A mix of humour at theatre fest
Staff Reporter
NEW DELHI: Three Arts Club, one of the oldest theatre groups in Delhi, is hosting a three-day theatre festival at Shri Ram Centre here beginning Friday.
The “Summer Drama Festival-2010” has been conceptualised to showcase the talent of amateur theatre artistes. It will host a comedy play, “Dhong”, a satire with classic elements like mistaken identity, avaricious people and a complex love plot.
On Saturday, children's play “Ek Tha Budha” will be staged. The one-act play is a story of a lazy old man who is granted wishes by three fairies. The same day, another one-act play “Paanch Lakh” will be staged. It offers a humorous take on how beliefs and unconscious wants make us believe in irrational ideas.
“Aparichit” has been inspired by Albert Camus' cult literary work “The Stranger”. It portrays a man who does not conform to social norms.
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Friday, July 2, 2010
Press Release
Summer Drama Festival ’10 kicks off on Friday, July 2. The three-day theatre festival will offer a wide variety of exciting plays.
• Veteran actress, Mohini Mathur shall be conferred Raja Kaul Rangkarmi Puruskar on July 2.
New Delhi, July 1, 2010: The Three Arts Club, one of Delhi’s oldest theatre groups, is organizing a three-day theatre festival on July 2–4, 2010 at Shri Ram Centre, New Delhi. A wide range of plays belonging to different genres will be staged.
The festival opens with Dhong, a play written in 1956 by Ramesh Mehta but still very relevant today. A satire, with all the classic comedy elements – mistaken identity, avaricious people and a complex love plot – it attempts to unmask people who wear a dhong in their hearts.
On Saturday, two one-act plays: Ek Tha Budha and Paanch Lakh will be staged. The former, a children’s play, is a story of a lazy old man who is granted wishes by three fairies. The play is filled with plenty twists and turns.
The second one, Paanch Lakh, will offer a humorous take on how beliefs and unconscious wants make us believe in irrational ideas.
The festival will close with Aparichit. Based on Camus’ cult literary work, The Stranger, this is a dramatic story of a man, who does not conform to social norms. Coinciding with the 50th death anniversary of Nobel laureate Albert Camus, Aparichit will revisit one the most renowned novels (L’Etranger or The Stranger/The Outsider) of the last century. The play seeks to explore what Camus termed as “nakedness of man when faced with the absurd.”
To sum up, the schedule for the festival is:
July 2 @ 7.30pm
Dhong (Comedy/satire)
Writer: Ramesh Mehta
Director: Saurabh Bhatnagar
Producer: Anuradha Dar
July 3 @7.30pm
Ek Tha Budha (Children's play)
Writer: Ramesh Mehta
Director: Shalini Singh
Producer: Anuradha Dar
July 3 @8.15pm
Paanch Lakh (Comedy)
Writer: Ramesh Mehta
Director: Saurabh Bhatnagar
Producer: Anuradha Dar
July 4 @7.30pm
Aparichit (Drama)
Writer: Abhishek Kumar
Director: Shalini Singh and Abhishek Kumar
Producer: Anuradha Dar
The theatre festival will also see Mohini Mathur, veteran actress being conferred with the Raja Kaul Rangkarmi Puruskar. The 77-year-old actress has performed in various Three Arts Club’s productions including the widely popular Dhong, Bade Aadmi and Under Secretary during the 60s and 70s. The Raja Kaul Rangkarmi Puruskar was instituted in 2009 in the memory of R.M. Kaul, founder member of Three Arts Club, to honour artiste who have significantly contributed to the theatre movement in Delhi. Previously, the award was conferred to Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Ramesh Mehta.
Founded in 1943, the Three Arts Club is a theatre group that has entertained and enthralled audiences for 40 years. It is credited with an important role in establishing the culture of drama in Delhi. Luminaries such as Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain, Shri Charan Singh, and many more have graced its plays. The Club also has the distinction of being one of the first ones to give a platform to women on the Delhi stage. In 2008, the Three Arts Club was revived by Anuradha Dar on the 25th death anniversary of founder member, R.M. Kaul.
• Veteran actress, Mohini Mathur shall be conferred Raja Kaul Rangkarmi Puruskar on July 2.
New Delhi, July 1, 2010: The Three Arts Club, one of Delhi’s oldest theatre groups, is organizing a three-day theatre festival on July 2–4, 2010 at Shri Ram Centre, New Delhi. A wide range of plays belonging to different genres will be staged.
The festival opens with Dhong, a play written in 1956 by Ramesh Mehta but still very relevant today. A satire, with all the classic comedy elements – mistaken identity, avaricious people and a complex love plot – it attempts to unmask people who wear a dhong in their hearts.
On Saturday, two one-act plays: Ek Tha Budha and Paanch Lakh will be staged. The former, a children’s play, is a story of a lazy old man who is granted wishes by three fairies. The play is filled with plenty twists and turns.
The second one, Paanch Lakh, will offer a humorous take on how beliefs and unconscious wants make us believe in irrational ideas.
The festival will close with Aparichit. Based on Camus’ cult literary work, The Stranger, this is a dramatic story of a man, who does not conform to social norms. Coinciding with the 50th death anniversary of Nobel laureate Albert Camus, Aparichit will revisit one the most renowned novels (L’Etranger or The Stranger/The Outsider) of the last century. The play seeks to explore what Camus termed as “nakedness of man when faced with the absurd.”
To sum up, the schedule for the festival is:
July 2 @ 7.30pm
Dhong (Comedy/satire)
Writer: Ramesh Mehta
Director: Saurabh Bhatnagar
Producer: Anuradha Dar
July 3 @7.30pm
Ek Tha Budha (Children's play)
Writer: Ramesh Mehta
Director: Shalini Singh
Producer: Anuradha Dar
July 3 @8.15pm
Paanch Lakh (Comedy)
Writer: Ramesh Mehta
Director: Saurabh Bhatnagar
Producer: Anuradha Dar
July 4 @7.30pm
Aparichit (Drama)
Writer: Abhishek Kumar
Director: Shalini Singh and Abhishek Kumar
Producer: Anuradha Dar
The theatre festival will also see Mohini Mathur, veteran actress being conferred with the Raja Kaul Rangkarmi Puruskar. The 77-year-old actress has performed in various Three Arts Club’s productions including the widely popular Dhong, Bade Aadmi and Under Secretary during the 60s and 70s. The Raja Kaul Rangkarmi Puruskar was instituted in 2009 in the memory of R.M. Kaul, founder member of Three Arts Club, to honour artiste who have significantly contributed to the theatre movement in Delhi. Previously, the award was conferred to Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Ramesh Mehta.
Founded in 1943, the Three Arts Club is a theatre group that has entertained and enthralled audiences for 40 years. It is credited with an important role in establishing the culture of drama in Delhi. Luminaries such as Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, Dr. Rajendra Prasad, Dr. Zakir Hussain, Shri Charan Singh, and many more have graced its plays. The Club also has the distinction of being one of the first ones to give a platform to women on the Delhi stage. In 2008, the Three Arts Club was revived by Anuradha Dar on the 25th death anniversary of founder member, R.M. Kaul.
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