The 16th edition of Thespo, the annual drama festival for theatrewallahs below the age of 25 took place from 15th to 21st December 2014. The festival scoured through a total of 186 entries from across India, Sri Lanka and Canada, to curate a fresh bouquet of 6 full-length plays, 6 platform performances and 7 fringe performances. Organised by Q Theatre Productions (QTP), under the aegis of Theatre Group Bombay, it brought out young theatre talent at two venues this year: Prithvi Theatre and Sitara Studio. The festival, this year, was centered on the theme 'Plug-In to the Tamasha'.



The cast of WALKING PATH from Stages Theatre Group received the award for Outstanding Ensemble from theatre veteran Farid Currim. Theatre and film actress, Nimrat Kaur stepped forward to present the Outstanding Male Actor award to Yogendra Vikram Singh who played Peter Kurten in NORMAL. Jayampathi Guruge of WALKING PATH bagged the Outstanding Director award presented by Dolly Thakore. The Deryck Jeffereis Award for Outstanding Production Design went to WALKING PATH yet again. The last and final award of the night, the Sultan Padamsee Award for Outstanding Play also went to WALKING PATH, presented by jury member, Saumya Ancheri.

The Lifetime Achievement award was given to Joy Michael of Yatrik theatre group in Delhi.

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