'Burqavaganza' hits City theatre

Madeeha Gohar said, “Ajoka has been performing the world over. Shahid Nadeem has written much on women issues, from those in prison, to those facing trafficking to those exchanged for an ox in Thar Desert.”

Sheema Kirmani said, she got involved in plays since early childhood, and use to perform to amuse friends on their birthdays. But said, “Plays today deal with life concerning us. We attain a self of collective identity. There is something in the performing arts. Our audience must not only hear but also feel triumphs of a liberator. Interestingly, liberation is antithesis to military dictatorship norms, which leads to questioning, which leads to social change. Political Theater is a difficult thing, al together.”

Lastly Shahid Nadeem took to the stage and introduced his play and was of the view that people, who have a desire to live, enjoy theatre. Khalid Ahmad came on stage and read a few excerpts from ‘Bulha’. The other three plays to be performed by Ajoka this month are ‘Bulha’ on the life of Bulha Shah’ ‘Hotel Moenjodaro’ by Ghulam Abbas and ‘Insha kay intizar main’ a pun on Samuel Beckett’s work ‘Waiting for Godot’.