Brecht Theatre Festival to start on January 14
In collaboration with the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Ajoka Theatre and the Goethe Institute, Karachi, are presenting the ‘Brecht Theatre Festival’, a series of plays paying tribute to Bertolt Brecht (10 February 1898—14 August 1956), a German poet, playwright and theatre director, from January 14.
An influential theatre practitioner of the 20th century, Brecht made significant contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter particularly through the seismic impact of the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble, the post-war theatre company operated by him and his wife and long-time collaborator, the actress Helene Weigel, with its internationally acclaimed productions.
The schedule of the plays, which have been adapted by well-known dramatist, Shahid Nadeem and directed by founder Ajoka Theatre, Madiha Gohar is as follows: ‘Takey ka Tamasha’, an adaptation of the play, ‘Three Penny Opera’, on January 14. This play was first performed in 1991.
The second performance on January 15 is ‘Chaak Chakkar’ an adaptation of ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’, which was first performed in 1985 and the third play, ‘Bala King’, an adaptation of ‘The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui’, will be performed on January 16 (first performed in 1998). All performances will begin at 7 p.m. at the PNCA auditorium.