A play with anti-war message staged in Lucknow

A two-day docudrama with an anti-war message,

Hey Brecht

was staged at the auditorium of

Sangeet Natak Akademi

. The play was based on the German playwright and poet

Bertolt Brecht

and conveyed the message of no wars. It was written and directed by

Dr Urmil Kumar Thapliyal

.

(L) A scene from the play (R) Dr Anil Rastogi (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)
The tragedy of war was narrated, showcasing the period of Hitler, the cruel German leader. In the play, the world’s shortest poem, Hum, Bomb, Khatam, was introduced. The drama performed brilliantly by Rosy Dubey,

Nitish Bhardwaj

, Archana Shukla, Ritun Thapliyal Mishra,

Yuvraj Vikram Singh

, Arpit Katiyar, Priyanshi Pal and Pankaj Satyarthi among others.
— Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui

(L) Laraib and Vijay Tiwari (R) Padma Gidwani (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

Mamta Saxena and Sangam Bahuguna (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

Swatantra Kale and Devendra Modi (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)

(L) Dr Urmil Kumar Thapliyal (R) Amit Dixit (BCCL/ Aditya Yadav)