Gaiety Theatre, Shimla - a photo on Flickriver

            The Gaiety Theatre located between the Ridge and the Mall Road is one of the famous landmarks of Shimla.It was built by the English architect Henry Irwin who also designed the Viceregal Lodge in Shimla.It is an example of the Gothic Revival style of architecture.
It opened on 30th May 1887 as  part of the Town Hall Complex and was initially a five story building with a theatre ,ballroom ,armoury, police office, bar and galleries.After two decades it was found that the structure was unsafe and it was partially demolished.Thankfully the Gaiety Theatre remained intact.It became the centre of entertainment and socialisation for the British inhabitants of colonial Shimla and Rudyard Kipling himself once performed in a play here.
The Gaiety Theatre remains the centre of cultural life in Shimla to this day and the tradition of staging plays has continued.Many stalwarts of Indian theatre including Prithviraj Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Jennifer Kendall, Manohar Singh, Naseeruddin Shah, Ratna Pathak and others have performed here.I have myself been lucky enough to see Naseeruddin and Ratna Pathak perform here.

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Taken on: October 29, 2022

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