Nepali adaptation of English playwright William Shakespeare’s play A Midsummer Night’s Dream has the power to make you laugh out loud with humorous tone, witty dialogues and characters’ stupidity. Directed by Sunil Pokharel and being staged at Shilpee Theatre, Battisputali from March 17, the play narrates the story of love.
King Tri Chandra Jung (Safar Pokharel) is preparing for his marriage. Then Akkalman (Suraj Chaulagain) enters the palace to solve his problem with the King’s help he wants his daughter Heera (Aishwarya Devkota) to get married to Kiran (Avas Adhikari). But Heera is in an affair with Lalit (Sangit Sapkota). On the other hand Hemlata (Sagun Pokharel) loves Kiran and wants to get married to him, but her love is not reciprocated. Akkalman wants a punishment for his daughter Heera if she disobeys his will. The king then gives Heera a chance to make her decision, but with a warning — she would either be sent to a convent or would be executed if she goes against her father’s decision. The love story of four young hearts takes a different turn when they reach a forest.

For those who have already read the play, it is no suspense. Yet it is a fun production. The comical play keeps you glued to your seat and makes you laugh till the end. What amuses you most is the characters’ stupidity. Chature (JD Tamu), a servant of the forest king Indra (Bijay Tamrakar), makes the play more humorous with his silly mistakes. You feel like correcting his mistakes for him.