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The Madras Players has its origins from Kilpauk General/Mental Hospital in the Psychiatric Ward, a theatre group exclusively for the mentally disabled, that mounted comedies and bedroom farces in the early 1950s. [3] In 1955, the British Council first hosted Robert Newton's Othello which featured a mix of British and Indian actors. Shortly ...
Both the museum and the library benefited greatly from the effects of the Madras Literary Society, the Oriental Manuscripts Library and the Records Office. The museum houses a 19th-century theatre, with the "pit" meant for those who can afford more and seating for the rest of the audience in tiered-seats arranged in a semi-circle around the pit.
A number of other English theatre companies like Unarviyam, Stray Factory, Theatre Y, ASAP productions, Still Water Productions, Boardwalkers, Masquerade - the performance group, Theatre Nisha, Alchemy Theatres, Rebelz, Stagefright Productions and last but not the least, India's oldest English theatre company,Madras Players stage plays ...
The Safire Theatre complex was India's first largest multi-theatre complex located in the southern city of Chennai that functioned from 1964 to 1994. The theatre complex was located on Mount Road (now Anna Salai ) and consisted of three screening halls, namely, Safire , Blue Diamond , and Emerald .
In Madras (present-day Chennai), the Electric Theatre was established for the screening of silent films. [11] It was a favourite haunt of the British community in Madras. The theatre was shut down after a few years. This building is now part of a post office complex on Anna Salai . The Lyric Theatre was also built in the Mount Road area. [11]
Wesleyan Chapel, Popham's Broadway, Madras (January 1848, p.1, V) [1] Plan of Fort St George and the city of Madras in 1726. Up until the 16th century, the road and the surrounding region, being near the coast, had many sand ridges.
After the on-and-off negotiations for years, the cinema chain was finally acquired by PVR Cinemas in August 2018. [12] In August 2019, the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) New Delhi-branch approved the amalgamation of SPI Cinemas into PVR Cinemas with effect from the appointed date of 17 August 2018, PVR said in the exchange filing.
Shanti Theatre was built by G. Umapathy and D. Shanmuga Raja, [1] then the Raja of Sivaganga. [2] It was inaugurated on 12 January 1961 by then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, K. Kamaraj, and was the first deluxe air-conditioned theatre in Madras (now Chennai) with 1212 seats.