Play on Jamila Hashmi’s novel staged at Napa

By News Desk
January 26, 2025
Actors seen during the drama play Dasht e Soos, played at Zia Mohyeddin Theater of the National Academy of Performing Arts.— Facebook@apponfb/File
Actors seen during the drama play 'Dasht e Soos', played at Zia Mohyeddin Theater of the National Academy of Performing Arts.— Facebook@apponfb/File 

A play based upon Jamila Hashmi's acclaimed novel, Dasht e Soos, opened at Zia Mohyeddin Theater of the National Academy of Performing Arts on Saturday for a packed-to-capacity audience.

The play has been adapted and directed by Shahnawaz Bhatti. It narrates the story of Husain Bin Mansoor Hallaaj.

Napa graduate Arshad Shaikh plays the main lead along with Tuba Naeem, Paras Masroor, Sarfaraz Ali, Mujtaba Zaidi, Aamir Naqvi, and others. The audience thoroughly enjoyed themselves with the play.