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Partap Sharma

PARTAP SHARMA

  (1939 - 2011)
Nationality:    Indian
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Partap Sharma (12 December 1939  30 November 2011) was an Indian playwright, novelist, author of books for children, commentator, actor and documentary film-maker. Partap Sharma - Guardian Obituary >>>

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below is a list of Partap Sharma's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Bars Invisible         Begum Sumroo         Brothers Under the Skin         Power Play         Professor Has A Warcry, The         Queen Bee         Sammy!         Sammy!         Touch Of Brightness, A         Word, The         Zen Katha

Bars Invisible

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-    1961

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Begum Sumroo

Begum Sumroo
An Indian woman who was a dancer takes over a military brigade of European mercenaries and leads them to fortune and philosophy.

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A smash hit in Bombay (now called Mumbai). Would make An excellent film. Optioned three times but producers could not raise sufficient funds.

1st Produced:
Mumbai    1997

Organisations:
Alyque Padamsee Productions, Mumbai

1st Published:
Rupa & Co., Delhi, 2004   -

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Genre:
Historical

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Male:  11            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Brothers Under the Skin

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-    1956

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Power Play

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-    1991

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Professor Has A Warcry, The

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-    1970

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Queen Bee

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-    1976

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Sammy!

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Sammy! is a play in two acts about the irrepressible Mahatma in Gandhi. Through a sporadic debate between two actors, full of Gandhi's hallmark humor, it traces the development of the young and naive Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi from a protestor in South Africa into a shrewd politician, and then into an enlightened person-a Mahatma or Great Soul.
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This play is scheduled to be produced And published in India during the course of the year 2004.

1st Produced:
Florence Gould Hall, NY    2006

Organisations:
World on Stage

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Genre:
Historical

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Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  9 actors

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Sammy!

Sammy!
the irrepressible 'mahatma' in Gandhi is the Inner Voice he could not ignore. This intricately crafted play portrays Gandhi's journey from a tongue-tied lawyer to a shrewd politician and finally the Mahatma (Great Soul). Set against the Dramatic background of India's struggle for freedom, this outstanding play surprises our expectation at every turn of the story. Full of humour and style, the play makes past events seem like present gossip and the audience is transported deeper within themselves. the play brings alive Gandhi's philosophy, pragmatism, and sense of humour. Partap Sharma's play unwinds Gandhi's concepts and his techniques for non-violent struggle. the play is captivating as we realise that Gandhi's struggle has no enemy, no arms, no hate nor revenge, but only the inner strength of millions of ordinary men, women and children.

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the play won the best playwright And three other National Awards At the Mahindra Excellence in theatre Awards (META) in March 2006, performed to standing ovations And full houses in Brussels, Antwerp (in both cities it played to simultaneous translations in French And Flemish!), New York, Boston, Stanford, San Francisco, Houston, Los Angeles, London And has been promptly invited back to the US in July!

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-    2005

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Genre:
biographical play

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Touch Of Brightness, A

Touch Of Brightness, A
A girl is sold into postitution and a young boy who thinks of her as his sister tries to save her but she refuses to be rescued.

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Selected for performance At first Commonwealth Arts Festival in Britain but when Indian National theatre tried to produce it in 1965, the troupe's passports were impounded And the play was banned. Seven years later, the Bombay High Court lifted the ban.

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English Stage Company

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Grove Press Inc., New York, 1968   -

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Genre:
Contemporary/Sociological

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Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  Two incidental male characters

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Word, The

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-    1966

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Zen Katha

Zen Katha
the Zen Katha of Bodhidharma is about the founder of zen who was also a master of martial Arts. He went from India to China in 425 A.D. He fled from the demands of a throne but could not so easily escape the woman who loved him.

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This play is Also scheduled to be produced And published in India during the course of the year 2004.

1st Produced:
-    2004

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1st Published:
Rupa & Co., New Delhi,    -

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Genre:
Historical

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Male:  4            Female:  1            Other:  A chorus of men & women

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