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94:, Abel started his career by forming Indian Shakespeare Company in 1995, intending to stage works of Shakespeare. Eventually in 1999, he directed his first original production in 1999, 605: 174:
in Jaipur, and also by the red light district of Amsterdam. The play opened in New Delhi in 2006, and thereafter travelled to the UK, US, Germany, Austria and Australia.
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in 2002, which dealt with themes of gender and caste-violence, as five women meet in a compartment on a night train. The ensemble cast included
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He is married to Assamese actress Mandakini Goswami, who he met while studying as National School of Drama. The couple live in Kerala.
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to study commerce, however he was determined to not join his family business. Instead, he left it and joined
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Award at Edinburgh before touring internationally. The plays depicts stage actors rehearsing Shakespeare's
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is also cooked on stage, which served amongst the audience after the show. It opened at
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The Danger of Gender: Caste, Class and Gender in Contemporary Indian Women's Writing
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musicians from Rajasthan, the set design was inspired in part by the
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and plays involving folk performers, and productions like
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drummers from Kerala playing, with traditional dessert
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Archived from 32:Othello a Play in Black and White 611:21st-century Indian male writers 271:Jordan Levin (11 January 2013). 248:Datta, Sravasti (26 July 2013). 166:, a show which featured over 40 586:National School of Drama alumni 323:. The National. 27 January 2014 532:"Something's cooking on stage" 1: 591:Edinburgh Festival performers 370:. The Hindu. 9 September 2010 348:. The Hindu. 17 December 2011 509:. DNA, India. 23 March 2007 632: 346:"...Charmed by the stage" 80:Royal Shakespeare Company 72:School of Drama, Thrissur 68:Christ College, Bangalore 616:Christ University alumni 571:Indian theatre directors 534:. Livemint. 25 July 2013 223:The Manganiyar Seduction 217:The Spirit of Anna Frank 164:The Manganiyar Seduction 133:The Spirit of Anna Frank 76:National School of Drama 50:Early life and education 44:A Hundred Snake Charmers 40:The Manganiyar Seduction 66:. 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Indian
devised theatre
Kerala
Palakkad
Good Shepherd International School, Ooty
Christ College, Bangalore
School of Drama, Thrissur
National School of Drama
Royal Shakespeare Company
England
Fringe First
Othello
Sheeba Chaddha
Adil Hussain
Barry John
2002 Gujarat riots
Shabana Azmi
Zohra Sehgal
Nandita Das
Girish Karnad
Manganiyar
Hawa Mahal
mizhavu
payasam
International Theatre Festival of Kerala
"Payasam for the soul"
"Mystical, sexy 'Manganiyar Seduction' plays Miami Nov. 8"
"Roysten Abel to continue theatrical journey with 'Othello'"

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