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'''Pierrot's Troupe''' is an theatre group based in [[New Delhi]], [[India]], which was formed in 1989. The group performs original plays in [[Hindi]], [[Urdu]] and English. Pierrot's troupe has performed more than 2000 plays touring throughout India, and has staged its dramas in the USA, Dubai and UK.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.buzzintown.com/artistes--type/artist--pierrots-troupe/id--156.html |title=Pierrots Troupe |publisher=Buzzintown India |access-date=2010-06-26}}</ref><br />
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Pierrot's Troupe is led by playwright and director [[M. Sayeed Alam]], who has written and directed all of their plays, and also acts in most of them.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/life-and-style/metroplus/article1718068.ece |title=Play it right |newspaper=The Hindu |date=22 April 2011 }}</ref> He has been described as "a pioneer of unconventional and fresh theatre in India".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article2279466.ece |title=From backstage |newspaper=The Hindu |date=13 December 2007}}</ref> Alam has a PhD in International Politics from [[Aligarh Muslim University]]. He is the author of a book, and has published 17 research papers.<br />
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Their plays are critically acclaimed as well as popularly well received.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1409060.ece |title=Close to cloud nine |newspaper=The Hindu |date=3 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article942281.ece |title=Friday Review : Sons of Hindustan |newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 December 2010}}</ref> Some of their most popular plays include ''Ghalib in New Delhi'' (Hindi comedy),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/article1461201.ece |title=Ghalib in Chennai! |newspaper=The Hindu |date=2 February 2008}}</ref> ''Mohan se Mahatma'' (Hindi),<ref>{{cite news |title=The transition to Bapu |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2017/vivacity/the-transition-to-bapu.html |work=The Pioneer |date=11 July 2017 |language=en}}</ref> ''Cut Cut Cut'' (Hindi comedy), ''Big B'' (English comedy),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article2272281.ece |title=Friday Review : When Big B just speaks `Hinglish' |newspaper=The Hindu |date=27 April 2007}}</ref> ''Maulana Azad'' (Urdu [[monologue]]), ''K. L. Saigal'' (Hindi musical), ''Ghalib'' (Urdu musical),<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1435544.ece |title=Friday Review : Many facets of the man |newspaper=The Hindu |date=5 September 2008}}</ref> ''Massage'' (Hindi comedy), ''1947'' (Urdu), ''Chacha Chakkan in Action'' (Hindi and Urdu), ''[[Letters of Ghalib]]'' (Urdu), {{transl|ur|Lal quile ki aakhri mushaera}} (Urdu), and ''Sons of Babur''.<br />
[[File:Dr.-Sayeed-Alam.jpg|frame|Dr. M Sayeed Alam]]<br />
Their productions have included Indian theatre, cinema and television actors including [[Tom Alter]], [[Rakesh Bedi]], Saleem Shah, Simple Kaul, Uday Chandra, Chander Khanna, Hareesh Chhabra, {{IMDb name|10289198|Vibhav Srivastava}} Vishnu Sharma.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?679159 |title=Theatre Lovers, Get Ready to Tickle Your Funny Bone |magazine=Outlook India |date=11 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006163447/http://news.outlookindia.com/item.aspx?679159 |archive-date=6 October 2011 }}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.pierrotstroupe.com/ Official site]<br />
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[[Category:Theatre companies in India]]<br />
[[Category:Asian drama]]<br />
[[Category:Hindi theatre]]<br />
[[Category:Urdu theatre]]<br />
[[Category:Culture of Delhi]]<br />
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