CHAPTER 1: From Darkness to Light: Antiquity through the Malla Golden Age -- The Mallas -- CHAPTER 2: Ruthless Rulers: The Rise of the Shah and the Rana Takeover -- Rana Domination -- CHAPTER 3: The Drama of Nationalism: Sama Engaged -- Balkrishna Sama -- CHAPTER 4: Modernism’s Advance: Post-Sama Dramatists -- CHAPTER 5: The Pro-Democracy Movement: Ashesh Malla Takes to the Streets -- CHAPTER 6: Cultivating Theatre Aesthetics: Sunil Pokharel’s Vision -- CHAPTER 7: Diaspora: Urban Theatre Outside the Capital -- Sarubhakta -- Mithila Natyakala Parishad -- Kathmandu Diaspora -- CHAPTER 8: Legacy: Contemporary Theatre in the Kathmandu Valley -- Foreign Theatre Makers -- Women Make Theatre, Too -- Echoes of Tomorrow