A children’s theatre fest was organised at Shaheed Bhavan auditorium here on Sunday where the tiny tots of the city showcased the best of their theatre skills leaving the audience mesmerised.
Commenced in the memory of a renowned theatre artist Alakhnandan Sinha and artist Shailendra Kumar the fest was organized by Saghan Society for Cultural and Welfare, Bhopal. Under the fest three short plays were staged on Sunday.
The first play ‘Narad Ji Phase Chakkalas Mein’ was staged. Directed by Rachna Mishra the play was performed by the students of MVM School and few artists of Saghan Society for Cultural and Welfare.
The play is all about Narad Muni. The play begins with introduction Narad Ji on stage questioning lord Vishnu about his sincere devotee on earth. In reply to this question lord Vishnu points towards a farmer. Seeing this Narad gets shocked so much that he thought to take a test of that farmer. But, as he sees his daily routine, he gets confused that why lord Vishnu chooses him to be his best devotee. He takes lord Vishnu that the farmer only takes his name three times in all day then how the famer can be his sincere devotee. lord Vishnu gives him a bowl of oil and tells Narad to take seven round of earth and listening to this Narad finds himself in a trap.
later, the play Gaya Gaya Bhool Ja was staged. Directed by Vishal Acharya the play was performed by the elderly of Apna Ghar shelter home wehich was appreciated by the audience. The play was about the sweet and sour relationship between a daughter in law and her mother in law. The play was a clash between new and old generation.
The last play was all about fun filled activities of kids. The play Baccho ki Dhoom was directed by Archana and Shailendra. The play was performed by the artists of Srijan society. In the play children were seen playing a game and suddenly they thought of giving a social message by staging a drama.