 Early Times Report
Jammu, Mar 27: Five day theatre festival to commemorate World Theatre day celebrations commenced here today at Natrang Studio Theatre, Kachi Chhawni Jammu with the staging of a new play 'Chor'.
This festival will feature plays by different genres directed by Balwant Thakur, Neeraj Kant and Sumeet Sharma. Natrang celebrates this day with full zeal and enthusiasm since 1985 and every year showcases a festival dedicated to World Theatre Day celebrations.
Speaking on the occasion Natrang Director Balwant Thakur while conveying his greetings on this auspicious day, reiterated the commitment of Natrang in taking theatre to every home in Jammu and desired this magnificent art to shape the intellectual life of this region.
Opening play of the Natrang Theatre Festival-2016 'Chor' which is written by Rajindra Kumar Sharma and directed by Neeraj Kant was received well by the jam-packed audience at Natrang Studio Theatre.
A dramatic household incident was presented in a much theatrical manner. In the play, one 'Naresh' is in sound sleep in the middle of the night which got disrupted by some unexpected noise in the room.
To his dismay, he finds a girl in a thief's guise who threatens him to surrender money on gun-point. He pleaded for mercy, but the thief was undeterred and appeared hard core professional. But incidentally, he was able to grab the gun from her and tries to scare her but to his surprise, it was a fake gun. The girl changed her tone and started blackmailing him, saying she will shout and blame him for molestation, if he does not surrenders money.
Hearing the hue and cry, Naresh's brother-in-law and sister-in-law appeared from the next room and showed their displeasure over the closed room happenings. When 'Naresh' finally surrenders and shows his helplessness, it was revealed that the lady-thief was indeed his sister-in-law who wanted to make her first meeting dramatic and unforgettable.
Natrang artists who performed in the play included Nitish Kaul, Shivam Singh, Meenakshi Bhagat and Pallavi Mathur. The lights of the play were executed by Ankush Lakhnotra whereas the sounds effects were given by Shekher Sharma.
The show was coordinated by Mohd. Yaseen and the presentations were done by Mahikshit Singh. On the second day of the festival, 'Do Kalakaar' written by Bhagwati Charan Verma and directed by Balwant Thakur will be presented at Natrang Studio Theatre at 6 pm on Monday 28th of March, 2016. |
