Mukkam Post Bombilawadi play to be staged today

NT Correspondent

Bengaluru:

Samashti, a Kannada amateur theatre group will stage Mukkam Post Bombilawadi, a Kannada translation of Paresh Mokashi’s Marathi play at at Rangashankara on Wednesday. The play has been translated by K R Omakar and directed by Ravindra Poojary. Being a work of fiction, Hitler, having gone to Japan to acquire the formula to make an atom bomb, mistakenly descends at Bombilawadi while returning home.

He gets into a police station to use a wireless transmitter, but instead gets stuck and dispatched to a drama company. The head of this drama company gets arrested, accused of hiding Hitler. To rescue their chief, the members of the drama company disguise themselves in different attires and after a lot of struggle, manage to complete their stage show.

This play is filled with hilarious scenes and humorously depicts the preparation for the play and the confusion during the show, the banter between the drama loving British police officer and his subordinate, an Indian constable. The struggles that Hitler goes through while attempting to go back to Germany are also highlighted.

This drama has won first place and nine individual awards at a state level drama competition held by Rangabhoomi, Udupi in the year 2018. The play is set to happen at 3:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Ravindra Poojary is a founder member and director of Samashti, who passed out from Abhinaya Tharanga school of drama in the year 1999.

For Samashti, he has directed 'Ashadada Ondu Dina', 'Samba Shiva Prahasana', 'Mrichakatika', 'Haddu Meerida Haadi', 'Alegalalli Rajahamsagalu' and ‘Nayee Kathe’. He is specialised in direction and lighting. About Samashti Set up in 2000, Samashti is a group that has dedicated themselves to Kannada theatre.

The main purpose of the troupe is to discover new aspirants, training them in all aspects of theatre and bringing them to the mainstream of Kannada theatre. To scout new talents Samashti has organised many free theatre camps so far.