by Zehra Abid In a world where too many people are separated from their loved one’s today, people from both sides of the border have seized this opportunity to reconnect, digitally restoring long-severed ties with intellectual and cultural engagement online that bring together Indians and Pakistanis, finally, on the same forums. Aakhri Salute is a reminder of how unbreakable these bonds […]
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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 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 […]
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) […]
Report by Ammar Khalid Theatre Wallay held their annual tribute to Urdu literature, Shaam e Sukhan, at Go Organic (in Islamabad, Pakistan) on January 20, 2016. Shaam e Sukhan has been a regular feature of our annual calendar for which we gather and celebrate Urdu literature. This was the fourth edition of the annual event. For this year’s edition, a […]
Theatre Wallay performed its play ‘Dagh Dagh Ujala’ in Islamabad on 24th, 25th, and 26th of April 2015. Though the performance venue was a little out of way – in Kuri a suburban town – it was performed before packed hall all three nights. The play was based on true stories collected in the previous phase of its project Voices […]
Theatre Wallay organized its annual event ‘Shaam e Sukhan 2014’ at Kuch Khaas on January 22, 2014. Following are some photos of the event. Shaam e Sukhan 2014
Theatre Wallay performed this wonderful play in the first week of April 2011 in PNCA Auditorium, Islamabad, Pakistan. This documentary shows the entire process of making of Tartuffe. Further information about the play can be found here.