Staging of Makhi Tal in Pokhara

By Our Correspondent,Pokhara, Jan. 6: The play ‘Makhi Tal’, organised by Pokhara Theatre, has been staged in various wards of Pokhara Metropolitan City starting Sunday. 

The play will be performed in all 33 wards of Pokhara Metropolitan City to raise public awareness about environmental conservation, waste management, and a clean lifestyle. On its first day, the play was performed in wards 30, 31, and 32 of Pokhara.

The play was created under the ‘Green Employment Creation through Recycling and Upcycling (GERU) Project”, conducted in collaboration with Pokhara Metropolitan City, with support from the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Nepal.

According to Parivartan, the founder and chairperson of the theater, the play is designed in a style that quickly connects with local communities through humour, satire, and practical messages. 

The play is presented by Pokhara Theatre, with writing and direction by Parivartan. 

The cast includes Parivartan (director), Ramesh Babu Timalsina, Dhan Kaji Shrestha, Utsarg Subedi, Ranju Dahal, Susan Paudel, Uma Pun, Shraddha Acharya, and Shreekrishna Bhandari.

Props and costume design were conceptualised by Bikas Adhikari, while Prakash Regmi Hamal has been tasked with coordinating the performance to make the play more effective.

Through this 40-minute play, the audience is expected to not only be entertained but also to gain an understanding of the “Green Employment Creation through Recycling and Upcycling (GERU) Project.”

 It is believed that the play will deliver important messages about waste management and environmental conservation for Pokhara, the country’s largest metropolitan city.