By Sher Khan Published: February 15, 2012 LAHORE: Ajoka Theatre’s latest play, “Rozan-e-Zindan Se”, which premiered on February 13, paid tribute to the legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz as part of their centennial celebrations that are taking place across the country to remember the poet. With their 1985 play “Yah pay Sheher Ko Dehko” based [...]
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Theatre: The other side of Faiz
Posted in Culture and Arts, film, theatre, tagged Ajoka, Ajoka Theatre, centennial celebrations, cold war period, Faiz Ahmed Faiz, legendary poet, Madeeha Gauhar, Naeem Tahir, Nighat Chaudary, poetic genius, progressive intellectuals, Rozan-e-Zindan Se, sher khan, Wahab Shah on February 20, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Film: Sim Sim Hamara Breaking into films
Posted in film, theatre, tagged pakistan, rafi peer, sesame street, sesame street movie, Sher Ali Khan, sher khan, sim sim humara on February 13, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
By Sher Khan Published: February 9, 2012 LAHORE: It has been less than a year that the ‘Sim Sim Hamara’ project by the Rafi Peer Theatre Workshop in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) went on air. However, plans of expanding the series into a feature film and radio show are [...]
Theatre: Rayaan: Mirroring reality
Posted in Culture and Arts, Islam, theatre, tagged al-hamra, english theatre lahore, feudalism, laal theatre, pakistan, Rayaan, saad sultan, Theatre on January 19, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
‘Rayaan’ portrays the impact feudalism has on society. By Sher Khan Published: January 18, 2012 LAHORE: One hardly gets to see English theatre plays that comment on the fabric of society in Pakistan. This week, however, Saad Sultan’s beautifully scripted play “Rayaan” — which is being performed by the World Theatre Federation at Alhamra [...]
