 Early Times Report
Jammu, Aug 2 : Natrang staged 'Uthal Puthal', a play in Hindi based on a short story written by Anton Chekhov and directed by Neeraj Kant today at Natrang's Studio Theatre Kachi Chawni in its weekly Theatre Series,Sunday Theatre. According to press release, the play revolves around a young girl 'Malvika', who lives as a paying-guest in the house of one Maya. She comes home from college one day to find the house in turmoil. When she walks into her room, she sees her mistress rummaging through her things. Maya leaves in hurry and another maid tells Malvika that a very expensive brooch was lost and the ever suspicious and arrogant lady Maya is searching and screening each and every one to find that. She has no regards for anyone's honesty and all are thieves in her eyes.
'Malvika' is very disturbed that the land lady would look through her things, obviously assuming her a thief. Then, at dinner, Maya makes a comment about how she will not tolerate thieves in her house. This pushes 'Malvika' over the edge, and she decides to leave the place. While she is packing, 'Nikhil', the master of the house and Maya's husband, comes into her room and begs her to stay.
He then reveals that actually he stole the brooch as he was short of money and his dominating wife has captured all the possessions with her and turned him to be a beggar in his own house.
Natrang's artists who presented performance included Rajan Thakyal as Nikhil, Sakshi Prakash as Malvika, Juhi Singh as Nisha, Kritika Singh Bhau as Maya and Mohd. Yaseen as Kaka. |
