Samudaya, a progressive amateur theatre group set up by Prasanna back 1975, is celebrating the 100th show of its popular play Tughlaq, written by one of India’s finest playwrights, the late Girish Karnad. To commemorate the event, Samudaya is hosting a two-day Karnad festival at Ravindra Kalakshetra on October 28 and 29.
The festival starts at 3 p.m. on October 28, with the rendition of Kannada theatre songs, a discussion reminiscing the life of Karnad, screening of a documentary on the playwright by K.M. Chaitanya, and performance of one of Karnad’s most loved plays Hoovu (Flowers), by the troupe Hongirana, Shivamogga. The second day of the festival starts with a seminar on Karnad’s works, 10.30 a.m. onward, followed by the release of the book Rangachintana, a conversation with senior theatre makers, by Samudaya, and the presentation of the 100th show of Tughlaq.
