“When I work on a play it’s important to me to know what is the single most important idea that drives it”, says Sunil Shanbag, who has directed some of India’s most important contemporary plays. In this masterclass, Sunil talks about some of his most iconic projects to show the different ways in which an idea is transformed into a production.

About the facilitator:

Co-founder of Tamaasha Theatre Company (Mumbai) and Arpana Theatre Company, Sunil Shanbag is a part of the core team of SMART, India’s only strategic management programme for theatre. He is an independent documentary filmmaker, and has been involved as a writer and researcher for large scale television projects such as “Bharat Ek Khoj” and “Surabhi”. He has also been actively involved in theatre training, and documentation projects which include the book “Scenes We Made”, edited by Shanta Gokhale, which traces the history of experimental theatre in Mumbai from the late 1950s to the year 2000.

This season, Jairangam brings to you a spectrum of experiences - from plays to workshops, and from cultural performances to panel discussions. This year has brought a thunderstorm of uncertainty, and we, at Jairangam, strive to help ease this consternation with the warmth of arts & culture. They say, “Home is where the heart is,” and this year we bring our Home to yours. Register and experience theatre like never before.

For further details about our shows, panel discussions, monologues and more activities, log on to www.jairangam.org