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Power of theater and street marches, by Jiva Nath Lamsal (kp 22/08/2008)

A facelift with theatre festival, by Howard Roak (kp 27/07/2008)

Mini theater in Kathmandu Durbar Square (nn 18/06/2008)

Apple Cart: An adaptation of reality (kp 21/03/2008)

Unslammed door, by Gita Ghimire (kp 15/06/2007)

Nepali Theater Is it coming of age?, by Bhushita Vasistha (kp 09/06/2007)

A thief’s tale (nt 04/05/2007)

Anikalko Yatra: Chepangs' story of hunger and lost culture (nn 28/04/2007)

Theatre festival begins today (nn 15/04/2007), Staging history: There’s a vibrant theatre movement on in Nepal, and this month some of the best companies are performing in Kathmandu, by Pranaya SJB Rana

Regional drama competition begins in Dhankuta (nn 07/04/2007)

American drama tells Nepali story (nn 22/03/2007)

Gleam in darkness, by Swagat Raj Pandey (kp 27/01/2007)

Vagina monologue, by Paribesh Pradhan (kp 10/12/2006)

Subversion to submission: Middle-class morality in a radical play, by Himali Dixit (nt 08/12/2006)

'Dreams of Mayadevi': Play portrays symbolic characters of Siddhartha and Mayadevi, by Bishnu K.C. (on 08/10/2006)

Journeys to technique, by Shiva Rijal (kp 13/08/2006)

Nisha Sharma: Life Is A Theater, by Kabi Adhikari (sp 04/08/2006)

Metaphors of conflict, by Shiva Rijal (kp 02/04/2006

Nepali Nora (nt 17/03/2006)

From Swanr, Sama to Subedi, by Shitu (kp 07/01/2006)

Nepal Street Theatre on Nationwide Awareness Drive (nln 29/12/2005), Sarwanam searches anew for ‘spring’ (kp 30/12/2005)

Challenges for Nepali theatre, by Shiva Rijal (kp 25/04/2005)

Importance of being Satya Mohan Joshi, by Shiva Rijal (kp 15/01/2005)

Theatre in and out of politics, by Abhi Subedi (kp 13/01/2005)

Theatre and children Shiva Rijal (kp 01/01/2005)

Anup Baral’s power of acting, by Shiva Rijal (kp 13/08/2004)

Girls on a rampage in "Agni Ko Katha", by Shiva Hari Mainali (kp 06/07/2004)

Towards Professionalism: Despite a relatively short history of theatre culture in Nepal, the trends in the recent times have been very encouraging, by Thakur Amgai (sp 11/06/2004)

Actor’s perception of theatre, by Shiva Rijal (kp 21/05/2004)

Politics and theatre, by Abhi Subedi (kp 06/05/2004)

Back to Eden by the Gandaki Riverside, by Anjali Subedi (kp 04/05/2004)

Nepal theatre festival, 2004, by Shiva Rijal (kp 23/04/2004)

Women, theatre and festival, by Sangita Rayamajhi (kp 20/04/2004)

Nepali theatre in Delhi festival, by Shiva Rijal (kp 09/04/2004)

Season of theatre, by Shiva Rijal (kp 26/03/2004)

Nepali plays in Europe, by Abhi Subedi (Kathmandu Post, 09/10/2003)

A Nepali ‘Doll’s House’, by Shiva Rijal (Kathmandu Post, 31/07/2003)

Will Nepalese theatre survive the assault of TV serials and films? by Bikash Sangraula (Kathmandu Post, 29/06/2003)

Sarwanam and water under the bridge, by Shiv Rizal (Kathmandu Post, 10/04/2003)

Folk, classical nexus in theatre, by Abhi Subedi (Space Time Today, 30/03/2003)

Daughters and sisters in theatre, by Sangita Rayamajhi (Kathmandu Post, 25/03/2003)

The Gurukul revival, by Bishnu Sapkota (Space Time Today, 18/02/2003)

Poignant tales dramatised in troubled times, by Nagendra Bhattarai (Kathmandu Post, 18/02/2003)

“Balakrishna Sama Theatre”, by Abhi Subedi (Space Time Today, 09/02/2003)

Upper Mustang in Kathmandu, by Kanak Mani Dixit (Nepali Times, 09/08/2002)

Plays on street: no street matter (Kathmandu Post, 23/05/2002)

Bal Krisna Sama drama festival concludes (Kathmandu Post, 16/05/2002)

TV cutting theatre activity (Rising Nepal, 14/05/2002)

National Theatre set for new block, by Bishnu Gautam (Rising Nepal, 05/02/2002)

Kirati drama Jwalya Sudhai performed (Kathmandu Post, 02/11/2001)

Modern entertainment replaces traditional theatres, by Perina Pathak (Kathmandu Post, 22/09/2001)

National Drama Festival concludes, by Bunu Dhungana (Kathmandu Post, 13/05/2001)

Theatre effective tool for change (Kathmandu Post, 26/02/2001); interview with Michael Etherton, Head of the Save the Children UK Regional Office

A grand plan to revive 'moribund' theatre (Kathmandu Post, 06/09/2000)

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