Ranga Shankara

Ranga Shankara
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Address36/2 8th Cross, II Phase J P Nagar
Bangalore
India
Coordinates12°54′41″N 77°35′13″E / 12.911513°N 77.587053°E / 12.911513; 77.587053
OperatorSanket Trust
TypeProvincial
Capacity320
Construction
Opened28 October 2004
ArchitectSharukh Mistry
Website
rangashankara.org

Ranga Shankara is one of Bangalore's well known theatres. It is located in the south Bangalore area of J.P Nagar and is run by the Sanket Trust. The auditorium, which opened in 2004, was envisioned by Arundathi Nag, in remembrance of her late husband, Shankar Nag, who was a renowned actor in the Kannada film industry.[1]

It aims to promote theatre in all languages and prides itself in lending out the space at an extremely low fare. It follows an at least "a play a day" policy, six days a week[2] (except on Mondays).[1] Its annual theatre festival brings to the city plays from across the country, giving the audience a good spread to choose from. Over 2,700 performances have been staged since inception, most of them in Kannada, though there have been plays in 23 other languages too.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Aravind, Indulekha (21 January 2013). "Political drama". Business Standard. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
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