Stage play, ‘Be Optimistic’, meets with in style acclaim on tenth day of occasion at Karachi’s Arts Council
On the tenth day of the continued Awami Theatre Pageant 2026 on the Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi, the stage play “Be Optimistic” was offered at Auditorium II, receiving an enthusiastic response from the viewers. The play was written and directed by senior actor Nazar Hussain, whereas the solid included Shanzay, Billu Zareef, Honey Khan, Kamal Idrees, and Nasira Noor, who entertained the viewers with their highly effective and fascinating performances. “Be Optimistic” revolves round a narrative set in a closed avenue, the place numerous characters painting the candy and bitter realities of society.
The play highlights social attitudes, human psychology, and on a regular basis life points in a light-hearted but significant method. Numerous theatre fans have been current within the corridor to observe the efficiency. It’s noteworthy that the Awami Theatre Pageant, which started on January 22, will proceed till February 15 at AC Auditorium II, the place most of the people can attend the performances freed from value.
Sindh’s Minister for Tradition and Tourism, Syed Zulfiqar Ali Shah, had attended the opening ceremony as chief visitor, alongside Arts Council President Mohammad Ahmed Shah, Chairman of the Drama Committee Shehzad Raza Naqvi, Secretary Ejaz Farooqi, and different members of the humanities neighborhood.
The pageant is that includes 29 productions staged every day at 8pm at Arts Council Auditorium II, with further exhibits on Saturdays and Sundays. The pageant will proceed till February 15, concluding earlier than Ramadan, and entry to all performances is free.
All senior administrators are participating within the pageant. Senior artist, director and classical dancer Sheema Kermani can also be doing a play.
Round 30 performs are being staged in Urdu and different regional languages.
The council has a wealthy historical past of such occasions. Artists who labored on its premises reminiscent of Moin Akhtar, Umar Sharif, Sikandar Sanam and Liaquat Soldier, who’re now not on this world, grew to become in style.
The Vice-President of the Council, Munawwar Saeed, gave a bit of recommendation to the artists who can be seen in motion on the occasion. He stated they need to be sincere with the characters that they are requested to play.
He stated that, though many of the performs are in Urdu, there are dramas in Punjabi, Sindhi, Seraiki and Balochi languages. “For the final 18 years, we’ve been telling our theatre mates that we might offer you monetary help and make units for you however to make the play a worthy high quality piece relies on the director. “At first there have been points. That is the Arts Council. Right here you’re allowed to have artistic liberty, however developing with vulgar stuff within the identify of artistic capacity just isn’t acceptable”, he stated.
The pageant had kicked off with ‘Seedhi Jalebi’ directed by Shakil Shah and can finish with ‘Mujh Mein Tu Mojud’ offered by Tehrik-i-Niswan.
The pageant includes between 400 and 500 folks, together with actors, administrators, writers, set designers and technical employees. The pageant’s free-entry coverage ensures that theatre is accessible to all, noting that almost 90 per cent of Arts Council programmes are provided with out tickets.
Over the course of the pageant, productions by a mixture of established and rising administrators and writers can be staged, reflecting the variety of Pakistan’s up to date theatre scene. Scheduled productions embody Mirza Ghalib in Karachi, Hota Hai Shab-o-Roz Tamasha Mere Aage, Bohat Ho Gayi Begum, Yeh Kaisa Daur Hai?, Rab Diyan Rehmatan (Punjabi), Panjo Thino Karo (Memon), Pardes (Seraiki), Kandana Biaay (Balochi), Dil Ji Duniya (Sindhi) and Mujh Mein Tu Maujood, amongst others.
