First written in 1938, a comedy play ‘Do Patan Ke Beech’ was staged at Shaheed Bhavan Auditorium on Sunday.
A two-day comedy theatre fest is organised in the city by Pallav Organisation under which Do Patan Ke Beech marked the first day of the fest. Directed by Irrfan Sourabh, the play dealt with human emotions and was all about laughter.
The play is all about a letter and the protagonist. The protagonist of the play leaves the letter at his home but forgets what the letter is all about. Slowly and gradually the story takes audience into a whirlpool of confusion where the comic situations arises making all of them laugh their hearts out.
The light design and stage backdrop of the play was kept simple yet appealing. The play was much enjoyed by the audience.
Notably, the play is adaptation of a Sanskrit play Ubhay Roopakam. Ubhay Roopakam is written by Mahaling Shastri and is translated in Hindi by Radha Vallabh. Interestingly, the play was first written in 1938 and this is the second time it was staged. The play was performed in Bundeli language that made the play even more enjoyable. According to the director the play appeared so amusing to him that he wanted to play it for the Bhopalites. “When I read the Hindi translation of Ubhay Roopakam I too experienced a whirl of laughter. The play is written with so much fineness that it appears to be a masterpiece. When I read the play I thought to play it and so the idea struck to me and we together created the play Do Patan Ke Beech.”