Address Pathsala, Assam
India Type mobile theatre Years active 1976 - present | Owner Ratan Lahkar Opened 1976 | |
The Kohinoor Theatre (Assamese: কহিনুৰ থিয়েটাৰ) is a mobile theatre group of the North-Eastern Indian state of Assam, founded by Sri Ratan Lahkar in 1976. Ratan Lahkar has done significant job by performing real drama based on Indian, Assamese culture and some famous drama of Shakespeare. Also he brought the Atlantic ocean on stage by performing the famous movie Titanic which even surprised people from Hollywood. He has introduced double acting on stage which is really surprising.
Kohinoor Theatre is the only Assamese mobile theatre group that has performed outside Assam. National School of Drama (NSD) had invited the troupe to perform in New Delhi in the year 2010 for 3 days from April 25 to 29.
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