50 stories on stage at 17-day theatre fest in Lucknow
Lucknow: The literary work of
women writers
from Lucknow will be enacted at the 17-day theatre festival '17 din, 50 kahaniya' that began at UP Sangeet Natak Akademi on Monday.
Three plays will be staged daily at the festival which has beenb organised by
Manchkriti Samiti
.
Among the writers whose work is being staged are Sandhya Deep Rastogi, Neelam Rakesh, Reeta KK Agarwal, Neelima Tikku, Ratna Kaul, Sushma Srivastava, Karuna Pandey, Amita Dubey, Shashi Jain, Sharda Lal, Swarup Kumari Bakshi, Vibha Chandra, Shalini Rai Nigam, and Vidya Bindu Singh.
Manchkirti Samiti founder Sangam Bahuguna said our effort is to bring something new for the audience. New artists will also be given a platform, Sangam said.
On the first day, three stories — 'Meri Chidiya Uski Chidiya' by Sandhya Deep Rastogi, 'Grahan' by Neelam Rakesh, and 'Garibani Ka Pati' by Reeta KK Agarwal, were staged.
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