रतन थियम / Ratan Thiyam
Ratan Thiyam (born 20 January 1948) is an Indian playwright and theater director, and the winner of Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1987. He is also the founder-director of the Chorus Repertory Theater, formed on the outskirts of Imphal, Manipur in 1976. He is known for writing and staging plays that use ancient Indian theater traditions and forms in a contemporary context. A former painter, and proficient in direction, design, script and music, Thiyam is often considered one of leading contemporary theatre gurus.
List of Plays
Chakravyuha
Uttarpriyadarshi
Chinglon Mapan Tampak Ama
Ritusamharam
Andha Yug
Wahoudok
Ashibagee Eshei (based on When We Dead Awaken, by Henrik Ibsen)
Awards
1984: Indo-Greek Friendship Award
1987: Sangeet Natak Akademi Award
1987: Fringe Firsts Award, Edinburgh International Theater Festival
1990: Diploma of Cervantino International Theatre Festival, Mexico
2001: Padma Shri
(Bio, courtesy Wikipedia.)