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Summer theatre festival

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The Summer Theatre Festival, Shiela Bharatram Theatre Festival at Shri Ram Centre for Performing Arts (SRCPA) is back again with its exciting bouquet of well acclaimed, award winning productions along with great opening shows for Delhi theatre lovers.

The festival is scheduled to be staged on June 19-23 at Shri Ram Centre.

Raising a bar in creativity while offering a fine blend of contemporary and traditional genres, the festival Delhi will be kicking off on June 19 with Girish Karnad’s Agni aur Barkha, followed by Mahabali by MK Raina, Prem Kabootar by Sameep Singh, Tughlaq by Girish Karnad, and 2BY2 by Salim Arif.

The festival brings the theatre plays which have been done before too however presenting again the same with an equal or higher energy is the strength of the performers.

“Each play is rehearsed with utmost honesty to recreate the magic on the stage. Actors are put on regular physical training and literary sessions to live upto the character,” says Chinmay Das (Repertory Chief, SRCPA).

“Enriching the theatre in the cultural arena of Delhi, SRCPA brings selected plays in this five days long event, showcasing all moods from comedy, romance and contemporary issues,” says Hemant Bharatram, Executive Vice President Shri Ram Centre of Performing Arts.

Schedule

June 19 – Agni aur Barkha

Playwright: Girish Karnad | Director: K S Rajendran | Language: Hindi | Duration: 1 Hr 50 Min

June 20 – Mahabali

Playwright: Asghar Wajahat | Director: M.K. Raina | Duration: 1 Hour 45 Minutes | Language: Hindi

June 21 – Prem Kabootar

Playwright: Manav Kaul | Director: Sameep Singh | Language: Hindi | Duration: 2 Hours

June 22 – Tughlaq

Playwright: Girish Karnad | Director: K Madavane | Language: Hindi | Duration: 1 Hour 45 Minutes

June 23 – 2BY2

Playwright: Gulzar | Director: Salim Arif | Language: Hindi | Duration: 1 Hour 40 Minutes

When: 6.45 pm onwards; June 19 – 23

Where: Shri Ram Centre, 4 Safdar Hasmi Marg, Mandi House

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