12th Windermere Theatre Festival 2018
Plays Staged
Chuhal

Gharwali

Muktidham

Kaumudi

Kaand

Ek Mulakat Manto Se

MecBeth

A total of eight plays were staged during the festival. It started with ‘Paladin’ – a play conceived by Dr. Brijeshwar Singh. It is an adaptation of Paul Kalanithi’s book titled ‘When Breath Becomes Air’. The play has been directed by Ashwath Bhatt. It was performed by the artists of Dr. Brijeshwar Singh’s repertory Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal, Bareilly.
Chuhal was the second play of the festival. It is written and directed by Manav Kaul. It was performed by Aranya, Mumbai. It was followed by Qissebaazi – a beautiful piece of narration by Danish Hussain. The show was presented by The Hoshruba Repertory, New Delhi. Muktidham, written and directed by Abhishek Majumdar was the next play. It was performed by Indian Ensemble, Bengaluru. It was followed by Kaumudi, written and directed by Abhishek Majumdar. The play was performed by Indian Ensemble, Bengaluru.
Kand was the next performance of the festival. It is written by Adhir Bhat and directed by Akarsh Khurana. The play was performed by D for Drama, Mumbai. It was followed by Ek Mulaqat Manto Se, conceived and performed by Ashwath Bhatt. The show was presented by Theatre Garage Project, New Delhi. It was followed by Ek Madhav Baug, written by Late Chetan Datar, translated by Vivek Anand and Mona Ambegaonkar, and directed by Vijay Kenkre. The show was presented by Alternate Initiatives (Affilate of The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai). Macbeth, written by William Shakespeare and translated by Rangey Raghav was the last show of the festival. It was directed by Mohit Solanki, and performed by Dr. Brijeshwar Singh’s repertory Rang Vinayak Rang Mandal, Bareilly.


