Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 16: Natrang Jammu is organizing ‘Children Theatre Extravaganza’ on Sunday, July 19, at Matrika Auditorium, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi University, Katra.
This was disclosed here today by Natrang Director Balwant Thakur in a press briefing at Natrang Studio theatre. Giving details, Balwant Thakur informed that two plays are being featured which include Roald Dhal’s ‘Matilda’ (English) which has been adapted and directed by Aarushi Thakur and the second play ‘Remix’ (Hindi) has been designed and directed by Sumeet Sharma.
Both the plays are the products of Natrang Children theatre summer camps which Natrang organised this year. The first was held at KC Sports Club Jammu and second was held at Natrang Studio Theatre, Jammu under the supervision of Aarushi Thakur and Sumeet Sharma, respectively.
The occasion also marks the completion of 25 years of Natrang’s Children Theatre movement in Jammu. Twenty-five years back Balwant Thakur wrote and evolved a unique children play in Hindi ‘Mere Hisse Ki Dhoop Kahan Hai’ which later gave a new identity to children theatre for its content and form and became the most sought-after production and featured in almost all the major children theatre events of the country.
“Till date Natrang has produced over fifty children plays and proudly holds the credit of organising Children Summer and winter camps without any break since last 25 years. In the year 2004 Natrang started a Children Weekend club which works every Saturday and Sunday with a break of one month in March every year”, Thakur said.
In Children Theatre Extravaganza, a large number of children will appear on a world class stage at Matrika Auditorium.
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