YUVAA Rang Utsav concludes on a high note

Jalandhar, December 27

The 7th edition of national theatre festival – YUVAA Rang Utsav which began in the city from November 28, came to a conclusion on December 26 with the staging of the play “All My Sons” at Saigal Memorial Hall in Jalandhar.

All the SOPs were followed throughout the event, which showcased a vast variety of regional talent. Theatre groups from across West Bengal (Kolkata), Maharashtra (Mumbai), Rajasthan (Jaipur), Gujarat (Ahmedabad) and Punjab (Chandigarh and Jalandhar) regaled the city audience with their engaging tales. From Girish Karnad’s “Flowers” refurbished into the Bengali adptation “Kusum Kusum”, to the stage being turned into a virtual scrapyard to tell a harrowing tale of poverty regarding Rajasthan’s languishing Mirasis in the play “Bhawariya Kalet”; NSDians’ peppy outing in Mumbai based production “Shree and Blue” to the sombre, poetic literary world of legendary poet Amrita Pritam in the play “Agg Di Ik Baat Hai”, the Rang Utsav encompassed not just myriad cultures but also moods and themes. YUVAA’s very own productions “Chidiya Ghar” and “All My Sons” also put Jalandhar’s home bred productions on stage with the foremost theatre talent.

The plays featured at the festival included – Kusum Kusum, (Kolkata); Mere Lok (Patiala); Shree and Blue (Mumbai); Chidiyaghar (Jalandhar); Darwin (Ahmedabad); Bhanwariya Kaalet (Jaipur); Agg Di Ik Baat Hai (Chandigarh); Shaheed Udham Singh (Chandigarh) and All My Sons (Jalandhar). — TNS