No License Yet

No License Yet

Headed by Ms Shivani Tibrewala, writer-director-producer, No License Yet was founded in 2002. 8 years, 8 cities, 100 venues and over 300 shows later, No License Yet has produced 6 plays, written & directed by Shivani herself, all highly critically acclaimed.

1. “The Laboratory” - Commissioned by Theatre Royal Plymouth, UK) for the      Theatrescience Festival, 2007.
     Premiering Feb 2010 at the Kala Ghoda Festival.

2. “The India Simulator” – Commissioned by Flinntheater Germany in 2009

3. “Retellings” – Premieres on 13th March, Tata Theatre

4. "Avoid the Void” – Premieres on 13th March, Tata Theatre

5. “Staying Alive” - A multi-media dance drama, the Delhi show of which was     attended by His Excellency Dr Abdul Kalam Azad.

6. “Raccontini” - Commissioned by the Italian Chamber of Commerce.

7. “Helpdesk” - Performed at over 20 venues across the city of Mumbai, & directed     a student production of it at Mayo College.

8. “Whatever You Say” - Premiered at the Prithvi Theatre Festival - has since     completed over 50 shows and travelled to 4 cities.

9. “Waiting for Nothing” - Shivani’s debut as playwright-director at the Writers’     House, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA.

10. “What If” & “ABC with Dad” (to be released next year.)

These plays have completed over three hundred shows at various venues all over India such as Prithvi Theatre, The National Centre for Performing Arts, Rangashankara (Bangalore), Alliance Francaise, the British Council, IAS Academy (Mussoorie), India International Centre (Delhi), The Habitat Centre (Delhi), Film & Television Institute of India (Pune), Indian Institute of Engineering (Powai), Willingdon Club, Bombay Gymkhana, Xavier’s College, Hotel Marriott, Olive Bar & Kitchen, Athena, and many others.

No License Yet also conducts Poetry Slams and various workshops for children. A poetry slam is a competition at which poets recite or read and perform their orignal work. These performances are then judged on a numeric scale by previously selected members of the audience. These events are usually accompanied by live music to add to the flavour of the evening.

Childrens' Workshops, conducted by No License Yet, not only help mould sensitive and caring young minds into tomorrow’s conscientious citizens, but fire up children’s imaginations, encouraging their creativity and natural expression.They also help them channel their thoughts better into their schoolwork by providing them a relevant hands-on context to their in-class science education. They also help them in their composition and essay writing, and help develop their analytical skills. Most importantly, they are a fun way to open up the minds of children and watch them find new ways of communicating and expressing their thoughts.