Ranga Shankara theatre fest to run till Nov 10 in Bengaluru's J P Nagar

Bengaluru: The Ranga Shankara Theatre Festival will run till November 10 at Ranga Shankara in J P Nagar.

Motley Productions from Mumbai will present ‘Dastaan-e-Ashok-o-Akbar’ on Friday at 7:30 pm. Directed by Naseeruddin Shah and performed by Ratna Pathak Shah, the play is based on Ashok Lal’s writings.

In ‘Dastaan-e-Ashok-o-Akbar,’ Lal follows the time-honoured traditions of Dastaangoi to weave a tale of magic and mystery set in contemporary times, rich with coincidences and gallantry, all infused with a distinctly Utopian touch.

The Mumbai-based G5A Forum, BNP Paribas, and Dur Se Brothers will present ‘The Far Post’ on Saturday at 7.30 pm, written and directed by Yuki Ellias.

Ranga Shankara, in collaboration with Kahe Vidushak, will stage ‘Kahaniyan’ based on Kannada short stories translated into Hindi — on Sunday at 7.30 pm. The stories, by Keshavareddy Handrala, Venkatesha Machakanura and Basavaraj Sabarada, are directed by Devendra Raj Ankur.

The festival also includes workshops on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 2 pm, along with puppetry performances on Sunday.

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