The 24th Iftekhar Theatre Festival 'Yaadien' will be organised at Bharat Bhavan here from May 19 till 22.The festival would be organised collaboratively by Iftekhar Cricket Academy and the Directorate of Culture, Madhya Pradesh. The fest would continue till May 22.
Notably, for the past 24 years, Iftekhar Cricket Academy is organising the theatre festival not only to entertain the theatre lovers of the city but also to give honour to the theatre artists who have contributed in the theatre industry. Moreover, an award ceremony would also be organised during the fest.
This year the festival would be organised to give a tribute to the talented theatre artist Chandrahas Tiwari. The eminent artist in the world of theatres Chandrahas Tiwari passed away on November 5 last year at Chennai due to liver infection. He had been an inspiration to the young artists in the theatre industry and a pal to all the colleagues.
To pay him tributes, the Iftekhar Cricket Academy is organizing a four-day theatre festival 'Yaadien' that would be held at Bharat Bhavan Auditorium.The festival would begin on May 19 with the Hindi play 'Hey Rama Aatma Rama'. The play is directed by Ashok Bulani. On May 20, another Hindi play 'Chhutti' would be staged. The play is directed by Niti Shrivastava.On May 21, the play 'Madarsa Balighan', directed by Farrukh Sher Khan, would be staged. The theatre fest would be concluded on May 22 with the play 'Ghazipur Ki Hasina' directed by Sanjay Mehta.