Another central character in this play is Miyan ji, an empathetic person who cares for the people around him. One day, he invites the sex worker home to dine with his family. She assumes that he may have been the one to throw the garbage outside her house and insults him and sends him back. The story tracks the turn of events that take place after this sequence.

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Beemar is about a man called Kumar who lives in a small town. He is ailing, and hence his friends and relatives decide to pay him a visit. Each visitor is a funny character, and advises him about what he must do to get well. The play takes a comic look at this situation and at how he tries each of the suggested treatments. “Manto’s plays are very real. He holds a mirror to the society. Although they have been written a long time ago, his stories are relevant. In a comedy play like Beemar, there are instances where we’ve added a few current elements to the dialogue to make the punches funnier, but I believe that even if the stories were left as they were, they would still be relatable,” Gaur notes.

Saadat Hasan Manto. PIC COURTESY/WIKEMEDIA COMMONS

The third play, 365 is the story of a father and son. The father is ailing with cancer and requests his son to end his suffering. At one point, the father manages to convince his son, and the son is arrested for murdering his father. The story revolves around the son’s guilt, the courtroom drama and the final verdict.

On: August 27; 5 pm and 8 pm
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