5th Windermere Theatre Festival 2011
Plays Staged
Zindagi Madhur Hai Kamansenu Main

Creeper

Treadmill

Aaj rang hai

Bagia Bancha Ram Ki

Bade Miyan Dewane

Refund

Ilham

Mumtaz Bhai Patngawale

Mattavilas

This edition featured no less than 12 gripping plays performed by artists from across the length and breadth of the country. It started with Zindagi Madhur Hai Kamansenu Mein, a solo performance by Hema Singh. It was based on the story by Abioseh Davidson Nocol. The story has been adapted, designed and directed by Vageesh Kumar Singh, and performed by Bhas Theatre Group, New Delhi.
It was followed by Daar Se Bichhudi, written by Krishna Sobti and directed by Anjana Rajan and K.S. Rajendran. The play was performed by artists from Sriram Centre Repertory, New Delhi. The next play was Creeper. It was performed by Mallika Prasad and Abhishek Majumdar. Ram Ganesh Kamatham is the writer and director of the play. It was performed by Indian Ensemble, Bengaluru. Treadmill, written by Sandeep Shikhar and directed by Abhishek Majumdar was the next play. It was performed by Indian Ensemble, Bangaluru.
Aaj Rang Hai, written by Purva Naresh and directed by Gopal Dutt and Purva Naresh was the next performance. It was performed by Aarambh & T Pot Productions, Mumbai. The next show of the festival was Tin Ki Talwar. Written by Utpal Dutt and directed by Sameeep Singh, it was performed by the artists from Sriram Centre Repertory, New Delhi.
Bagia Bancha Ram Ki, written by Manoj Mitra, translated by Santwana Nigam and directed by Baharul Islam was the next show of the festival. It was performed by the artists from Sriram Centre Repertory, New Delhi.
Bade Miyan Deewane, based on Shaukat Thanvi’s Novel Budhbhas, adapted by Imran Rasheed, Pawan Uttam and Farrukh Seyer, and directed by Imran Rasheed was the next show. It was performed by Rangbaaz Group, Mumbai.
The next play of the festival was Refund. It is written by Fritz Karenthy and directed by Avneesh Mishra. The play was performed by Rangshila Theatre Group, Mumbai. Ilham, written and directed by Manav Kaul was the next show of the festival. It was performed by artists from Aranya Theatre Group, Mumbai. It was followed by Mumtaz Bhai Patangwale, written and directed by Manav Kaul. The play was performed by Aranya Theatre Group, Mumbai. Mattavilas was the twelfth and the last show of the festival. It is written by Mahendra Vikram Verman and directed by Pravin Shekhar. The play was performed by Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal, Bareilly.

