ACE Productions
Private | |
Industry | Theatre |
Founded | 1987 |
Founder | Raell Padamsee |
Headquarters | Mumbai, India |
Key people | Raell Padamsee, Alyque Padamsee |
Products | Shows, events, corporate workshops, children's courses |
Website |
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ACE (Academy for Creative Excellence) Productions is an Indian production and theatre company established by Raell Padamsee.[1]
History
First started in 1987 by Raell Padamsee in Mumbai, Ace Productions has a track record in the field of entertainment with their productions. Ace Productions is a well-established name in the world of theatre and entertainment, executing production, design and mega-events.[2] ACE Productions brought back musicals to theaters and they broke new grounds with each of their plays.[3]
Some celebrities of the theatre world have been associated with Ace Productions including Cyrus Broacha, Boman Irani, Asha Bhonsle, Alyque Padamsee, Ashmit Patel, Tarun Tahiliani, Subhash Ghai, Anita Dongre, Kabir Bedi, Perizaad Zorabian, Pooja Bedi, Shekhar Kapoor, Shabana Azmi amongst others.[4]
Plays
Most of the plays performed under ACE productions have gained wide acclamation from the audience.[5]
Name of the play | Written by | Role | Year |
---|---|---|---|
Duet for One | Tom Kempinski | Produced | 1985 |
Measures Taken | Brecht | Produced | 1987 |
Antigone | Jean Annouilh | Produced | 1987 |
Interpreters | Ronald Harwood | Directed and Produced | 1988-89 |
Extremeties | William Mastrosimone | Directed and Produced | 1989 |
Miss Julie August | Strindberg | Produced | 1990 |
Godspell 1 | Jean Michel Tebelak | Produced | 1991 |
Les LiasonsDangeureuse | Christopher Hampton | Produced | 1991-92 |
Tara | Mahesh Dattani | Produced | 1991 |
Rumors | Neil Simon | Directed and Produced | 1991-92 |
Acts of Faith | Marilyn Felt | Produced | 1997-98 |
Betrayal | Harold Pinter | Produced | 1999 |
The Lover | Harold Pinter | Directed and Produced | 1999 |
Laughing Wild | Christopher Durang | Produced | 2001 |
Macbeth | William Shakespeare | Produced | 2006 |
Murder on the menu | Adaptation | Produced | 2008 |
Noises off | Michael Frayn | Produced | 2008 |
Freedom | Kamala Ramchandani and Raell Padamsee | Produced | 2009 |
Broken Images | Girish Karnad | Produced | 2009 |
The Game | Adapted by Bacchi Karkaria | Produced | 2010 |
The Sound of Music | Rodgers & Hammerstein | Produced | 2011 |
Grease-The Musical | Jacobs & Casey | Produced | 2013 |
Unfaithfully Yours | Adapted by Anita Sarkar | Directed and Produced | 2014–present |
Jesus Christ Superstar | Andrew Lloyd Webber | Produced | 2014-15 |
Mahatma - Come find the Gandhi in You | Krishna Thakkar | Directed and Produced | 2015 |
Knock Knock Who’s There | Krishna Thakkar | Produced | 2016 |
Cyrus and Kunal Vijaykar show | Cyrus Broacha | Produced | 2016 (upcoming) |
Ramayan – a mega musical | Produced | 2016 (upcoming) |
See also
References
- ↑ Sachin Tendulkar bowled over by Raëll' Padamsee’s musical 'Grease' The Times of India Retrieved 29 January 2014
- ↑ Ace Productions (Raell Padamsee) Buzz in Town
- ↑ Theatre in her genes Daily News and Analysis Retrieved 27 September 2013
- ↑ Ace Productions (Raell Padamsee) Buzz in Town
- ↑ Ace Productions' Jesus Christ Superstar Rocks Mumbai Savvy Retrieved 9 January 2015