Lucknow: Theatre lovers in Lucknow will have a packed cultural calendar as Darpan Lucknow organises the five-day Professor Satyamurti Birth Centenary Theatre Festival from Nov 16 to 20 at Sant Gadge Ji Maharaj auditorium, UPSNA. The festival, being held in collaboration with the Union ministry of culture, will present one play each evening, with performances scheduled daily at 7.05 pm.The event marks the 100th birth anniversary of Professor Satyamurti (1925-1987), popularly known as “Massab”, who founded Darpan in Kanpur on Jan 15, 1961. He is remembered for strengthening amateur theatre in Uttar Pradesh and helping the organisation grow beyond Kanpur to centres such as Lucknow and Gorakhpur.The line-up includes productions from Darpan units in Lucknow, Kanpur and Gorakhpur, along with a performance by Delhi-based theatre group Checkmate. Darpan Lucknow will stage two plays, “Swaha” and “Poornam”, both written and directed by Shubhdeep Raha, on Nov 19 and 20. General secretary Anil Rastogi said “Poornam” has also been selected for the National School of Drama’s Bharat Rang Mahotsav in Feb 2027.A special souvenir featuring recollections of Massab, his theatre philosophy, and introductions to all five productions will be released during the festival. Tickets will be sold online via BookMyShow, while offline ticket and donor card details will be announced later.
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