By Tricitynews
Chandigarh, 05th Feb,
2020:- Chandigarh based
theatre professional Nisha Luthra who is also Co-Founder of 'The
Narrators' , a young theatre organisation with a vision of staging par
excellence ‘English Theatre and Drama’ in the region, will be staging a unique
solo act - 'Drama Queen', with a very pertinent underlying message. The
act will come alive at Tagore Theatre on Feb 7(Friday) at 6:30 pm. Details of
the upcoming play were shared with media at a press conference in which the
solo act's playwright & protagonist Nisha Luthra, the play's director Dr
Sahib Singh, Deepak Luthra, Co - Founder of The Narrators and
production head, Dzenan Smailagic an Irish national who is also a renowned
musician and members of crew participated. The act is being staged under the
aegis of The Narrators in association with Haryana Tourism.
Nisha explained that the act 'Drama
Queen' is neither based on any gender nor a person , rather it is a meek voice
of shown by any Individual whether man or a woman and even
sometimes seen in abstract at different stages of life.
Nisha Luthra said that we are all
gifted with innate courage, love, compassion and power of submission which we
show at different phases of life. But, we sacrifice our own passion and
aspirations of what we wanted to achieve or what we wanted to be in life, without showing
any concerns or complains. These aspects have been shown in 'Drama Queen'
through her life's story.
Nisha added that she is a lawyer by
profession but theatre has always been her passion. Theatre has been a
catharsis for her as it gave her the power to remain happy, despite
overpowering circumstances which were only leading her to just balancing
out life’s imbalances. In theatre she
is living her passion for acting. The reason for the enactment is to give a
message to all people who have dreams and are passionate about certain things,
to follow their passion, despite challenges and life's entrapment.
Deepak Luthra, Co - Founder of The Narrators and production head shared
with media that 'Drama Queen' is a solo act English play based on the true
events in the life of the playwright Nisha Luthra. Deepak said that the
playwright’s inspiration to write and tell this story came from the extracts of
her own life. In our lives many of us go through various ordeals which are
not always about the highs of life but sometimes brutal yet true lows of life.
However, we see some people with great tenacity who do not give up and how
destiny plays an uncanny role to bring out that undying passion through a
remarkable odyssey of life. Similar has been the life of the playwright who has
been through that ordeal and had the courage to write about it and most importantly
act it out herself.
The act will
touch upon the important issue of 'mental health' which needs to be always
positive whatever the circumstances be.
Dr Sahib Singh said that Nisha has
played out SIX Characters which are a part of her life journey. She will
be showcasing various emotions through a fusion of music, dance and drama in an
ensemble choreographed and conceptualized by Nisha herself. The play will
intrigue with a well-balanced level of love, humor, compassion, sacrifice,
tragedies and emotions.
Dzenan Smailagic an Irish musician is
flying especially from Ireland to give the play a touch of his brilliant voice
and music in a live song during the act.
The Embassy of Ireland is keenly
involved with the play. Ms. Emer Davis, Head of Immigration &Visa Section
along with other guests from the Embassy of Ireland, Chanakyapuri New Delhi
will be the guests' of honour. What's more, Lord Daljit Singh Rana, Baron of Malone in the British House of Lords
too will be present as a guest of honour.
The play is of 1 hour 15 minutes
duration and is mostly in English. The set & light design is by Kewal
Dhaliwal, Rajan Arora is the assistant director & the back stage team includes
Lakhwinder Singh & Nikasha and the promotions and logistics are being
handled by Manika and Rajinder Singh.
