The stage is set

North Zone Cultural Centre, Patiala, Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi and Impact Arts in collaboration with Punjab Sangeet Natak Akademi presents two-day Theatre Festival Asharfiyan – 3 (2K19). 

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Sahiban Mirza

Day 1 (25th March, 2019)                                         

Written and directed by Balwinder Bullet

Sahiba Mirza play is a new version of popular folk tale Mirza Sahiba written by Pilu. In the folk tale Sahiba is portrayed as a traitorous woman, who became a reason of death for her beloved Mirza.  However, this playwright questions this folk tale.  Sahiba Mirza play also tries to inspire women out of their cages that society has marked for them and inspire them to live better life.

Kaka Thand Rakh     

Day 2 (26th March, 2019)                       

Based on the Story of O Henry The Cop and The Anthem; adapted by Vivek Roy Khanna and Gurjant Singh; directed by Baninderjit Singh Bunny

In this play based on O Henry’s short story, The Cop And The Anthem, we meet a homeless man, an unemployed graduate forced to live in the street.  In the story-within-a-story, we get to know how he plans to get in to prison to survive in the cold winter months.  He sets out committing one small crime after another so he might earn short prison sentence, but try as he might, he never gets arrested.  When he stumbles upon a Church service, he has a change of heart and resolves to turn his life around.  With the double twist of the surprise ending, this delectable play is a funny and touching comedy.  

On at 6:30 P.M at Punjab Kala Bhawan -16. — TNS