Thrissur, Feb. 1 -- The eight-day International Theatre extravaganza, with the theme 'Voices in this Silence', ended today with hundreds of theatre enthusiasts from across the country enjoying national and international theatre performances.

The 16th edition of International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFOK) featured 23 plays, including nine foreign plays.

The Festival also showcased 14 Indian plays, including five Malayalam.

A total of 48 performances with 245 theatre persons, including 49 from abroad attended.

Anamika Haksar, daughter of former diplomat P N Haksar, was the chief guest at the concluding function at the Sangeeta Nataka Academy this evening.

As a theatre personality, she applauded the Academy for organising the festiva...