Hindi plays take centre stage

More Hindi plays are being staged here as theatre-makers want to work in the language they think in

Shalmalee Vaidya (above) plays Nora and Rishi Budhrani plays Torvald in Gudiya Ghar, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.
Shalmalee Vaidya (above) plays Nora and Rishi Budhrani plays Torvald in Gudiya Ghar, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. PHOTOS: SHARUL CHANNA, SHALAKA RANADIVE
Shalmalee Vaidya plays Nora and Rishi Budhrani (above) plays Torvald in Gudiya Ghar, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House.
Shalmalee Vaidya plays Nora and Rishi Budhrani (above) plays Torvald in Gudiya Ghar, an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House. PHOTOS: SHARUL CHANNA, SHALAKA RANADIVE
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More home-grown theatre is being staged in Singapore in Hindi.

From Aug 31 to Sept 2, well-known Singaporean stand-up comic Sharul Channa directs a Hindi adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, titled Gudiya Ghar (Hindi for doll house).

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on August 14, 2018, with the headline Hindi plays take centre stage. Subscribe