Zia Mohyeddin to Stage Romeo and Juliet in Urdu
Zia Mohyeddin to Stage Romeo and Juliet in Urdu Romeo and Juliet will be performed in an Urdu translation at the National Academy of Performing Arts (Napa) beginning on June 17 and running for ten days (June 26). At a press conference on Thursday night, this information has been released. This play is translated by Khalid Ahmed, Veteran actor and head of the Napa theatre department. The well known TV actor, writer and director Zia Mohyeddin is the directing this play. The main cast of the play includes Noreen Gulwani acting as Juliet and Ali Sher acting as Romeo. Other Cast members include Fawad Khan, Farhan Alam, Bakhtawar Mazhar, Aqeel Ahmed, Zarqa Naz, Samhan Ghazi, Rahil Siddiqui and Amir Naqvi. Mr. Mohyeddin explained the play’s wonderful love poetry to Dawn when discussing the performance. “There are a few reasons for staging the play,” he remarked. The play’s original title was A Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Shakespeare, which I feel is important to highlight. It ...