India, Jan. 21 -- Lucknow is set to witness two plays as part of a winter workshop organised by the Bhartendu Natya Academy (BNA) at its premises. The productions will be performed by 62 students, who have been split into two groups and trained during the workshop.

The first play, Abhigyan Shakuntalam, originally written by the poet Kalidasa, will be staged at the UP Sangeet Natak Academy (UPSNA) on January 22. The play Gadget will be staged at the Kala Mandapam auditorium on January 29.

Workshop director and BNA faculty member Privendra Singh told HT City, "These students, from teenagers to enthusiasts in the 50-plus age group, were part of the workshop. According to the play scripts, we have divided them into two categories, and they ...