The performance highlighted the devastating impact of substance abuse on youth and was met with widespread praise for the powerful acting and socially conscious message.
The festival will continue daily until June 22, with performances starting each evening at 8:30pm at the Arts Council Larkana.
The lineup includes powerful stage plays such as “Daywidhi” by Amjad Abro, “Kati a konhay doh ” (Ufaq Basheer Channa), “Thano Siyano” (Shameem Abbasi), “Taraqi jo rasto” (Rafique Abro), “Bhala Re Bhaag” (Ayoob Gaad), “Wah JoAayhan” (Asad Khokhar), “Bewas” (Asad Khokhar) “Aas Naras” (Ufaq Basheer Channa), and the concluding day will feature “Qaidyani” or female prisoner by Loung Sheikh.
Arts Council Larkana organised the festival in collaboration and support from the Arts Council of Pakistan Karachi.
The opening day saw Larkana Commissioner Larkana Tahir Sangi, Folk Heritage Committee of the Arts Council Karachi Chairman Dr Ayub Shaikh, and Chairman Music Committee Amjad Hussain Shah. President of Arts Council Larkana, Ismail Jatoi, Secretary Hanif Suhag, along with theatre artists, showbiz personalities, and a large number of local citizens, also participated enthusiastically.