Several noted theatre groups from all over the country will showcase their productions at the 12th national theatre festival, to be organised by local cultural body Canmass at the Jayadev Sadan at Paradip from March 19 to 25.
CANMASS, which has been organising the theatre festivals since 2004, has a theme on lady Director Special for this year. All plays to be staged during the extravaganza will be presented by many eminent women directors of the country. Besides, it will also be dedicated to Odia film actor and director late Hara Pattnaik, who was also a former advisor of the cultural body.
Troupes from Mumbai, Kolkata, New Delhi along with from Bhubaneswar and Rourkela will stage various plays during the seven days in three languages, Hindi, Bengali and Odia. Paradip Port Trust Deputy Chairman N Vaiyapuri will inaugurate the event.