Narayan Wagle's novel Palpasa Cafe begins to be staged at Mandala Theater

 

"It's easy to drop a gun, it's over. But it is difficult to end the war. Guns have been dropped, war has not been dropped". This is the dialogue of Palpasa Cafe drama.

 The play of the same name, which was stopped due to Covid-19 last year, is being staged at Palpasa Cafe from April 22 to May 8.

 The scene that the scene plans to pose in the red dress, there is not art, the revolution is spread. And that 'red' is abducted from the end. Clothes made of pulp are taken away. 

The red cloth in which his clothes are kept disappears. Grandmother who was spinning the red thread at the beginning will have to spin the white thread at the end. Children going to school should be accustomed to the war curriculum. And Siddhartha, the warrior who disturbs the scene by arguing hard, will have to climb the statue. Palpasa Cafe is a trio of policy, destiny and destiny.

 

The play of the same name, which was stopped due to Covid-19 last year, is being staged at Pulpasa Cafe from April 22 to May 8.

The play, which was postponed last year due to corona virus, is being staged at the newly constructed Mandala Theater in Thapagaon, Kathmandu. The play based on Narayan Wagle's Madan Award winning novel 'Palpasa Cafe' will be staged at Mandala Theater till May 8.

 

The play is adapted into play by Suraj Subedi, directed by Bimal Subedi and co-directed by Dilip Ranabhat. Several changes have been made to the cast of the play due to the delay caused in performance. Swastima Khadka was supposed to portray the role of Palpasa last year. However, Shrishti Shrestha has taken her place. Bimal Subedi, the director, will perform the character of Drishya himself. Dipesh Rai is playing the role of another lead character- Siddhartha.

 

The novel Palpasa Cafe is one of Nepal’s most cherished novels. It is translated into English, French, Korean, and Sinhala. The novel, which tells a story of a painter throughout a 10-year-long insurgency, had gained popularity by portraying the then changing society in simple words. The painter is taken to observe the war by his friend Siddhartha and the novel’s plot revolves around what the painter sees up close from his eyes.

 

“The novel's characters are beautifully embedded in the hearts of millions of people already, therefore, taking the novel into a play was difficult task in itself”, said dramaturg Suraj Subedi. Director Bimal Subedi said that the issues raised 15 years ago are interpreted standing in the present day.

 

Shrishti, who has just completed the film Chiso Ashtray, previously acted in the play 'Hamlet' at Theater Village. Bimal Subedi, who came into the limelight after directing the plays such as 'Sandajuko Mahabharat,' 'Yarma,' 'Hamlet,' and 'Malini,' and dozons of other, is returning to acting after nearly a decade. He was active in acting and modelling before studying design and direction at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, India.

The play stars Bimal Subedi, Shrishti Shrestha, Dipesh Rai, Sangita Thapa, Purnima Acharya, Bachchu Himanshu, Sargam Rai, Ngima Sherpa, Jenny Sunuwar, Chakra Pulami, Shravan Singh Rana and others.

Play Staging time: From 5 p.m.

Venue: Thapagaon, the new venue of Mandala Theater Nepal