Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU Nov 27: Natrang is going to organise 7th Theatre Festival of the year from 28th November, 2018 at Natrang Studio Theatre, Jammu in commemoration with the celebrations of 35 years of Natrang.
Giving details, Natrang Director Balwant Thakur informed in a press conference here this evening that with the completion of this four-day festival Natrang will set an all-time record in the country of staging 28 different plays by the same group in seven months.
Accompanied by senior functionaries of Natrang viz Anil Tickoo, and Neeraj Kant, Balwant Thakur elaborated that in connection with the celebrations of 35 glorious years of Natrang, the organisation is organising a 4- day theatre festival every month since May, 2018 and 7th festival is starting from 28th November, featuring four theatre productions by different directors of Natrang.
The festival will open with Manjul Bhardwaj’s play ‘Dur Se Kisi Ne Aawaaz Di’ on Wednesday 28th of November, 2018 under the direction of Neeraj Kant. On 29th of November, 2018 comedy play ‘Beemaar’ written by Saadat Hasan Manto and directed by Sumeet Sharma will be presented. On the third day of Natrang Theatre Festival, ‘Sarkaari Daftar Ka Ek Din’ written by Laxmikant Vaishnav and directed by Neeraj Kant will be showcased and on the last day of the festival, i.e. 1st of December, 2018 W.W. Jacob’s play ‘Panja’ directed by Anil Tickoo will be featured. All the plays will be staged at Natrang Studio Theatre, Kachi Chawni, Jammu at 5.30 pm.
Balwant Thakur further informed that Natrang was established on 15th May, 1983 with the presentation of two unique short plays ‘Neeli Jheel’ and ‘Nanhein Kandhey Nanhein Pair’ at Abhinav Theatre Jammu.
With over 6000 programmes and events and participation in over 250 National and International festivals, Natrang established itself as one of the most happening theatre group of the country which has many firsts to its credit including holding of the longest regular weekly theatre series of the country entitled ‘Sunday Theatre’ and having the longest surviving contemporary plays of the country like ‘Bawa Jitto, Ghumayee, Mere Hisse Ki Dhoop Kahan Hai and Aap Hamaare Hain Kaun.
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