About The Event
Writer: Mrinal Mathur
Director: Dr M Sayeed Alam
Akbar The Great Nahin Rahe is the latest Comedy by Pierrot’s Troupe, Delhi: A Hinglish Play with every comic shade—spoof, mimicry, satire, and farce.
What happens when Akbar’s greatness is questioned in today's India? He finds support in heaven from Ashoka to Alexander to Atal Bihari Vajpayee. But, to redeem his name, he needs an ally on earth, that too from the world of media. And he finds one...
Who is She or He?
The play features some of the prominent actors of the country, including M. Sayeed Alam, Anju Chhabra, Harish Chhabra etc., with the theatrical experience of each of them spanning over more than 1000 shows, 25 plays and 10 years.
The play has been written by Mrinal Mathur, a regular contributor of the much-needed original plays to Indian Theatre.
It has been directed by Dr M Sayeed Alam, reputed for his penchant for Humour & History.
Last but not the least, the play is produced by Pierrot’s Troupe - the theater company credited with giving many new, original and entertaining productions to Hindi, Urdu and English Theatre: Ghalib In New Delhi, Maulana Azad, Big B, Musha-Era, Ghalib, K L Saigal, Sons of Babur, Ghalib Ke Khat, Shah Jahan –O- Mumtaz, Akbar The Great Nahin Rahe, Sir Iqbal, Pakistan Aur Alzheimer’s, To Gandhi Ji With Spelling Mistakes, Dagh Dehlvi, Mohan Se Mahatma, The Tale Of Quarles, Chalte Chalte with Meena Kumari etc.
