LUCKNOW, April 7 -- The second day of the 8-day theatre festival at Bhartendu Natya Academy organised as part of its Golden Jubilee Celebration, witnessed the staging of two plays - 'Purnavatar' and 'Daddy'-on Monday. The day began with the staging of 'Daddy,' which portrayed society through the eyes of a person living with dementia. Originally written in French by playwright Florian Zeller as Le Pere, the play was adapted into Hindi by renowned theatre artistes Suryamohan Kulshreshtha and Shivangi Nigam. The play was also directed by Kulshreshtha and staged by Darpan Theatre group. The play revolved around a daddy (played by veteran actor Anil Rastogi) - a dementia patient and his daughter Anu (Shalini Verma). It vividly captured the confusion and inner turmoil of the father, who is gradually losing his memory. This was creatively depicted through a stage set made of curtains painted with household objects that disappeared one by one-mirroring the fading fragments of his memory. By the end, his memory loss reaches its peak. Alongside, the narrative explored the emotional bond between a father and daughter, while offering a poignant glimpse into how a dementia patient perceives the world around him. Later in the evening, the play 'Purnavatar' was staged, an experimental production which invited the audience on a journey of introspection. It was directed by Bharti Sharma and staged by Kshitij Theatre Group, Delhi. The narrative explored the eternal cycle of life and the infinite quest for the Self and the Supreme, portraying Krishna as the symbol of the essence of existence and the universal power within everyone. The distinction of time dissolved as the past, present, and future merged into a single sequence. On stage, Vaibhav Tripathi, Shashikant Vats, Ashish Sharma, Prabhat Mishra, and Raja Pandey delivered powerful performances that brought these philosophical themes to life....