The ten-day drama festival started here Tuesday at Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) with the play `Tom and Jerry’ by Royal Theater.
The show entitled “PNCA Drama Festival 2011″ will bring 10 theater groups to introduce the trend of traditional theater in the Federal capital while the participating groups will perform their new plays based on social issues during the festival.
Written and directed by Yaar Muhammad Khan, the story of `Tom and Jerry’ revolves around the characters of Tom and Jerry which are the enemies by nature by social dramas make them friends in the play.
The story shows various stages of humans in life including tragedies, poverty, hunger and unemployment and finally they use lie as a tool to maintain their respectable status in the society.
Talking to APP, Director General PNCA, Tauqeer Nasir said the PNCA has been organizing various drama festivals during recent past to promote the trend of quality and thoughtful theater which plays an important role in highlighting and resolving the issues like education, training and social problems.
Positive dramas for youth are the need of hour, he said, adding that this effort will not only bring theater trend in twin cities but also give the message of peace, love and harmony and show Pakistanis as culture loving nation.
“The history of theater is connected with the history of human society and it also lead towards revolutions in shaping the society,” he said.
He said PNCA has doubled its programmes of visual and performing arts during last year for providing quality entertainment in the federal capital.
“We have talent and we have to provide a platform for the new generation,” he said, adding that stage drama is a strong medium of education which played an important role in transforming the societies as it reflects and identify social issues.
The festival will stage the plays like `Kamra No.5′ by Islamabad Art Production, `Kahanian’ by Patan Lok Nattak,`Extra’ by Gravity Production, `Funkar’ by Notanki Theater Rawalpindi, `Aik Raat’ by Supervision Communication, `Wrong Number’ by BF Production, `Khushi’ by The Entertainers, `Draikula’ by Anjum Malik Production, and `Khawab Nagar’ by Evergreen Production.
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