The Living Picture Productions

03/05/2012

Osman's part of the cast of The Taming of the Shrew - in Urdu, which will be staged at the Shakespeare's Globe Theatre as part of the London 2012 Festival! Those of you in the UK on the 25th/26th of May, please book your tickets now! https://tickets.shakespearesglobe.com/eventlist.asp?shoid=456

The play will also be staged in Lahore on the 9th of May at Alhamra, iA. We'll keep you posted about ticket info and timings!

The reconstructed Shakespeare's Globe on London's Bankside, including Theatre, Education and Exhibition departments.

23/10/2011

Osman Khalid Butt is appearing in an interview on PTV Home right now - tune in! Here's a live streaming link: http://ptv.com.pk/PTVHOME-live.asp

24/04/2011

Here's a website you'll want to bookmark! Kuch Khaas has launched this snazzy new webzine that is for and about (and takes bitingly witty shots at) Pakistan's young and young-at-heart. Check it out, it's vibrant, smart and wicked funny. Plus, the Living Picture's very own Osman Khalid Butt is editor-in-chief. =] Visit www.text-teen.com

Below is a link to Text Teen's page:

Our Isloo-based webzine [text-teen.com] is now live! Submissions for our fourth issue are now open! © Kuch Khaas

11/03/2011

Hey everyone, you can get your tickets to the LGS Dramatic Society production of Potterheads at LGS, PNCA and Illusions. The show opens Saturday night (March 12) at 7pm. Don't be a Muggle - come watch!

29/10/2010

Ladies and gentlemen, that's a wrap! The cast and crew of 'Let Me In' thank you for being such a wonderful audience. It's been a truly memorable journey. We feel immensely proud to have introduced such a challenging new genre to Islamabad theatre. And we are happy to announce that your support for this project has helped us raise more than Rs. 100,000 for flood relief! Thank you!

27/10/2010

Well, tonight is the final performance of Let Me In - A Living Picture® Production. If you haven't seen this groundbreaking Islamabad production yet, now is the time to get your tickets for the last show. You don't want to let an evening like this pass you by.

27/10/2010

'True horror is often psychological with enough reality holding it down. Osman's writing and his cast and crew realize that, which is why despite the preponderance of the supernatural, the greatest scares came from a very human character. To call Let Me In horror would in essence be a disservice; it is greater than just horror.' - Asfandyar Khan, Instep Today (The News). Two performances left: Let Me In - A Living Picture® Production

26/10/2010

Just three more performances to go! And as The News puts it, "you genuinely couldn't do better than grabbing yourself a seat at the PNCA to take in this exceedingly wonderful play." So get your tickets quick - they're available at Illusions (F-6 and F-7) and at the venue. Gates open at 7:30 pm, and the performance begins at 8:00 pm. See you there!

26/10/2010

Excellent review by Asfandyar Khan for Instep Today!

"True horror is often psychological with enough reality holding it down. Osman Khalid Butt's writing and his cast and crew realize that, which is why despite the preponderance of the supernatural, the greatest scares came from a very human character. To call Let Me In horror would in essence be a disservice; it is greater than just horror."

25/10/2010

Catch members of the cast and crew of 'Let Me In' on Rush Hour at City FM 89 at 5:30pm!

25/10/2010

Nayha Jehangir Khan has written a brilliant review of Let Me In for Danka Pakistan, the online cultural event guide!

"Arming a familiar location such as a grocery store with storytelling, grand narratives, folklore and an insight into the human condition is an unconventional theatrical stance for the Islamabad theater scene. ... Let Me In makes use of familiar horror iconography to ground itself in an age-long legacy of storytelling. For me the nuclear moment of the play had to be Butt’s closing scene, his stage presence showed not only Butt in his true element but was reminiscent of the quintessential grand evil we sink our horror-hungry teeth into."

The Living Picture® was established in 2006 by Osman Khalid Butt, and has staged highly-acclaimed theatrical productions in Islamabad, including Some Like It Hot, The Good Doctor, and Superstar Avatar.The Living Picture's fourth play, Let Me In, takes theatre in Islamabad to an uncharted realm: tha