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Excerpts from this episode - Kabir Bedi says - "It is a luxury that the theatre gives you, that you can reinvent that performance each night.There are many ways of arriving at how you are going to perform.When you are playing a character, you have to remember this character is as unique as you, there's nobody like him on the planet. "Give it a listen and subscribe or more.

Karla starts this episode saying - "The biggest challenge is quite honestly when you start a production, is getting over the overwhelming fear that is so much to do and will it happen?"Click to know more.And do subscribe. 

Excerpts from this podcast  - "So I'm sitting next to somebody on a plane who said - on your terrace, you used to have these shows, which you did when you were eight, or nine, or about 10....""so I went to audition for this role. And it was a very big thing,  I was all of, I think 17. And I got the part.... "Lillete takes us on a journey down her memory lane -  give it a listen to know more :-)

Rajit - "The writer writes about what he's thinking about. So that youngster today will write what's on his or her mind..."Hear  what Rajit has to say about screenplays of the future and the acceptance of same by the audience. 

Excerpts from this episode - "what we have in the theater is it’s live. I think that high it's like no other, that you walk onto the stage and you don't know what is going to happen. On the one hand, you're remembering lines, on the other hand, you're remembering moves. The third part of your brain is very aware of the audience...…I think  it is really a form meditation."Click to hear more.SUBSCRIBE for updates.

Excerpts from this episode - You do good work. You will have the the floodgates open .And theater allows you that, it's a great stepping stone.Some more pearls of wisdom in this clip, for those who care to hear.Check it out and do subscribe. 

ANUBHA FATEHPURIA, in this episode, explores space and says how the surprise element that she uses in the theater, also finds a way in her architectural designs.And we ask, is the grid or structure somewhere similar, in her mind's eye?To find out more, do listen in and subscribe. 

ASHOKE VISHWANATHAN started doing theater very early. A well known film and theatre actor director from Kolkata in India, his early work were more experimental and the theater of the absurd. He also shares Macbeth's soliloquy for us.Hear Ashoke uncover the ultimate tragedy of Macbeth.And do subscribe for more. 

Vikram Kapadia is not only an actor, writer or director. He can also light up a show. And that does not mean a play or performance.He lights up palaces where annual festivals are held. But did he have a plan towards this additional talent? Or was did it develop just by fluke?Let's hear it from him.And do subscribe to hear more such interesting stories and anecdotes.

It was 2004. India Pakistan cricket match in Lahore.Plane loads of Indians were invited. So was Dolly.But she had a request.She wanted to visit four places - LahoreKarachiIslamabad and Kohath - where she was born.A very interesting story of revisiting the land she was born in. More coming up. Do subscribe so that you do not miss any.

In this episode KABIR BEDI talks about the art of rehearsals. And shares some fun anecdotes of his rehearsals with Alyeque Padamsee. And how he had to underplay his moments of rehearsals with Niki, his ex wife, when they had just started dating.Check out this fun episode.And do subscribe for more.

KARLA SINGH explains in his episode how positions of actors and dancers are blocked on stage.And how even props become characters and movements of props play an important role in performance. Sounds interesting? Hear her take us through this journey.And do subscribe for more.

BRIAN TELLIS Likes to prepare well for every performance.Whether he is acting, singing, conducting a live show or when he is on radio.Of course the process differs from one to the other.In some there is more research, in another getting to know the subject matters most and in another studying the back story is a must.Hear him share all the secret ingredients of being a successful performer.And do subscribe to get to know more.

KAIZAAD KOTWAL has some very important points to make in this episode.In order to progress art needs patrons. Unbiased, uncorrupted patronage is the need of the hour.And people need to be trained in arts, if they want to market arts.Those trained in marking of automobiles or textiles or FMCG, cannot do true justice to arts.He also explains the need for training to match up to the west. Hear him share his experience and knowledge in this episode.And do subscribe for more. 

In this episode, SHUKTARA LAL shares her experience of how she graduated in directing plays in different languages - from a single language to a bi language to a multi language.She works in three - Bengali, Hindi and English, simultaneously.Here is her story of that journey.Do subscribe for regular updates. 

Excerpts - from this episode. There are truths in all my stories, there are truths in all my characters, but I'm not one of them. For me, particularly in theatre, it's not about the story, it's about the characters. Do you make them believable? Do you make them likable? Click to hear the baritone. Quite a bit there to discover. 

SHARON PRABHAKAR balances many roles, many mediums - not just while acting but also as a producer, singer, actor. In this episode she explains how she manages to balance between keeping an eye on the box office and simultaneously does plays that move her. She also works on television shows, OTT content and feature films.Lets hear from Sharon what is important to hold on to and when should one let go. And do subscribe for many such interesting stories and guidances from the world of art and performance.

DOLLY THAKORE - First time ever she was on stage, she played Krishna. As a 5 year old. And that applause never left her years. Over time, she wanted more. In between BBC, News reading and advertising, Dolly came back to the stage.With her first ever play Meera with Alyque Padamsee. The lady who brought style and panache on to the Indian stage, Dolly also wrote in newspapers, did casting for movies and acted in various films at the same time. And we are talking of the 80's and 90's till date.Let's hear it from her - the story of her applause.And do subscribe for more.