Archive for May 2021
2017 – GRAMMA
Full length play GRAMMA in English written by Jasmine Sawant to mark Canada’s sesquicentennial year had16 performances, from July 20th to August 4th at Sampradaya Theatre. The play had a local heritage flavour spanning three generations, set in the Meadowvale Area of Mississauga in and around Derry Road, which is also where SAWITRI’s basement office…
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HINDI SHORTS by Tanuj Khosla was an evening of 12 microplays from 11th May to 13th May at Sampradaya Theatre. This collection of 12 different plays woven together through narrative dialogue between a chaiwallah (tea-seller)and two cops ranged from dark comedic to dramatic. “Tanuj’s stories stay afloat on basic human emotions like love, greed, hate…
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Full length play WHERE THERE’S A WILL by Mahesh Dattani, remounted in Toronto at Alumnae Theatre in April from April 12th to 21st. A comedy of the drawing room variety, telling the story of a rich, controlling patriarch, Hasmukh Mehta. Despite its comedy, the play offers a poignant and introspective look at women in their…
Read MoreMississauga Multilingual Fringe festival
Mississauga’s first ever Multilingual Fringe Festival’s (MMFF) applications are now open !!! Applications will be open from January 31 – March 6, 2021 for indoor in-theatre and digital performances. A first for SAWITRI Theatre Group, this festival is a part of the North American fringe family. Inspired by the great fringe festival of Edinburgh, and…
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Read MoreHindi Shorts
HINDI SHORTS 2019 is a brand new collection of 9 microplays by Tanuj Khosla in Hindi/Hinglish at Sampradaya Theatre, from 14th March to 16th March, that unleash a plethora of human emotions ranging from light-hearted comedy to dark vengeance.
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