Sada-e-Nau: Young Directors Festival
16th November - 1st December, 2019
Sada-e-Nau: Young Directors Festival is a platform for young theatre enthusiasts to present innovative
ideas and new expressions in the performing arts. Sada-e-Nau 2019 features five new plays in
November.

Matti kay Gharonde
16th & 17th November
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
An adaptation of Tennessee Williams’ classic play, The Glass Menagerie, Matti kay Gharonde takes place
in the Bukhari family's apartment in 1970s Karachi. Alina Buhkari lives with her aimless son, Salman, and
her shy, crippled daughter, Fatima, all three frustrated by their limited lives. Alina takes refuge in
memories of her youth, Salman in visits to the cinema, and Fatima in her collection of delicate toy
animals. The family pins their hope for the future on a potential suitor for Fatima, only to have their
illusions shattered. Matti kay Gharonde is a play about family, love and the haunting power of memory.

Jo Chalay tou Jaan se Ghuzar Gye
21st & 22nd November
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Mauzam, the son of Ayesha and Mustafa Gul, a successful businessman, died along with seventy-five
other people when the building he was in collapsed in an earthquake. The building was the project of
Mustafa and his business partner, Rehman, who has been convicted and sentenced to jail for approving
the design. The family struggles to cope with their loss: Ayesha refuses to accept her son’s death and is
severely depressed; Faraz, Mauzam’s younger brother, blames his father. Angrily, he confronts his
father, leading to a devastating outcome.

Bali: The Sacrifice
23rd & 24th November
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Based on a 10th century myth, Girish Karnad’s Bali: The Sacrifice examines the complexity of
relationships and the concepts of violence and sacrifice. A king is distressed to discover that his queen
has been unfaithful. To avoid further evil, he is called upon to make a sacrifice, but his religion does not
allow violence. In desperation, he substitutes a bird made of dough, with shocking results. Bali: The
Sacrifice questions the justification of violence in the name of religion, tradition and culture.

Keera
28th & 29th November
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
A play about paranoia, conspiracy theories, love and madness. Agnes, a waitress who is in hiding from
her violent husband, is introduced to Peter. Peter grows increasingly paranoid about the war in Iraq,
UFOs, and secret government experiments on soldiers, and pulls Agnes into his delusions. Under his
influence, Agnes slowly descends into insanity.

No Question
30th November & 1st December
8:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Eight candidates for a highly desirable corporate job are locked in an exam room and given a final test
with just one question. It seems simple enough at first, but things rapidly spiral out of control. No
Question is a suspense-filled thriller.