Play ‘Napoleon’ staged on World Theatre Day

A still from the play 'Napoleon' staged at Jammu on Monday. -Excelsior/Rakesh
A still from the play 'Napoleon' staged at Jammu on Monday. -Excelsior/Rakesh

Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 27: On World Theatre Day, the play ‘Napoleon’ written by George Bernard Shaw and adapted and translated by Vikram Sharma was staged at Abhinav Theatre here today.
The play which produces a telling tale of deceit and disrespectability brought to a great general had a strong storyline where a woman planted by Austrian forces tries to demean and showcase Bonaparte his deeds through the prism of factual history.
Aditya Bhanu, the senior stage and film actor and director as General Napoleon Bonaparte rose to a position of command and authority as the general of world command and gave a histrionically the best roaring performance.
Mila Raj and Arun Sharma, new stage entrants did not falter a line and kept motion well paced with the dramatic nuances of the drama.
The play was produced by J&K Academy of Art Culture and Languages and directed by Vikram Sharma who also chipped in with a cameo to support the production which was presented as a tribute to Late Smt. Santosh Sharma (mother of Vikram Sharma).
Others who supported the production in various roles at backstage were Sapna Soni, Shilakha Sharma, Shalini Sharma, MJ Sunny, Vikran Mehta, Bindia Chandan, Supreet Kour , RJ Rahul, Ravi Sharma (Dhanraj Studioz), Rahul Khatri, Tani Deol, Simone Prabhakar, Dilshad Shazi, Juhi Kalsotra, Pankaj Sharma and Lokesh Sharma.