Rangmanch theater group stages play ‘pagal ki Diary’

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RAJOURI AUGUST 12:–Rangmanch Theatre group Rajouri staged new full length solo play PAAGAL KI DIARY at Tariq College of Education Dassal Rajouri today.

‘ PAGAL KI DIARY ‘ or ‘DIARY OF MADMAN‘ is about a man who goes mad and believes his fellow towns- people and his brother are cannibals who want to eat him.

A narrator shares the madman’s diary entries ,in which the madman reveals his paranoia that everyone wants to eat him and that he, himself is probably a cannibal.

Cannibalism in ‘The Diary of Madman ‘represents Confucian traditionalism in the 1900s in China. The culture was conservative to the point of violence & Lu Xun used Cannibalism as a dark & satirical way of criticizing the government and society . He wanted society to adopt Western values , which focussed on individualism & free thought.

Amit Singh Barwal proved his acting mettle by spellbound performance in this solo play. The audience was thrilled to watch the play. The writer of the play is the famous Chinese playwright Lu Xun.The play was directed by the Founder of Rangmanch Theatre group & noted Theatre director, actor & playwright of Pir Panjaal Vishal Pahari. Music & set designing was done by Vikrant Verma, Costumes were managed by Shivani & Riya. Ashfaq & Rumani managed the lights while backstage management was handled by Ashok Sharma. Principal of Tariq College of Education & an eminent Punjabi theatre actor Dr Amandeep Anand was the chief guest.