When women took centre stage in Lucknow

A play titled

Ghazab Teri Adaa

was recently staged at

Bhartendu Natya Akademi

. The play, written and directed by Prof

Waman Kendre

was inspired by the

Aristophanes

’ play Lysistrata in which women were shown opposing the war. The thought of doing this play came several times in the director’s mind in the last 32 years, but it only remained an aspiration for him. The recent global scenario of multiple wars though did not affect him directly, this insensitivity saddened him greatly.
The two-hour-long play was performed by actors of the

NSD Repertory Company

and was a complete treat for theatre lovers in the city.

A scene from the play Ghazab Teri Adaa staged at BNA recently (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
The plot of the play revolved around wives and mothers of a kingdom who sent their husbands and sons for wars despite knowing the consequences. The women in the play opposed the war after observing the cons of the war. They play concluded with all the women successfully persuading the king to not send his soldiers on the battlefield and that the war should end.

(L) Dr Anil Rastogi (R) Faisal Siddiqui (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)
"It’s a very good thing that such good plays are staged in the city, performed by artists from NSD Repertory Company," said theatre veteran, Dr Anil Rastogi. Theatre actor Shashank Awasthi, said, "I completely enjoyed the play. I wish more plays like these would be staged in the city."
— Saad Abbasi

(L) KK Agarwal (R) Mridula Bhardwaj (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Prof Suresh Sharma (R) Ravi Shankar Khare (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Shashank Awasthi (R) Shubhangi Gupta (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Shivam and Avijit (R) Dr Sima Modi (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)

(L) Basant Mishra (C) Urmil Kumar Thapliyal (R) Sukumar Tudu (BCCL/ Farhan Ahmad Siddiqui)