<p>A play based on South African playwright Athol Fugard’s ‘Valley Song’ will be staged in the city today. Theatre group Natana Mysore has adapted this post-Apartheid play into Kannada as ‘Kaniveya Haadu’.</p>.<p>The play features three characters — a narrator, a grandfather named Buks, and a granddaughter named Veronica. </p>.<p>Megha Sameer, who plays the grandfather as well as the narrator, says the story has a “universal theme”. “In the play, Buks fears losing his land and his identity. Veronica is a singer and she wants to pursue a career in the city,” he says.</p>.<p>The two are quite close. But because of a tragic incident in the past, the grandfather is apprehensive about Veronica moving to the city. </p>.<p>“Apart from depicting conflicts between people from different generations, we will also depict conflicts between cities and villages,” says Sameer.</p>.<p>Shripad Bhat has directed the play.</p>.<p>‘Kaniveya Haadu’, June 12, 7 pm, at Bangalore International Centre, Domlur. To RSVP, visit bangaloreinternationalcentre.org </p>
<p>A play based on South African playwright Athol Fugard’s ‘Valley Song’ will be staged in the city today. Theatre group Natana Mysore has adapted this post-Apartheid play into Kannada as ‘Kaniveya Haadu’.</p>.<p>The play features three characters — a narrator, a grandfather named Buks, and a granddaughter named Veronica. </p>.<p>Megha Sameer, who plays the grandfather as well as the narrator, says the story has a “universal theme”. “In the play, Buks fears losing his land and his identity. Veronica is a singer and she wants to pursue a career in the city,” he says.</p>.<p>The two are quite close. But because of a tragic incident in the past, the grandfather is apprehensive about Veronica moving to the city. </p>.<p>“Apart from depicting conflicts between people from different generations, we will also depict conflicts between cities and villages,” says Sameer.</p>.<p>Shripad Bhat has directed the play.</p>.<p>‘Kaniveya Haadu’, June 12, 7 pm, at Bangalore International Centre, Domlur. To RSVP, visit bangaloreinternationalcentre.org </p>