Lucknowites’ visit to a park on stage!

On public demand and after receiving a positive feedback from theatre lovers in the city, actor and writer Manav Kaul’s play Park was staged once again at Bhartendu Natya Akademy, recently. Interestingly, the play was set in a park with three benches that become a point of contention between three men named, Nawaz, Uday and Madan played by

Ahmad Raza Khan

,

Parth Srivastava

and

Rishi Raj Maurya

, respectively.

(L) Anuj Nigam and Vinay Mishra (R) Dishant Gulliya (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)
Directed by Ahmad, this time too the play saw a jam-packed auditorium. "This play is really close to my heart. Manav Kaul has written the play beautifully and I think people could connect with the characters and the storyline," said Ahmad.

(L) Dr Rajat Kumar (R) Kajal and Rajat (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)
The play touched upon topics like issues of space, ownership and territory that inevitably leads to questions of identity and belonging, but on a lighter note.
— Saad Abbasi

(L) Gunjan (R) Vibhu Kaushik and Shreya Ranjan (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)

(L) Surya Mohan Kulshreshtha (R) Tushar Bajpai and Yogendra Singh (BCCL/ Vishnu Jaiswal)