Guwahati Theatre Festival to be held on December at Pragjyoti ITA, Machkhowa

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: Guwahati’s premier English Theatre Festival shall be held from December 6- 8 at Pragjyoti ITA, Machkhowa. The fourth edition will present 3 nationally acclaimed plays during the 3 days festival. The festival will feature Rakesh Bedi’s Hindi play Patte Khul Gaye featuring veteran theatre personality Avijit Dutt, Anant Mahadevan, and others on an opening day. The second day of the festival will have the bilingual play, The devil wears Bataa featuring Danesh Irani, Sajeel Parakh, Dilnaz Irani, Darius Shroff, and others and directed by Meherzad Patel. On the final day, is a brand new thriller play in Hindi - Kusoor, (The mistake) which will feature veteran actor Amol Palekar.

“Guwahati Theatre Festival has become a landmark event after its first edition in the year 2016 in the cultural landscape of the region. The purpose of this unique festival is to provide a platform in the region for a diverse range of world-class performing groups to showcase their performances amongst new audiences infusing freshness and vivacity. We are overwhelmed at the support we have received from our city’s audience who have repeatedly come to make the most of this festival,” said Sunit Jain, Festival Chairman.

“Along with the plays, this festival also promises to provide learning opportunities to the local youth through workshops and interactions that have been planned with visiting experts from the field of performing arts,” added Swapnil Bharali. The workshops are organized through Brahmaputra Foundation with support from NRL and North Eastern Council, Ministry of Doner. Eminent Playwright Avinash Sarma also on the occasion.

This year, Guwahati Theatre Festival has also associated with Agora to promote theatre amongst the local youth through colleges and universities and running a youth fest for performing arts alongside. One of the best local youth groups would also be invited to perform during the festival.

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