A play that brings the call for humanity received a huge appreciation by the theatre buffs marking the conclusion of 33rd foundation day celebrations of Bharat Bhavan. National School of Drama’s (NSD) noted theatre director Waman Kendre’s play Ghazab Teri Ada was staged here on Monday at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
The play is a new original play written by Waman Kendre inspired by Aristophanes ‘leastrata’. The action of the play takes place in imaginary time and place which revolves around the never ending aspiration for the expansion of kingdom and is the constant battle for the continuous fights in the battle field.
The play begins with the farewell address to the soldiers for the hundredth war. Everybody assembles to bid farewell the soldiers. Women happily send away their husband and sons being unaware about the brutal consequences of the war.
The group of performers foresees and feels the deterioration of human values. The king longs to gather the information from the chief but when the king hears no news he asks the group of the performers. The group makes the king aware about the future of the war.
The fearful king rejects to see and understand the situation. Meanwhile, the messenger brings the news of the victory in war and along with it he brings thousand of women from the defeated country for the king and his soldiers. The hearts of women fill with sadness, guilt and fear after listening to their stories and seeing their pathetic condition they visualize their own future.
All the women together try to stop the war under the leadership of laya. After various ideas they finally decide that they will not allow their husbands to maintain any physical contact with them until the war stops. The struggle begins from here. Initially, this strange way of protest by women is taken as a game by the men folk.
But seeing the intensity and seriousness of the protest the male ego is challenged. The final outbreak comes when the queen joins the protest. The violence appreciating king and his war loving soldiers breaks down in front of this unique, peaceful and non-violent protest by the women.
The play was much appreciated by the audience as they were left enthralled with the performance.