A Hindi play ‘Afsarnama’ was staged at Shaheed Bhavan Auditorium here on Thursday. The play was staged to mark the National Theatre Festival ‘Rang Milaap.’
The play dealt with the reality of the society. Afsarnama told about the corruption and hypocrisy. The theatre buffs of the city were totally enthralled to watch the play that portrayed the reality of society.
The play was beautifully staged before the theatre lovers of the city.
Directed by Kripesh Jaani, the play was performed by the artists of Balmanch theatre troupe, Bhopal. The play was a collage of satires by Sharad Joshi.
The satirical stories like ‘Afsar’, ‘Buddhi Jivi’, ‘Kavi Afsar or Chidiya’ and ‘Sari peher se guzarkar’ written by Sharad Joshi were a part of the play. The stories were weaved together to make one play ‘Afsarnama’ with the running time of 70 minutes.
The play begins with introducing an officer ‘Afsar’ who is travelling in a boat with his team. On the boat, he does not leaves his ‘dictatorship’ and asks everyone on the boat to work.
On their voyage they come across many incidents which narrated different stories woven in between. The play concludes with the transfer of the so called ‘Afsar’ and another afsar comes in his place.
The use of live music with electronic and percussion instruments made the play even more interesting to watch. The play had the elements of absurd theatre which was appreciated by the audience.
The play was wondrously staged and kept the audience glued to their seats till the end.