A Stage for Stories

To keep the spirit of the writings intact,there is no adaptation or dramatisation of writings,and Sharma says it’s a creative challenge that the actors of TFT look forward to. “Also,it’s a platform for the group members to become more involved with other aspects of theatre — direction,sets and costume designing,” he says. The plays will also travel to various places in Punjab.

Jadon Koi Faujan Hundi Hai,says Gandhi,is dedicated to all those brave Army wives who are constantly battling loneliness and pain while their husbands are safeguarding the country’s borders. The play will stage all three stories in the series by the writer. The first story,Jadon Koi Faujan Hundi Hai,depicts the mental chaos of the woman; the second story,Eh Jiyona Faujana Daa,portrays the misery of an Army wife who has to face a society which questions her decision of marrying an Army man; and the third,Kurbaani,is about the sacrifice of a wife whose husband emerges victorious in the war,but is left physically handicapped. The sacrifice made by her back home is no less than that of her husband,says Sharma.