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Abhishek Majumdar

ABHISHEK MAJUMDAR

  (1982 - )
Nationality:    Indian
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Abhishek Majumdar is a Bengali playwright and director who grew up in Delhi and now lives in Bangalore. He is the artistic director of the Indian ensemble and a winner of the Metro Plus Playwriting award for his play Harlesden High Street which has been published by Penguin Books India. His other work includes An Arrangement of Shoes and Afterlife of Birds. He studied Theatre at LISPA (London International School of Performance Arts) and attended the Royal Court International Residency in 2011 to continue his work on the Djinns Of Eidgah which was produced at the Writers Bloc Festival and in other parts of India in 2012, directed by Richard Twyman

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         Afterlife of Birds         Arrangement Of Shoes, An         Djinns Of Eidgah, The         Harlesden High Street         Land of Ups & Downs         Lucknow '76         Niharika         Pratidwandi         Rizwaan         Waterlines

Afterlife of Birds

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Ranga Shankara, Bangalore/Prithvi, Mumbai/International Theatre Festival Of Kerala,Thrissur    -

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Arrangement Of Shoes, An

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an arrangement of Shoes is a moving and energetic one-woman show set in an Indian railway colony. On the eve of her grandfathers burial, Rukhsar searches through her memories for something that will help her reconnect with her past, her grandFather and . . . his shoes. Spirited and engaging, Rukhsar brings her home and family to life, embarking on a journey through history - not just her own, but also of the time - of the first Gulf War and its wide-reaching consequences.

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Ranga Shankara, Bangalore/CockTavern/S03/Edinburgh Festival Fringe

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Djinns Of Eidgah, The

Djinns Of Eidgah, The
Ashrafi and Bilal are orphaned siblings stranded and defined by the troubles in Kashmir. 18 year old Bilal is the pride of the region, part of a teenage football team set for great heights, and pushed to the limits by the violence around them. Haunted by hope, his sister is caught in the past, and Bilal is torn between escaping the myths of war and the cycles of resistance. Interweaving true stories and testimonies with Islamic storytelling, the play paints a magical portrait of a generation of radicalised kids, and a beautiful landscape lost to conflict.

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Translated from Hindi by the author. Writers' Bloc Festival, Mumbai/Hindu MetroPlus Theatre Festival Bangalore, Chennai

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Oberon Books (2013) >>>    978-1783190485

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Harlesden High Street

Harlesden High Street
Meet Karim, Rehaan and Ammi, three first and second generation Pakistani immigrants trying to make a living, a life and a home in the UK's cultural capital, London. Another day on Harlesden High Street and business is not going well. Karim needs to save for Ammi's operation and time is running out. Rehaan wants to marry Firoza but who will take a man with such pitiful prospects? Something has to change and it has to change soon, but what hope is there when all they can sell is toilet roll and jackfruit? Harlesden High Street is a feast for the senses, an explosive exploration of the meaning, value and significance of home.Thought-provoking, witty, carefully observed and beautifully written in verse, this is a play for everyone and anyone who has ever lived in London. Boasting one of the most diverse populations on the planet, London has an influx of thousands of immigrants every year. But what happens to this population when the countrys social, financial and political climate is stretched?How are Londons demographically diverse boroughs affected?What changes and sacrifices have to be made in order to survive?

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Jnana Jyoti Auditorium, Bangalore, India    Dec 2010

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Tara Arts/Ranga Shankara, Bangalore

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Oberon Books (2013) >>>    978-1783190249

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play in verse

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Land of Ups & Downs

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Headstart Academy, Bangalore    -

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Lucknow '76

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Alliance Francaise/Ranga Shankara, Bangalore    -

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Niharika

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Ranga Shankara, Bangalore    -

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Pratidwandi

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Ranga Shankara, Bangalore/Dharwad Theatre Festival    -

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adaptation

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Rizwaan

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part of the selection for tthe first festival of contempoary Indian theatre in Paris.

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Ftii Pune/ Ranga Shankara, Bangalore    -

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play in English and Urdu

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Waterlines

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National Gallery Of Modern Art, Bangalore    -

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