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Gender games
A new play about Mahabharat’s Hidima, is a subversive if self-referential take on an age-old tale, says Vikram Phukan
World Theatre Day: How theatre is a means to educate
Clowns in hospitals, strangely dressed men in aeronautics class, and dance and music in a grim prison. On World Theatre Day, we explore how theatre is becoming a means to educate
Heavyweights to take centrestage in Bengaluru: Theatre’s getting bigger & better
A troupe of plus-size actors is aiming to overhaul society’s understanding of where overweight people fit in everyday roles
An Indian theatre company is out to prove that plus-sized actors aren’t a joke
At the Big Fat Company, plus-sized actors fight back against being typecast.
A Bengaluru company is out to change Indian theatre’s big problem – ignoring plus-sized actors
The recently-established Big Fat Company is nudging the theatre world to create better opportunities for actors who do not conform to body stereotypes.
Size No Bar: This Theatre Company In Bengaluru Is Shattering Stereotypes Around Plus Size Actors
Your stereotypes have no space in their big hearts & big art.
This Bangalore Based Theatre Troupe Is Breaking Stereotypes With Plus-Sized Actors Taking Centre Stage | LBB
Making a case for inclusivity and body positivity is this new theatre troupe in town with an ensemble of actors who also happen to be plus-sized {not that it should matter in any way}. Bangalore, say hello to The Big Fat Company {TBFC}, that will be doing productions soon.
The Big Fat Company: More Than Just Another Theatre Group
We join the theatre exercises of a unique group of drama enthusiasts from Bengaluru. All of them are what is described as
Big on talent
What’s a little extra weight when there’s a story to be told? Five plus-size actors will underscore just that with a play
World Theatre Day: How theatre is a means to educate
Clowns in hospitals, strangely dressed men in aeronautics class, and dance and music in a grim prison. On World Theatre Day, we explore how theatre is becoming a means to educate
The Big Fat Company is slamming all the body shamers through theatre
Bengaluru based The Big Fat Company is a theatre group exclusively for plus-sized people
Making a big fat difference on stage - Times of India
Sunday Times News: Thirty-two-year-old Krithi Bettadh stepped into the spotlight and asked,
உங்கள் உடல்... உங்கள் உரிமை! | My Body My Rights - Anuradha - Ananda Vikatan | ஆனந்த விகடன்
அப்போ எனக்கு 19 வயசு. காலேஜ் முடிச்சதும் நடிச்ச முதல் நாடகத்தில் எனக்குப் பாட்டி கேரக்டர். அதுக்கு அப்புறம் எத்தனையோ நாடகங்கள்...
A plus point | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management
At a time when body-shaming is much in news in the social discourses, the ‘Big Fat Company’ theatre group of Bengaluru comprising plus-size actors, proves their point emphatically, reports Pooja Mahesh
The Big Fat Company: the theatre troupe standing up for plus-sized actors
“We celebrate a relationship free of guilt,” Vidya Ulithaya, one of the actors. “Let the world think whatever it wants, I love food and will eat it the way I like.”
It is indeed a plus point
At a time when body-shaming is much in news in the social discourses, the Big Fat Company theatre group of Bengaluru comprising plus-size actors, proves their point emphatically, reports Pooja Mahesh
Big, big stars
Challenging decades of prejudices about body types and looks, Bengaluru-based The Big Fat Company puts plus-size actors centre stage
Head 2 Head: The Big Fat Company plays with Hayavadana |
A play that is an interpretation of another play faces several challenges. What if the audience is not familiar with the original play? How can the production pick up on very contemporary issues from a play originally written in 1972...46 years ago? The Big Fat Company addressed these issues, and mo…