The essence of tragedy

Tragedy is a genre known to us since the time of ancient Greece as human suffering and sorrowful events that befall the characters in a play.

Blogs 17 Dec, 2021

Germany, Iran, Scandinavia, Australia get foreign Oscar nods

A father-daughter comedy from Germany, a psychological thriller from Iran, a Danish film about German prisoners of war, a dark Swedish comedy about a grumpy man, and an Australian film about tribal love on a remote South Pacific island are this...

Travel Abroad 25 Jan, 2017

Iran nominates Farhadi's "The Salesman" for 2017 Oscar

TEHRAN: Iran has nominated a film by the country's Oscar-winning director Asghar Farhadi for the next Academy Awards. The Saturday report says the Farabi Foundation, affiliated to Iran's Culture Ministry, chose "The Salesman," which won two prizes...

Travel Abroad 17 Sep, 2016

Pulitzer-winning playwright Edward Albee dies at 88 at his NY home: reports

Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Edward Albee, whose provocative and often brutal look at American life in works such as "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" earned him a reputation as one of the greatest American dramatists, died on Friday in...

Travel Abroad 17 Sep, 2016

Saoirse Ronan makes her stage debut on Broadway's 'deep end'

NEW YORK: Not too long ago, Saoirse Ronan found herself face-to-face on a red carpet with mega star Jennifer Lopez. "She didn't have a clue who I was," said the young Irish actress, who has earned her second Oscar nomination in the haunting and...

Travel Abroad 20 Feb, 2016

Miller�s first play to premi�re a decade after death

LONDON: It is hard to believe that a decade after his death, and a hundred years after his birth, the first play Arthur Miller wrote could be having its world premiere, but that is what will happen in London next week. No Villain, which American...

Art & Culture 06 Dec, 2015

Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97

LOS ANGELES: Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage, screen and television made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded...

Travel Abroad 02 Jul, 2009

Cruise dreams of Broadway

LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actor Tom Cruise is set to follow in his wife’s footsteps, as he is considering a stint on Broadway. Cruise was a regular visitor to the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre during his wife Katie Holmes’ run in Arthur...

Travel Abroad 23 May, 2009

Perfect hubby Cruise

NEW YORK: Katie Holmes says she was nervous before her Broadway debut but hubby Tom Cruise helped her by gathering all their family members to give her strength. And she insists their presence energised her.Holmes debuted with Arthur Miller’s play...

Travel Abroad 19 Oct, 2008

Katie Holmes Sparks Pregnancy Rumours

Katie Holmes is rumoured to be pregnant with baby number two. The actress, 29, was in New York preparing for her Broadway debut when onlookers noticed her rounded tum. Wearing a white top and baggy jeans, Katie struggled to conceal her curvier figure...