Kannur, Oct. 6 -- A street dog disrupted a solo drama performance staged against the stray dog menace by biting the artist's leg at Mayyil last night.
The incident occurred during the play "Pekkolam", performed by theatre activist P. Radhakrishnan (57) of Kandakkai, at the Krishnapillai Library, Kandakaiparamba, yesterday.
As part of the drama, the sound of barking dogs was played through the microphone. In response, a few stray dogs entered the stage, and one of them bit the artist on his right leg.
Initially, the audience mistook the incident as part of the act, but when they realised the bite was real, locals rushed to the stage and chased the dogs away.
Despite the injury, Radhakrishnan continued his performance for a few minutes be...