Name of the play : Laadli

Duration : 1hour,

 Format : Stage

Language :  Hindi

Written & Directed By : Manjul Bhardwaj

Premiered : 9th June,2005 Tata Theatre, NCPA , Mumbai

 

Laadli
A voice of countless unborn girl children…
Laadli is the voice of countless unborn girl children. The ones that were not allowed to enter this world, simply because they were girls. Laadli tackles the various issues the girl child faces, with a special focus on sex selective abortions. It targets the myths that make couples opt for this abhorrent practice. Laadli celebrates the girl child, in keeping with the theme of Laadli – Mumbai’s Girl Child Campaign.

 

“Laadli”
Performance Report

The play “ Laadli” was premiered on 9th June 2005 in Tata Theatre NCPA in Mumbai. Since then the play has been performed in various parts of 8 STATES of India. The play is being performed in two forms: on stage 112 times and 360 times as street play in urban and rural parts of India.

So far “ Laadli” is performed 472 times witnessed by approximately 70, 000 to 100,000 viewers. Approximately 2000 performers participated in the process of preparation and performance ranging from youth volunteers, children, amateur performers to the theatre professionals.  

·        CHANDIGARH, HARYANA, PUNJAB AND HIMACHAL PARDESH

10 stage PERFORMANCES involving 12th standard students and theatre practitioners from Chandigarh, teachers from Haryana and students and teachers in Himachal Pardesh. Involving 100 teachers, 104 students and 50 theatre professionals.

·        DELHI

20 stage performances by girls from DDA slums from Mangolpuri  and Khawaja basti ( Delhi gate) . 100 Girls are the part of process.

·        MAHARASHTRA

1.      MUMBAI: 55-stage performance by 36 theatre professionals.
2.      POWAI, BHANDUP & NEAR BY AREAS: 100 Street performances by children living in these slums. 1250 children (10-14 years) were involved in these performances. It was like a door-to-door performance. It was like “ Laadli” movement. The chanting voice of children was heard . And the song : hum ladkiyaan .. became the slum anthem and the summer vacation theme.
3.      THANE: 150 street Performances by 30 performers in city and district areas by BMF our partner.
4.      PUNE: Two stage performances
5.      NASIK: 10 stage Performances by 100 youth
6.      DHULE: 10 stage Performance by 40 women
7.      KOLHAPUR: 100 Street performances by 100 youth in PANHALA Taluka and Kolhapur

 

·        ANDHRA PARDESH
 10 street Performances by 40 performers in Nizamabad .

·        ANADAMAN & NICOBAR
5 STAGE PERFORMANCES BY 50 CHLIDREN IN PORT BLAIR.

                 

 

IMPACT
1.      Theatre as the most powerful direct and live medium of communication.
2.      Theatre of Relevance process facilitated the participant performers to come out of the bias against girl child and motivated them to pledge that they will not commit this heinous crime in their life.
3.      Took the “ Laadli” campaign door to door. Slum to slum, villages and different cities and states. Performed the play at most alarming places.
4.      Connected the media campaign directly to the masses in person, area, villages or states.