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{{Short description|Theatre festival in Guwahati, Assam}}
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'''Guwahati Theatre Festival''' is an annual [[theatre festival]] held in [[Guwahati]] city of [[Assam]] state, [[India]].<ref name="ABP"/> The festival is organized by G Plus, an [[English-language]] weekly [[tabloid newspaper]] in [[Guwahati]].<ref name="tnt"/> The festival aims to provide a platform to performing groups to showcase their productions before a new audience in the [[Guwahati]] city and [[Northeast India|North East]] region.

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== History ==
The festival was started in 2016 by G Plus.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Deka|first1=Prantik|title=Shabana Azmi Enthralls Crowds at G Plus Guwahati Theatre Festival|url=http://www.kothasobi.com/theatre/shabana-azmi-enthralls-crowds-g-plus-guwahati-theatre-festival/|publisher=Kothasobi.com|date=25 November 2017}}</ref><ref name="tnt">{{cite news|title=Assam: 1st Guwahati Theatre Festival to start|url=https://thenortheasttoday.com/assam-1st-guwahati-theatre-festival-to-start-from-sept-14/|publisher=The Northeast Today|date=7 September 2016}}</ref>

=== 2016 ===
The inaugural festival began on 23 September 2016, and featured [[Kalki Koechlin]], [[Saurabh Shukla]], [[Neil Bhoopalam]], [[Rajat Kapoor]], [[Vinay Pathak]], [[Jim Sarbh]], [[Sadiya Siddiqui]], [[Shernaz Patel]], [[Dolly Thakore]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Big theatre groups from Mumbai to perform at Guwahati|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/pti-feed/story/big-theatre-groups-from-mumbai-to-perform-at-guwahati-716796-2016-09-14|publisher=[[India Today]]|date=14 September 2016}}</ref> and [[Achint Kaur]].<ref name="ABP">{{cite news|last1=Rakshit|first1=Rajibika|title=জোকারদের হ্যামলেটে মন-ধাঁধানো সূচনা গুয়াহাটি নাট্যোৎসবের|url=http://www.anandabazar.com/entertainment/hamlet-the-crown-prince-the-inaugural-play-at-guwahati-theatre-festival-1.478507|publisher=[[Anandabazar Patrika]]|date=15 September 2016|language=Bengali}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Chaliha|first1=Akankshya|title=Starburst at theatre festival|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/1160914/jsp/northeast/story_108037.jsp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160915180004/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1160914/jsp/northeast/story_108037.jsp|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 September 2016|newspaper=[[The Telegraph India]]|date=13 September 2016}}</ref> The maiden festival also featured globally acclaimed play ''Hamlet - The Clown Prince'', directed by [[Rajat Kapoor]] and ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'' written by [[Eve Ensler]].<ref name="sify">{{cite news|title=First edition of Guwahati Theatre Festival brings a smile to people of northeast|url=http://www.sify.com/news/first-edition-of-guwahati-theatre-festival-brings-a-smile-to-people-of-northeast-news-national-qjxjaPhajeffb.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924155448/http://www.sify.com/news/first-edition-of-guwahati-theatre-festival-brings-a-smile-to-people-of-northeast-news-national-qjxjaPhajeffb.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 September 2016|website=[[Sify]]|date=23 September 2016}}</ref>

Other plays staged during the festival was ''The Living Room'', ''2 to Tango 3 to Jive'', ''[[The Vagina Monologues]]'', ''The Truth of Womanhood'', and ''One on One''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Shukla|first1=Saurav|title=First edition of Guwahati Theatre Festival brings a smile to people of northeast|url=https://www.topnews.in/law/node/204531|publisher=topnews.in|date=2016-09-23}}</ref>

=== 2017 ===
The second edition of Guwahati Theatre Festival commenced on 1 November 2017,<ref>{{cite news|title=Guwahati Theatre Festival to begin from Nov 1|url=http://www.thehillstimes.in/guwahati-theatre-festival-to-begin-from-nov-1/|publisher=[[The Hills Times (Diphu)]]|date=13 October 2017}}</ref><ref name="BSN">{{cite news|title=Guwahati Theatre Festival to begin from November 1|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/guwahati-theatre-festival-to-begin-from-november-1-117101300492_1.html|agency=[[Press Trust Of India]]|publisher=[[Business Standard]]|date=13 October 2017|location=[[Guwahati]]}}</ref> featured [[Bollywood]] actors [[Rajat Kapoor]], [[Shabana Azmi]], [[Vinay Pathak]], [[Ranvir Shorey]], and [[Arundhati Nag]].<ref name="tg" >{{cite news|last1=Fauz Hasan|first1=Ali|title=Top Bollywood actors for Guwahati theatre festival|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/top-bollywood-actors-for-guwahati-theatre-festival-179703|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180322204734/https://www.telegraphindia.com/states/north-east/top-bollywood-actors-for-guwahati-theatre-festival-179703|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2018|newspaper=[[The Telegraph India]]|date=21 October 2017}}</ref> The festival featured plays like [[Quasar Padamsee]]'s ''[[Mother Courage and Her Children]]'', [[Alyque Padamsee]]'s ''Broken Images'', ''The Gentlemen’s Club'' aka ''Tape''<ref>{{cite news|title=The Gentlemen's Club aka Tape performed at the Guwahati Theatre Festival 2017|url=http://www.northeastindia24.com/the-gentlemens-club-aka-tape-performed-at-the-guwahati-theatre-festival-2017/|publisher=northeastindia24.com|date=3 November 2017}}</ref> by Sheena Khalid, Vikram Phukan, Puja Sarup, Rachel D'souza. The event also presented two plays based on [[William Shakespeare]]'s works, ''[[What's done is done]]'', and ''Piya Behrupia (Twelfth Night)'' by [[Mumbai]] based two theatre production houses.<ref>{{cite news|title=Guwahati Theatre Festival 2017 Concludes With Atul Kumar's Piya Behrupiya|url=http://www.mediainfoline.com/artnculture/guwahati-theatre-festival-2017-concludes-atul-kumars-piya-behrupiya|publisher=mediainfoline.com|date=7 November 2017}}</ref>

The Guwahati Theatre Festival also conducts workshops for school and college students in various areas of theatrics in collaboration with Brahmaputra Foundation and supported by [[North Eastern Council]], [[Ministry for Development of North Eastern Region]].<ref name="morung" >{{cite news|title=Guwahati Theatre Festival 2017 concludes|url=http://morungexpress.com/guwahati-theatre-festival-2017-concludes/|publisher=[[The Morung Express]]|date=6 November 2017}}</ref>

=== 2018 ===
The third season of Guwahati Theatre Festival was held from 16 November to 18 November 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guwahati Theatre Festival All Set To Begin From Nov 16 |url=https://www.pratidintime.com/guwahati-theatre-festival-all-set-to-begin-from-nov-16/ |publisher=[[Pratidin Time]] |date=3 November 2018}}</ref>

The festival featured plays like ''Laughter Therapy'', played by [[Bollywood]] actors like [[Mona Singh]], Siddharth Merchant, Danesh Khambata, [[Boman Irani|Danesh Irani]] and Sajeel Parakh and Hindi escape drama, ''Detective 9-2-11'', directed by Atul Kumar, featured actors like [[Neil Bhoopalam]] and Sukant Goyel.<ref>{{cite news |title=Guwahati Theatre Festival concludes |url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/11/20/guwahati-theatre-fest-concludes/ |publisher=[[The Shillong Times]] |date=19 November 2018}}</ref>

It also featured a solo show, ''Foreign Body'', by artist Imogen Butler-Cole from [[London]] about hope, healing and forgiveness after sexual assault and Stories in a Song, which was directed by [[Sunil Shanbag]].<ref name=sentinelassam>{{cite news |title=3rd season of Guwahati Theatre Festival ends |url=https://www.sentinelassam.com/news/3rd-season-of-guwahati-theatre-festival-ends/ |publisher=[[The Sentinel (Guwahati)|The Sentinel]] |date=19 November 2018}}</ref>

The festival organised a theatre workshop, conducted by [[Namit Das]]<ref name=sentinelassam/> and Atul Kumar Khamakar, which was attended by more than 60 school students.<ref name=assamtribune>{{cite news |title=Laughter Therapy marks start of Guwahati theatre fest |url=http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=nov1818/city050 |publisher=[[The Assam Tribune]] |date=17 November 2018}}</ref>

==Life in a Theatre Award==
The festival also constitutes the ''Life in a Theatre Award'' that was given out to [[Kulada Kumar Bhattacharjee]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Veteran Actor Kulada Bhattacharjee Awarded 'Life In A Theatre' Award|url=https://thenewsmill.com/veteran-actor-kulada-bhattacharjee-awarded-life-theatre-award/|publisher=The News Mill|date=21 September 2016}}</ref> in 2016 and posthumously to [[Padma Shri]] awardee [[Arun Sarma]] in 2017.<ref name="morung" /><ref name="tg" />

The ''Life in a Theatre Award'', 2018 was posthumously presented to Sukracharjya Rabha for his contribution in the field of theatre direction.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Life in the Theatre 2018 posthumously awarded to Sukracharjya Rabha |url=http://www.theshillongtimes.com/2018/11/19/the-life-in-the-theatre-2018-posthumously-awarded-to-sukracharjya-rabha/ |publisher=[[The Shillong Times]] |date=19 November 2018}}</ref>

== Patrons ==
[[Audi]], [[Ballantine's]], [[State Bank of India]] were the main sponsors of The Guwahati Theatre Festival 2016.<ref name="sify"/>
The second edition in 2017 was sponsored by [[Apollo Hospitals]], [[Airtel]], [[Indian Oil]], [[Ballantine's]] and [[Hastakshar]].<ref name="BSN"/>

The third edition in 2018 was supported by [[Apollo Hospitals]], North East Small Finance Bank, [[Mahindra & Mahindra]] and [[Indian Oil]].<ref name=assamtribune/>

==See also==
{{Portal|Theatre|Art|India}}
* [[Metropolis Asia]]
* [[Alcheringa (festival)]]
* [[Cinema of Assam]]
* [[List of theatre festivals]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links==
* [http://guwahatitheatrefestival.com/ Official website]

[[Category:2016 establishments in Assam]]
[[Category:Festivals established in 2016]]
[[Category:Recurring events established in 2016]]
[[Category:Festivals in Assam]]
[[Category:Theatre festivals in India]]

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