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Press & Media
Since 2012, our work has received widespread recognition from audiences and the press. Here are some features of our past and current projects.
If you have a press enquiry or would like to know more about our work, please write to us at contact@kaivalyaplays.org or send a Whatsapp message to +91 9818925599.
New Indian Express: Wayanad Literature Festival - Lovely, dramatic and deep
I, JOSEF was presented at the Wayanad Literature Festival 2024. Here's journalist Krishna P S experience of the same.
Dec 31, 2024
Times of India: Headphone theatre piece in the city to offer a fresh take on storytelling
Anna Fernandes speaks to Gaurav Singh Nijjer and Varoon P. Anand about the use of technology to find new formats of storytelling.
Oct 29, 2024
The Hindu: Step into the world of Kafka’s ‘The Trial’ in Bengaluru with ‘I, Josef’ a binaural audio show
Praveen Sudevan speaks to Gaurav Singh Nijjer and Varoon P. Anand from Kaivalya Plays about I, Josef , an immersive binaural audio...
Oct 25, 2024
Hindustan Times: An earful of Franz Kafka
Arunima Mazumdar describes her experience of I, Josef.. an immersive multimedia experience based on Franz Kafka's The Trial.
Oct 23, 2024
The Hindu: Kaivalya Plays brings multimedia experience to the world of theatre
Neha Kirpal covers the group's latest experimental theatre production I, Josef presented in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut New Delhi
Sep 16, 2024
Mint Lounge: Kafka’s novel with 3D sound
Gaurav Singh Nijjer speaks to Prachi Sibal about Kaivalya Plays' latest experimental performance installation, "I/JOSEF," which reimagines F
Sep 2, 2024
TheatreRoom: I, Josef: Kaivalya Plays adapts Franz Kafka’s The Trial for an immersive ‘headphone theatre’ experience
Director-designer Gaurav Singh Nijjer chats with Reema Gowalla of TheatreRoom about their new multimedia experience.
Aug 28, 2024
Press Release - Kaivalya Plays Presents a Double Bill of Provocative Theatre This August and September
Indian theatre company Kaivalya Plays is set to premiere two compelling productions—The Pillowman and I, Josef—exploring themes of censorshi
Aug 15, 2024
The Telegraph: Popular children author Enid Blyton’s books to come alive in New Delhi
An improvised, live comedy performance from the UK makes its way to the stage of New Delhi.
Apr 10, 2024
(Press Release) A transcultural experiment in Absurdism – ABSURDO by Kaivalya Plays
The latest production of a 10-year collaboration between Kaivalya Plays and Instituto Cervantes New Delhi explores absurdism on stage.
Nov 17, 2023
Open Call: Propaganda Narratives Residency by Kaivalya Plays
Seeking tech artists to critically and materially explore data and technology to question its impact on individuals and society.
Mar 4, 2023
New Indian Express: Taking a Cue To Improve Collaboration
Exploring arts-based training for businesses, our General Manager Gaurav Singh talks to Anjani Chadha of the New Indian Express.
Aug 3, 2022
The Print: ‘Lovechild of theatre, comedy’—improv is where India’s young adults come out to play
Kaivalya Plays got featured in this wide-ranging article exploring the growing improv comedy landscape in India.
Jun 21, 2022
The Times of India: When time travel takes the stage
Our Artistic Director Varoon P. Anand speaks to Saranya Chakrapani about tales inspired by science fiction on the Indian stage.
Jun 1, 2022
Press Release: The Incan Empire - alive again in a brand new digital production by Kaivalya Plays
A unique production adapted from a new Hindi translation commissioned by the Embassy of Peru of the oldest piece of Quechua literature in th
Jan 30, 2022
(Press Release) Lifeline 99 99 - An Interactive One-On-One Performance On The Phone
A new one-on-one theatre experience on your phone, at your home. Directed by Akshay Raheja and Gaurav Singh.
Feb 17, 2021
Break A Leg: 6 Production Manager Share Their Most Amusing Backstage Stories
Our production manager Gaurav Singh talks to Break A Leg about the bizzare linguistic challenges of stage managing a Spanish language play.
Aug 30, 2020
The Sunday Guardian: Is Online Theatre The Biggest Upgrade Waiting In The Wings?
Kaivalya Plays was featured in this news piece that explores how Indian theatre-makers are responding to the pandemic with digital offerings
Aug 9, 2020
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