Gurukul Theatre or Aarohan Theatre Group

You'll find it in between of Maiti Devi and old Baneshwor. Its easy to find. .
You can reach it by tuk tuk and by Bus. .

We are interested theatre fans but didn't have a chance to visit any theatre up to recently when we discovered this place. When somebody mentioned the name Gurukul, our faces went blank and "What is Gurukul?" was our first question.
Then our interest started so we went there. Outside it's not exactly luxury but inside the theatre it's quite okay and the lighting system has what it needs to get a good impression..
Mrs Nisha and Mr Basanta are what one would call theatre freaks spending their last paisa to get high quality theatre going and this since 20 years when they first cooperated with the nowadays Alliance Francaise.
After the connection with Alliance Francaise ended they got some friends in Norway and Denmark who help them to travel abroad and to show their theatre there. An encouragement to keep on high quality theatre.
Besides of awakening in educated Nepali the taste of theatre its activities also include the presentation of street theatre in rural areas on topics interesting there and in those regions they became famous for pioneering the theatre of the oppressed. Mind you they were also on the streets in Kathmandu when the democracy movement started in 1989.
Besides of playing theatre they also offer training and workshops through out the country and are networking with local community theatre groups where ever they do exist. One worry they seem to have always, that is the price of gold. Why? Because when money is scarce Nisha has to bring her gold to the bank and then you have to know. Luckily enough she was always able to get it back. Not least because sometimes even the municipality helps to some extend.
Interestingly they have Inter-art collaborations with painters, musicians, writers and poets
The theatre team performed in India, Bangladesh, Denmark, Russia, Korea and Norway successfully as the actors are very dedicated and have what is needed from the gods. Dedication like their teachers they have to have for such a profession.
Gurukul theatre school offer education for acting theatre lovers and old students are the source of new players. It's pretty good what they are learning because not only experience from Norway and Denmark comes in but also the experience of theatre training from India which the principals got many years ago.