About the Author
Anita Majumdar
Anita Majumdar is an award-winning playwright and actor raised in Port Moody, British Columbia. She is an acting graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada and has trained in Kathak and other Indian dances for over fifteen years. Her Bollywood-inspired musical, Same Same But Different, premiered at Theatre Passe Muraille and Alberta Theatre Projects and was nominated for the Betty Mitchell Award for Outstanding New Play. Anita lives in Toronto. Visit www.anitamajumdar.com for more information.
It’s that time of year again, the one that kids loathe and parents love: back to school. Whether you’re living it or remembering it, school will bring forth a lot of memories for everyone, both good and bad. In today’s Top 10 we’re reminiscing some of our school memories ... Read more
High school, as most of us know, can be a difficult time. British Columbia playwright Anita Majumdar takes readers back to high school, with its bullies, frenemies, and crushes, with the recent publication of three connected plays in The Fish Eyes Trilogy, from Playwrights ... Read more
Looking for a way to engage your young’uns with reading and storytelling? Story stones may be the answer: a simple, afternoon craft that will help your kids comprehend the stories they’re reading. Better still, they can continue the story on their own well after the book’s ... Read more
Just because launch season is slowing, it's FAR from over: there's Words festival in London, plus all the great reading series and launches you could ever hope to shake a stick at (though we don't know why you would hope that, we respect your choices).
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In 2012, Banff Centre Press approached Playwrights Canada Press with an opportunity to co-publish a trilogy of dramatic literature in recognition of The Banff Centre’s 75th anniversary. The two merged resources and shared their respective networks to position the books across ... Read more
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