A satire on the current financial state of the country, a Hindi play ‘Budget Ki Raat’ was staged at Madhya Pradesh State Tribal Museum. The play was performed here on Friday under its regular series of theatre performances ‘Abhinayan’.
Directed by MRV Naidu the play was beautifully performed by the artists of Nityang Dance and Theatre Academy, Katni. The light design and music of the play was kept simple yet innovative. The shades of the light design added zest in the moods of the scene.
As the play took the audience to an expedition of a kingdom where the people are not so satisfied with the taxes they have to pay. The entire story is a satirical remark on the kind of situation that is prevailing today in India.
According to the director of the play, the storyline is woven with the comedy situations and one liner that enhance the mood of the audience watching and the artists performing. “We have tried to send out a message in the most hilarious way that we could. Behind every comic situation there is a serious message hidden,” he added.
The play follows the story of a business, who once enters a kingdom only to discover that the people are troubled with the taxes they have to pay. The man decides to help them and talk to the king about it. When he goes to the king and dicuss the issue, he discovers that no tax was imposed by the king on his people.
After a research he finds out that it was a jester in the town who spread the entire nuisance among people. With a clever trick, the businessman got him arrested freeing people from the heavy taxes.