A light-hearted comedy play ‘Chhuti’ was staged here on Tuesday at Antarang Hall, Bharat Bhavan.
The play was staged on the second day of the 24th Iftekhar Theatre Festival ‘Yaadien’ organised in memory of Chandrahas Tiwari.
The play Chhuti is a totally entertaining script that made the audiences burst out laughing. Director, Niti Shrivastava has come up with this special play that managed to amuse all the theatre-goers. The play was presented by Creative Art and Culture theatre group from Bhopal and is written by an eminent playwright of the city Sanjay Shrivastava.
There was a lot of situational comedy in the play. The lighting and the music was kept simple yet innovative that enhances the mood of the scene. The artists on the stage maintained the attention of the audience.
The story revolves around a young married man whose wife is at her mother’s place. To take a week’s off, the husband lies to his boss that his wife is not well. Now, the boss is visiting his place to meet his wife, what happens next formed the comical situations on stage.
The play began with introducing a woman waiting for her husband to return home. To convince him for going to her parents’ place, she arranges a candle light dinner with a salsa dance. As her husband agrees, she leaves for her parents’ place and there arrives the husband’s friend. As he discovers that his wife is out of town, both plans for a vacation. The husband lies to his boss that his wife is unwell and he wants a leave.
Now the greatest twist takes place that brings another twist. The boss wants to meet the so called ‘unwell wife’. What happens next forms the conclusion of the play.
The play was hilarious and the audience burst into laughter as the situational comedy was created on stage. With the comical music the play became more interesting to watch.
Director of the play Niti Shrivastava said, “We have given the script a filmy treatment so that audience could enjoy to the fullest. Further, this play features five female characters altogether which was a new experience for the audiences as well.”