on Jan 06, 2017. That was a devastating incident not only for the the TW team, but also for his family, friends, and innumerable fans. Safeer and Salman (the organizers of Shaam e Sukhan) […]
Theatre Wallay organized performances of two short plays of Anton Chekhov in Islamabad on 19th and 20th November 2016. The performances were held in Aiwan-e-Quaid Auditorium in F-9 Park. The two selected plays were “The Proposal” and “The Bear”. It was a well-attended event. TW came up with an English performance after a long time. Many foreigners working in Islamabad […]