Teesri Duniya Theatre

06/09/2026

Save the date!

On the 24th of June, Teesri Duniya Theatre will be hosting a panel discussion at Brique by Brique’s Monsoon Festival at Parc Dickie Moore. The theme of the conversation is “Engaging with Community Issues Through Multicultural Art" and the panelists will include performing artist and dance instructor Deepa Nallapan, feminist writer and researcher, Zahra Haider and the artistic director of Teesri Duniya: Rahul Varma. This discussion will be moderated by freelance journalist Aadya Arora.

Monsoon Festival is a free, family-friendly celebration of music, food, art, performance, and community in the heart of Parc-Extension.

Organized by , Monsoon reimagines Saint-Jean-Baptiste through the multicultural reality of Montréal and Parc-Extension, where people from all over the world live, create, and celebrate together.

This is a free event but you can RSVP through the link below:
https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/monsoon-festival--2026?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnoQBIk3628SB5j8lAMrjf7TKF9q2IX4N4Yo8wQUGnw8vWJRUvFp8ve9LFevY_aem_l4crW4CgFLEuqZvawhy2-g

📆 Date: 24 June 2026

⏰ Time: 3 - 4pm

📍 Location: Community Conversations Corner, Parc Dickie Moore

06/08/2026

Join the team! Teesri Duniya Theatre is hiring a Rangshala Manager.

The Rangshala Manager will oversee the use and maintenance of all theatre equipment, manage equipment requests, and coordinate with the Artistic Director, General Manager, and technicians to ensure seamless operations.
The ideal candidate will have a basic knowledge of theatre equipment, strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.

Interested candidates should submit their resume and cover letter to [email protected]. Find more information in the link below: https://teesriduniyatheatre.com/about/join-us/

05/25/2026

Join Teesri Duniya for the second of four Long Table Dialogues on Islamophobia, antisemitism, and racialized hate. Following our last dialogue session in March, this instalment will create space to share how our experiences of racialized hate are changing within this rapidly evolving political landscape. The ground is shifting beneath us - how are we responding?

The Long Table is a participatory format that invites people to gather around a shared table, where speaking and listening are treated as equal acts. Participants may step forward to join the conversation or remain in quiet observation, allowing the discussion to unfold with care and intention.

At a time of deep polarization, this gathering creates space for difficult conversations without debate or spectacle. Rooted in mutual respect, the Long Table invites participants to speak from lived experience, listen across differences, and resist dehumanization at a local scale.

🖋 RSVP here https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGspnlurEyNPmCtTRwwo1ECiW_N88rlkHtSkMqcxX7GDsTlw/viewform

This Long Table series is generously funded by the Canadian Race Relations Foundation.

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Joignez-vous à Teesri Duniya pour la deuxième session des « Long Table Dialogues » consacrée à l’islamophobie, à l’antisémitisme et à la haine à caractère raciale. Cette édition crée un espace pour partager la manière dont ces sujets évoluent dans ce paysage politique en pleine mutation.

La « Long Table » est un format participatif qui invite les gens à se réunir autour d’une table commune, où parler et écouter sont considérés comme des actes d’égale importance. Les participants peuvent intervenir pour se joindre à la conversation ou rester en observation silencieuse, permettant ainsi à la discussion de se dérouler avec soin et intention.

En cette période de profonde polarisation, ce rassemblement crée un espace pour des conversations difficiles, sans débat ni spectacle. Fondée sur le respect mutuel, la Longue Table invite les participants à s’exprimer à partir de leur expérience vécue, à écouter au-delà des différences et à résister à la déshumanisation à l’échelle locale.

🖋 Lien d’inscription ici https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScGspnlurEyNPmCtTRwwo1ECiW_N88rlkHtSkMqcxX7GDsTlw/viewform

05/22/2026

THE LABOUR OF LOVE: A Review of Wine & Halva at Teesri Duniya Theatre

By Arismita Ghosh

“Make yourself as comfortable as you can,” the narrator warns, “because we will make sure that you’re very uncomfortable very soon.” In their review of Deniz Başar’s Wine & Halva, Arismita Ghosh explores a biting, anti-realist comedy that trades escapism for intellectual friction. From its Brechtian inspiration to the blank slate performances of its trio of actors, the play is a masterclass in metatheatre that refuses to dumb itself down. It is a demanding, hopeful, and deeply analytical look at the labour of friendship in an unequal world, and a testament to the labour of love required to bring such challenging work to the stage.

https://www.forgetthebox.ca/arts/wine-and-halva-2026

05/22/2026

"Wine & Halva' is not the usual kind of play that you get to see at Montreal’s well-established theatre institutions. Currently being performed at Teesri Duniya Theatre’s Rangshala studio, it sits at the intersection of east and west, and the unspoken cost of fitting in. The title says it all: 'Wine & Halva' likely don’t go together, and that's precisely the point. But if one is adventurous enough, then the possibilities are endless." - Ankush Lamba

𝗗𝗜𝗦 is a review of Wine & Halva by Sort of Productions at Teesri Duniya Theatre

"Stories like this challenge audiences to confront the limitations of their own perspectives and understand better what it means to truly integrate into a society without losing one’s authentic self in the process. But the play is also honest about its own limits. Not everyone in that room is there to be challenged. One line captures this perfectly...'"

Read West meets East, Conditionally! by Ankush Lamba Ankush Lamba on www.tslt.ca/dis/wine-and-halva and comment what you think!

05/22/2026

Our friend Ehab Lotayef, along with other participants, has been detained on the Sumud Flotilla. We strongly denounce Israel’s actions. Under mounting pressure, the Israeli government released the captives. But they did not do so without creating more images of human rights abuses, which are now circulating worldwide.

We are asking the Canadian Government to take immediate and strong action. We also urge Canadians to contact their Members of Parliament and demand accountability and protection for those involved.

05/20/2026

https://www.westmountmag.ca/award-winning-wine-halva-is-back-for-a-new-run/

The play explores friendship, immigration, and the human condition. By Irwin Rapoport

05/05/2026

Wine & Halva made it to Richard Burnett’s "most exciting professional and independent English-language" list of what to see in Montreal this spring! The show is premiering on May 9th📅

📰 Read the full list here ⬇️

Theatre goers will enjoy blockbuster dramas, rip-roaring comedies and smash hit musicals produced by some of Canada and Montréal’s most exciting professional and independent English-language theatre companies this Spring 2026.

05/01/2026

We are grateful to the VCSA Insider team for their coverage of our season launch.

“We want to include, honour, and love those who immigrated. Often they didn’t do it by choice, but we have the choice to cherish them.” - Rahul Varma

Read their article here:

Theatre has been around for much longer than Shakespeare unlike what many think- the first traces of theatre actually date all the way back to Minoan Crete! Dramas and plays like Oedipus Rex writte…

05/01/2026

https://sandboxworld.com/wine-halva-returns-to-montreal-stage/

Wine & Halva returns to Montreal with Deniz Başar’s bold, funny, and provocative play exploring identity, immigration, and unlikely friendship, May 9 to 23.