Jacob Rajan
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Jacob Rajan is a New Zealand
playwright
and actor
. His highly successful plays include the trilogy Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestick Maker and The Pickle King. Another work was The Dentist's Chair. In 2002, he received the prestigious Laureate Art Award.
Rajan studied acting and at Toi Whakaari
New Zealand Drama School. He graduated in 1994 and has since appeared in different stage and screen productions as well as touring internationally. He appeared as Dr. Ashwin Bhashar in the television soap Shortland Street
His most significant works has been the trilogy of plays which explore India
n themes, characters and stories.
Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestick Maker and most recently The Guru Of Chai have been extremely popular plays in NZ. The Guru Of Chai was most recently shown at Selwyn College Theatre on February 12 and 13 2010.
New Zealand
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playwright
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.The term is not a variant spelling of "playwrite", but something quite distinct: the word wright is an archaic English term for a craftsman or builder...
and actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
. His highly successful plays include the trilogy Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestick Maker and The Pickle King. Another work was The Dentist's Chair. In 2002, he received the prestigious Laureate Art Award.
Rajan studied acting and at Toi Whakaari
Toi Whakaari
Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand's National Drama School. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand Toi Whakaari offers training in Acting, Directing, Costume Construction, Entertainment Technology, Performing Arts Management and Design for Stage & Screen.The School offers the following...
New Zealand Drama School. He graduated in 1994 and has since appeared in different stage and screen productions as well as touring internationally. He appeared as Dr. Ashwin Bhashar in the television soap Shortland Street
Shortland Street
Shortland Street is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera, first broadcast on Television New Zealand's TV2 on 25 May 1992. It is the country's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously for over 4500 episodes and 19 years, and is one of the most watched television programs in...
His most significant works has been the trilogy of plays which explore India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n themes, characters and stories.
Krishnan's Dairy, The Candlestick Maker and most recently The Guru Of Chai have been extremely popular plays in NZ. The Guru Of Chai was most recently shown at Selwyn College Theatre on February 12 and 13 2010.
External references
- Rajan's theatre company, Indian Ink: http://www.indianink.co.nz