The English play “The New Wing at Elsinore" by students, 1964

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Cultural Events , Dramatics , Sports

This performance was a part of the cultural programme of the Third-Inter IIT Sports Meet, held at IIT Madras. The cultural programme was most likely held at the Open Air Theatre (OAT) and also included group songs. The performers are yet to be identified.

The play “The New Wing at Elsinore” was written by English playwright St. John Hankin (1869-1909) and appeared in the book Mr. Punch’s Dramatic Sequels. He was a major proponent of Edwardian "New Drama" along with George Bernard Shaw and John Galsworthy. The play was a sequel to William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, which Hankin thought could use an extended story.

An identical photograph can be found in the Gourishankar Collection in Album 0317 under the ID: 001/0317/IMG_0563

Collection:

Central Photographic Section Collection

Album Name:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photograph ID:

001/0001/IMG_0113_1

Album ID:

0001

Date:

28-31 December 1964

Event:

Third Inter IIT Sports Meet

Photographer:

C. Gourishankar (1936-2002). A geologist by qualification, Gourishankar started his career as a photographer after working for many years with the Geological Survey of India. In everything that he did, Gourishankar strove to achieve flawlessness and impeccable quality. Thus his photography too was characterised by this drive for perfection. Every photograph that Gourishankar took was meticulously planned and shot and printed with diligence and patience. Gourishankar carried out most of the official photography at IIT Madras in the 1960s.

Place:

Open Air Theatre (OAT)