Three short plays marked the concluding day of a two-day Bal Maan Theatre Festival here on Friday. Organised by Saghan Society for Cultural and Welfare the plays were staged at Shaheed Bhavan.
The theatre festival began on May 30 with three short plays that were presented by the children associated with the society. Here on Friday, the old people of Apna Ghar along with the children presented mesmerising play before the Bhopalites.
The plays began with a short Hindi play Khilona Maati Ka. Directed by Vishal Acharaya, the play was presented by the oldies of Apna Ghar. The play was about the tender bond between two friends, mother and a child. The story is about two friends who share a motherly love with a young child. Both of them decide not to disclose the child about who is his mother. As the time passes by, one of them breaks the rule and files a court case against her friend for the child’s custody. On the way to court she realises her mistake and how she apologizes, formed rest of the story.
The event was followed by another short play Murkh Siromani. The comedy play was presented by the children and was directed by Archana Shailendra. The story is about a fool guru who before his students pretends to be the wiser and smarter person. The story is basically based on a Hindi proverb ‘Naadi Aadmi Ko Nigal leti Hai’ and this how the guru Sirmoni proves his foolishness that formed the rest of the story. The last play Chachur was a folk story of Baghelkhand that was based on braveness of a boy belonging to Ahir community.