Adi Vidrohi drama festival focusing on freedom movement and mass awareness will be held at Ravindra Bhavan here from June 5 to 11.
The festival will get underway with play ‘1857 ki kahani Haryanvi Ki Zubani’ directed by GS Chani from Chandigarh.
This play is about the revolt of 1857 and what incidents took place in Haryana.
The play will narrate the bravery of the revolutionaries. The play will be staged on June 5.
On June 6, the fest would be followed with the play ‘Kamla Devi’ directed by Bhagirathi from Gwahati, on June 7 play ‘Khwab’ directed by Ashish Chattopadhyay from Kolkata would be staged.The fest would be followed with the play ‘Nat Samrat’ directed by Jayant Deshmukh from Mumbai that would be staged on June8.
On June 9, play ‘Bapu’ directed by Parvez Akhtar from Patna would be staged. Another play ‘lukua Ka Shahnama directed by Sanjay Upadhyay from Bhopal would be staged on June 10. The festival would conclude on June 11 with the play ‘Veer Sapoot’ directed by Sanjay lal from Ranchi.
Notably, for past 12 years this festival is being conducted and every time new plays are staged before the Bhopalites that receives a huge response. Notably, this is the first theatre activity organised across the nation which highlights the struggle of martyrs on stage.
With an aim to create awareness among the present generation about the freedom movement and to give it a broader look plays in different languages too will be presented. Till now more than 90 plays have been staged under this festival.