World Theatre Day 2024: Date, history, significance

American playwright Eugene O'Neill once said, “Theatre is a way of seeing life more honestly” and the medium has indeed been one of the greatest of all art forms especially in India and its college circuit where despite the popularity of multiplexes, movie theatres and other avenues of entertainment, theatre continues to thrive, through dramas, street plays and some of the best actors we see on the silver screen today are those who have wet their feet at the altar of theatre before graduating to films. World Theatre Day 2024: Date, history, significance Date: World Theatre Day is celebrated every year on March 27. World Theatre Day is observed to generate awareness about the importance of theatre in our life as theatre is an art form which comprises live performers, actors, props and more but nowadays, with the advent of movie halls and platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime, the importance of theatre is not the same as it used to be before. The World Theatre Day started as a movement, but later on it was celebrated to give a fresh direction and meaning to life as theatre has a pertinent role to play in one’s life with its healthy effect on a person and the society, since most of the themes have a strong bonding with the real life events.