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The Shakespeare Society, St. Stephen's College

New Delhi, Delhi, India • 5 Employees
Performing Arts

The Shakespeare Society of St. Stephen's College is the oldest collegiate theatre society in India, starting as the Falstaff Club which held weekly readings of the Bard's plays, started by John Wright, principal 1889-1902. The reading group was later developed into a society for first-year students by Rev. B.K. Cunningham in 1896. After its inception in the 1890s, The Shakespeare Society as it is known today was officially created in 1924. The Society was founded with the original three-fold objectives of producing a Shakespearean play every year, of studying Shakespearean drama when not engaged in producing a play, and to observe 23rd April as Shakespeare Day every year. As the years progressed, the objectives of society have increased in number and shaped the growth of the society. At present, The Shakespeare Society stands with a calendar including a launch production, Intra and Inter Rajpal theatre festivals, Padley memorial discussions, Annual Production, and a handful of external entries.The Shakespeare Society is now widely regarded as one of the most talented and creative theatre groups in India and serves as a breeding ground for talented young actors, directors, and artists who work on production and design. The society has an alum base including individuals such as Joy Michael, Kabir Bedi, Shashi Tharoor, Amitav Ghosh, Sunit Tandon, Saattvic, and many more. Most recent productions by the society include ‘Goodnight Desdemona (Good morning Juliet)', the official entry to the SSI National Drama Competition 2019. In 2018 October, Shakesoc's ‘The Other Side' performed at the Cultural Centre of the Spanish Embassy as a part of the ‘Of Stage Theatre Festival' organised by Third Space collective and Instituto Cervantes. In 2018, two plays from the society (‘Chairs and Occupants' and ‘The Incomplete Works of William Shakespeare') performed at the prestigious national level Old World Theatre Festival at The Indian Habitat Centre.