2. Curtain Raiser
Nagpur’s well known actor-director-writer-producer,
Theatre Guru Vikash Khurana, who has been doing theatre
since the last 30 years, founded Stagecraft Theatre in 2003.
Stagecraft Theatre is a motley group of professional men
and women of all ages and from diverse backgrounds
comprising of actors, technicians, musicians,
choreographers, designers, et al. Their efforts have time
and again met with positive reviews from both the press
and the audiences alike.
3. Curtain Raiser
Stagecraft has staged as many as 30 productions in the last
six years, and a consistent 6 plays a year for the last four
years. Stagecraft has provided the audiences with
unadulterated entertainment, be it rib-tickling comedies,
edge of the seat suspense, high voltage drama, costume
extravaganzas, classics, larger than life musicals.
Today their productions are a much-awaited event and
create a buzz in the city long before the curtain rises and
continues much after the applause fades. In their theatrical
journey, they have collaborated with several schools,
colleges and corporate houses as well.
5. The Director – Vikash Khurana
Nagpur’s Theatre Guru and Head of Stagecraft Theatre, the
city’s first and only English Theatre Group.
Trained under such eminent theatre persons as Satyadev
Dubey, Amrish Puri and Naseeruddin Shah in Bombay.
Attended a Summer Workshop at the Royal Academy of
Dramatic Arts (RADA), London.
Winner of the Rotary Award for Vocational Excellence for
Contribution to Theatre.
6. The Director – Vikash Khurana
Conducted several Theatre Workshops and
Acting Courses for Schools & Colleges.
Acted in and directed almost 60 Plays, with
more than 200 stage performances, in
Nagpur and Bombay.
Performed at prominent venues such as
the NCPA and Prithvi Theatres in Bombay.
9. Past Productions
2003
My Fair Lady (Musical)
2004
Peter Pan (For School Children)
An Evening of 3 One-Act Plays (Comedies)
Once Upon a Time in Bollywood (Musical)
2005
Heads ‘n’ Tales (Comedy)
Fatal Instincts (Thriller)
12. Past Productions
2006
Dangerous Curves Ahead (Bedroom Farce)
A Summer’s Dream (For School Children)
Aladdin (For School Children)
Singing in the Rain (Musical Comedy)
Night of January 16th (Courtroom Drama)
Rumours (Comedy)
2007
The Hotel Bombay International (Farce)
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet
Deathtrap (Thriller)
Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians (Crime)
Kismet (Musical)
12 Angry People (Courtroom Drama)
15. Past Productions
2008
Liar, liar! Love’s on Fire! (Comedy)
Daphne du Maurier’s Rebecca (Mystery)
William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Rope (Thriller)
The Last Crime of Karan Kumar Khanna (Comedy)
Tall Tales (Comedy)
2009
William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice
Alice in Wonderland (For School Children)
Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians (Crime)
JK’s Women (Comedy)
Enid Blyton’s The Mystery of the Pantomime Cat
The Haunting (Ghost Story)
18. Press Reviews – ‘The Hitavada’ (Nagpur’s Leading English Daily)
Vikash Khurana has unearthed a host of young talented locals who
display amazing confidence and perform with incredible panache.
The lead actors won the hearts of the audience by their superb acting.
Top quality acting and direction… (The play) is superb.
Vikash Khurana, with his eye for detail, has created another masterpiece.
As usual, Khurana has handled the plot with a surgeon’s dexterity.
But captivating were the performances by each artist.
Not only has Vikash Khurana infused life into the English Theatre
Movement in the city, but has taken it to a new height.
Theatre Guru Vikash Khurana has done it again. A standing ovation
for a marvelous presentation.
A really exemplary effort that deserves a loud applause
The play grips everyone from the beginning…to a brilliant climax.
(The Play) speaks volumes of the capabilities of Vikash Khurana
as an ace Actor and Director.
20. Press Reviews – ‘The Times of India’
(The Play) so tugged the heartstrings that the audience kept to their seats
long after the curtain fell.
English Theatre comes of age… deserves kudos.
There was a lot of attention paid to every detail on the sets, and the
outcome of hard work that was put in behind the scenes,
had to be seen to be appreciated.
An edge of the seat roller coaster ride.
Solid performances… engaging narrative… visually appealing. And as you
applaud in the end, the feel good factor has well and truly kicked in.
Brilliant... Puts you on the edge of your seat.
The riveting plot and great performances kept all theatre lovers in a thrall.
The play had the audience in rapt attention and the hall in pin drop silence.
24. 2010
This year Stagecraft Theatre has already staged 4 productions.
In the remaining quarter, Stagecraft Theatre will present 2 new
Productions.
The theme of these plays is “The Masters of Suspense” and will
feature Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Adventures of Sherlock
Holmes and Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution.
There will be a minimum of 2 shows of each Play.
25. Schedule - 2010
Month Name of Play
January 16th & 17th George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion
(With School Children)
March 13th & 14th William Shakespeare’s Macbeth
June 12th & 13th Fun on the Run (Comedy)
July 3rd & 4th All About Women (Comedy)
November The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (Mystery)
December Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution
(Courtroom Drama)
26. Benefits to Sponsors
An exclusive one-of-its kind event in Nagpur.
Tickets of value equivalent to Sponsorship Amount.
Name & Logo to be featured prominently in all communication, viz.
Press Advertisements, Posters, Tickets and Invitations, Brochure, etc.
Venue Branding: Name & Logo to be featured prominently at the venue
– Entrance Arch, Panels, Kiosks, Banners, etc.
A golden opportunity to collect a database of the specified target
audience.
Option to conduct a Sales Promotion exercise, e.g. “Buy ABC product,
get X passes free” or a Loyalty Programme, by extending invitations to
Clients and Customers.
29. Past Sponsors & Patrons
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC)
Bhavya Honda (Motor Cars) Maharashtra State Handlooms Corporation
Dinshaw’s Frozen Foods Max New York Life Insurance Co. Ltd.
D.Y. Patil International School Piramyd Retail Stores
First City Mihan Nagpur Raisoni Group
Forms Lifestyles Reliance India Mobile
HDFC Home Loans Satya Paul Sarees
HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co. Ltd. Sequel Ford (Ford Motor Cars)
ICICI Credit Cards Star Motors (GM & Chevrolet Cars)
Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. State Bank of India
International Institute of Fashion Design TATA Teleservices
Iron Butterfly The Hitavada
ITC limited (Sunfeast Biscuits) W&G Designer Garments and Sarees
