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. 

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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.