Looks like theatre is catching pace amongst a new group in the society. Guess who? Children!“Hatrick”, a children theatre special, organised by Nishumbita and children of Sri Aurobindo International School at Ravindra Bharati on Sunday morning sure did prove it. Performances by all the children were indeed appreciable and also drew a large crowd to the auditorium. And when they say Hatrick, they really mean it because the event consisted of three plays, in three different languages and three different genres. The theme of the play “Edutainment” also did deliver what it was meant to. RC Choudhury’s ‘Pipeelikam’, a Telugu play, about an ant and its journey in search of the truth of life, was a performance given by children. The act wasn’t amateur nor was vague and children performed it with immense passion and interest. K Balakrishna, father of Nagasai, a student of class six and also one of the performers said, “It is very nice to see to my son performing on the stage. He was always interested in theatre and I am more than happy to be here and support him.” “It always starts as a hobby and if he is really passionate, I will support him further. There is another screening of the play in Delhi, I will surely take him there and support him,” added the supportive dad. Nagasai’s uncle, KSN Murthy said, “Kids these days need to be encouraged to appreciate their regional languages as well. Most of them would not even be familiar with the term pipeelikam, which means an ant. They should be encouraged.”Post the Telugu play followed Suresh Chandragupt’s, Homework, a Hindi play, presented in Grips theatre style. It was a satire on those parents, who believe they are only responsible to send their kids to a good school. All the five actors of this play are active members of Nishumbita, who delivered the message, crisp and clear. Aila Bandagi, a member of Nishumbita, a back-stage coordinator and an actor said, “I have been with this group for five years and this is the second time I am acting. It feels great to see these children performing so well.” And, the finale performance was Vijay Tendulkar’s Bobby, a play in English that talked about unrelenting and working parents who are more concerned about their social status than the child’s welfare. Bobby is about one such kid who starts learning to live alone and creates her own world. Chandana, the kid who played Bobby shared, “This is the second time I am performing and I love learning things and enacting them on stage. It was a lot of fun.” Though the response of the audience was luke-warm as a majority of them were children’s parents, Hatrick did much better for children theatre. The man behind all the three plays, Rammohan Holagundi said, “Every child who was a part of this event worked very hard --- they have been rehearsing for two months. Also, parents have been a great support as they even brought their kids for practice on days of bandhs as well.” When asked about children’s perception on theatre, he said, “They are all very much focused and serious about theatre and they are really passionate. The future of theatre indeed looks bright.”
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