- Legendary theatre personality Joy Michael passed away at 90 on March 9 in New Delhi.
- She was used to be called pioneer of Delhi’s theatre movement and among the first to start English theatre in the Capital.
- She has post-graduated in English literature from St. Stephen’s College.
- She was the first woman secretary of its Shakespeare Society.
- She studied speech and drama at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and trained at British Drama League.
- She co-founded Yatrik Theatre in 1964 along with Roshan Seth, Rati Bartholomew, Sushma Seth, Marcus March and others.
- She was the Principal of Delhi’s St. Thomas School and under her watch Yatrik always promoted theatre in education by holding workshops in schools and colleges and staging performances in educational institutions.
- She was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2009.
- She was conferred the Padma Shri in 2012.
