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Shakespeare Sabha

At St. Stephen’s we believe in the concept of life beyond the classroom and our theatre group, Shakespeare Sabha, the hindi theatre society is a well-established expression of this belief. 
Shakespeare Sabha is an active theatre group undertaking a number of activities. Our society has been a constant source of creativity in theatre not only in college, but also in Delhi. We have produced a number of prominent theatre personalities like Benjamin Gilani, Suneet Tandon, Kabir Bedi, Roshan Seth, Tarseem Singh and others. We have also had the opportunity to be consistently directed by well-qualified directors, often from the National School of Drama. Last year our production “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” and “Panchhi Aise Ate Hain” and “Godaan” and “Khel Khel Mein” the year before were big hits and widely appreciated. In the preceding years, our productions “Ismat-Ek Boshida sa alfaz”, “Jis Lahore Nai Dekhya” and “Ladi Nazaria” too were very well received. The Local Press has always taken a keen interest in us and has given us good reviews.
We have three main events through the year, namely the First Term Production, the Annual production and an Inter college Hindi One Act Play Competition.

 

Yearbook Report 2008-2009

After a rather subdued start to the year, the Shakespeare Sabha sprang into action in the second term of college, taking part in inter-college competitions for the first time in 5 years and making an instant impact. The society did not start the year with the tried and tested Fuccha Production, but decided to venture into one-act plays, which could be sent to other colleges for inter-college competitions. The Shakespeare Sabha participated in the prestigious IIT- Kanpur fest, Antaraagini, and in the AIIMS cultural fest. The play sent to AIIMS involved only first year students, and was honoured with a special mention.  

The enthusiasm shown by the first years’ was not restricted to acting alone, but was also showcased in the departments of direction, music, lights, backstage, production, costume and set designing, which means that the future of the society is in very secure hands. The annual production of the Sabha was a grand affair, with a cast and crew of over 40 people involved, working in harmony to produce a magnificent theatrical performance, titled, ‘ANTON CHEKHOV: A BORING STORY’, which was a display of Anton Chekhov’s life, interwoven with eight of the plays written by the great Russian playwright. These plays involved all forms of theatre, ranging from comedy, to drama, to romance, to suspense and tragedy, and from celebration to death, showcasing the effect that Chekhov’s life had on his plays. Anton Chekhov’s early writings were greatly inspired by his financial condition as well as his familial problems. However, his meetings with Leo Tolstoy, Gregorovitch and Gorky developed a new style of theatre, which enamoured one and all. The Shakespeare Sabha, in its production, brought out this transformation in Chekhov’s life, and was greatly applauded for its efforts.  

The production was directed by Ishwar Sir, who was brilliantly assisted by Kanchan Ma’am, and was a huge success not only in terms of the participation from the students, but also in the response received from the audience, on both days, 17th and 18th of December, 2008. Truly, the credit of this success must be given to the invisible hands which worked off stage, under the able guidance of Sneha Aggarwal (Costumes and Set Design), Manoj Kumar (Backstage) and Aparna Mudiam (Publicity). However, none of this would have been possible without the constant support and guidance of our staff advisor, Dr. Ajay Ranjan Tripathi. 

The following year, the Sabha plans to restart the Street Play activities, in addition to increasing the participation in inter college competitions in Delhi University and outside. There are also plans to conduct the 1st ever Hindi Rajpal in college, and a workshop in theatre to be conducted by distinguished theatrical personalities.

  

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