World Theatre Day 27 March 2011, Make Theatre a Universal Mean forDialogue, Expression:

‘World Theatre Day’ on 27th March each year celebrate by all the celebrities and artists around the world. Today’s gathering is a true reflection of the immense potential of theatre to mobilize communities and bridge the divides. Theatre subtly permeates the human soul gripped by fear and suspicion, by altering the image of self – and opening a world of alternatives for the individual and hence the community.  It can give meaning to daily realities while forestalling an uncertain future. 

It can engage in the politics of peoples’ situations in simple straightforward ways. For the reason that it is wide-ranging, theatre can demonstrate experience and know-how capable of exceeding beforehand held misconceptions or mistaken belief. Additionally, theatre is a proven means of advocating and advancing ideas that we collectively hold and are willing to fight for when violated.

Theatre in Pakistan:

Theatre in Pakistan hasn’t developed greatly in provisions of content. What we have mostly seen is either alteration, translations or in some cases even derivative productions. Where has the original play disappeared? An original play means one can read literature. If our youth don’t read literature then, how would they be able to write anything? Besides ‘Omar Sharif is also considered as the king of the theatre or stage and he also writes original plays.

Theatre should replicate the national objectives and aspirations of any country.  That is what makes it more applicable for the audience and if it fails to do so, at that point people will eventually get bored as well as it won’t progress as an art form. Play or Drama writers consider that a lack of original content is a dynamic concern or vital issue and has economic, social and knowledgeable factors behind it. Writing also performing good original drama, the play needs collaborations between diverse entities.

Play writers also mentioned that academic institutions should encourage original plays instead of variations and translations at school and university level so that the new blood doesn’t get used to the concept of adaptations.

Advise:

I urge you on this World Theatre Day to consider this prospect and to put theatre onward as a collective and universal means for dialogue, social transformation, and reform.  While the United Nations spends a huge quantity of dues on peacekeeping missions around the world, through the use of arms, theatre is an impulsive, human, less expensive and by far a more influential alternative.