A review on Pakistani Drama theatre play, Tasadum (2017). It was performed at NAPA’s International Theatre Festival 2017.
+ Crew
- Directed by Akber Islam
- Written by Imran Aslam
+ Note
Imran Aslam’s burning socialist ideas are embedded with extremely crisp satirical dialogue.
+ Full Cast
- IR Omer as Azeem
- Taha Khan as Chi
- Hamza Sheikh as Meer
- Aqeel Ahmed as Tota
- Naveed Kamal as Qasmi
- Shumaila Taj as Azeem’s Mom
- Faraz Sheikh as Jameel
- Naz as Meer’s Mom
+ Plot
It is about conflicts between two different schools of thought, two ideologies, two generations; conflict between religion and nature.
+ High Points
i – Aqeel Ahmed as Tota unleashes his theatrical bravado. Although a small role but he’s hilarious.
ii – IR Omer invests his efforts as idealist-traction in properly understanding the character. He was a good choice as Azeem. Other Honorable Mentions: Naveed Kamal.
iii – Well, well… I was definitely surprised by its ending. Good call!
+ Low Points
i – We were unable to see in-depth character personalities of Chi and Tota.
ii – I felt that the time length was less of the play. It should be 20 – 30 minutes more.
iii – There was no strong supporting role character. Since the main characters had different thoughts on life, hence no one really supported each other’s views.
+ Overall
Similar to Dark Room, Tasadum is an interesting play based on ground reality.
Rate: 3.25 out of 5 stars
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