LUCKNOW, Jan. 12 -- City theatre artistes and theatre buffs remain the hardest hit as the renovation of the BM Shah Auditorium and Padma Shri Raj Bisaria Thrust Auditorium at the Bhartendu Natya Academy , is yet to end, even though the deadlines passed months back.

The delay has created problems for the academy and theatre artists - while on one hand the number of theatre performances have decreased in the city, on the other hand, it is getting difficult for students of Master of Dramatics Art when learning stagecraft and stage design.

The renovation of BM Shah Auditorium began in 2024, while work on the Raj Bisaria Thrust Auditorium began in April 2025. The executing agency had assured that BM Shah Auditorium would be handed over by Au...