Five centuries after his demise, William Shakespeare (1564-1616) continues to symbolize the fullest exploration of theatre to represent the gamut of human experience and capture its heights and depths. No playwright in history has been rendered into other languages as often, or been appreciated by an audience as widespread, as Shakespeare has been, particularly in the twentieth century.

Prakriti Foundation’s commitment to theatre brought inevitably to Shakespeare’s work, except that we were interested in exploring the Indian twist – how have Indian individuals and groups, actors and directors chosen to interpret Shakespeare? The result of this thought process is Hamara Shakespeare, a festival of 3 plays derived from Shakespeare, performed every February in Chennai. The first edition of Hamara Shakespeare was celebrated at the Museum Theatre from the 23rd to the 25th of February, 2007.

The annual Festival of "Hamara Shakespeare", that presents Shakespeare in Indian languages will be held by Prakriti Foundation between February 3 2012 to February 5 2012 at Kalakshetra Foundation.

3^rd February 2012:

4 Seasons of Shakespeare by Vayu Naidu Theatre Comany

Directed by: Dr.Vayu Naidu, UK.
Kalakshetra Foundation at 2 PM (Special show for School and College Children) and 7 PM.

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4^th February 2012:

Alfonsina by Indianostrum Theatre

Directed by: Koumarane Valavane, Pondicherry
Kalakshetra Foundation at 7 PM.

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5^th February 2012:

The Secret Love Life of Ophelia by Theatre Nisha

Directed by: V. Balakrishnan, Chennai
Kalakshetra Foundation at 7 PM

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Donor Passes at Rs.300, 200 and 100

Special Donor passes available for students at Rs.50

Available at www.bookmyshow.com, www.indianstage.in

  For details contact Prakriti Foundation on 45904707.