by Imran Iftikhar About three years ago, I received a text from Fizza, my former boss at the school where I used to teach. She was also artistic director of a theater company, Theatre Wallay, of which I am a member now. She told me that her company was starting work on a new play, and was wondering if I […]
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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, […]
‘Ye Shehr Zair-e-Tameer Hai’ is an original play written and performed by newly trained young actors and writers. It was a result of many training sessions, lots of mentoring, and, of course, unwavering commitment and unmatched passion of the young team. The play was performed at the Farm on May 13, 2018. Many people including senior citizens graced the occasion. […]
Theatre Wallay takes its latest production ‘Zard Patton Ka Bann’ to Karachi. It will be performed in Pakistan American Cultural Center (PACC) in Karachi on 7th and 8th April, 2018. Entry Free – Register here for free passes “Zard Paton Ka Ban” is a theatrical performance based on our experiences and perceptions of public space, and how public spaces are […]
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 […]
Mezrab: On Saturday, 9th September, Theatre Wallay hosted an evening of classical music. Renowned sitar player Wajih Nizami, and Tabla maestro Irfan Khan serenaded us with soothing tunes and ragas dating back centuries. Mazaq Hi Mazaq Mein: A reading of humorous Urdu texts took place on Friday, 15th September. Original works by Shaukat Niazi, Asad Raza, and Safeer U Khan […]
Five performances, five standing ovations from over three thousand people and incredible audience reviews; Theatre Wallay’s 2017 tour to the United States was a resounding success. Theatre Wallay has been working since September of last year on its latest project “On Common Ground”. This project resulted from a collaboration between the group, Ithaca College Department of Theatre Arts, Oregon Shakespeare Festival […]
Team Theatre Wallay visited the USA in June/July 2017 to perform an original production ‘On Common Ground’. The production was funded by a grant by the US Embassy in Islamabad along with their partners in the US, Ithaca College in Ithaca NY, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland OR, and The Artist’s Rep in Portland, OR. Here are two videos showing […]
[huge_it_slider id=”7″] Theater Wallay performed its latest production “Aao Drama Dekhen” at the Farm – TW Studio on 11th and 12th March 2017. The performance consisted of two one-act plays written by Saadat Hassan Manto in 1930s. Manto had written these comedies for radio; Theatre Wallay decided to stage them. He wrote a series of 10 plays – the title […]