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Ank Theatre marks 50 years with a play about warrior queen Abbakka
Ank Theatre Group, founded in 1976 to promote Hindi theatre in India, is marking its 50th year with a new play about Veera Rani Abbakka.
The play tells the story of Abbakka, a warrior queen of Ullala, a coastal principality near Mangaluru.
In the story, she vows to avenge her mother’s defeat by the Portuguese.
Priita Mathur Thakur wrote and directed the production and plays Abbakka.
She took over the group after her husband, Ank founder Dinesh Thakur, died in 2012.
The production is Ank’s 88th and began its Mumbai run at INT Aditya Birla Theatre and Prithvi Theatre.
It is scheduled to play in Mumbai on October 18 and in Thane on October 24, with a performance in Bhopal planned for December.
The group also hopes to take the play to Mangaluru.
Ank Theatre is marking its 50th anniversary with a new play about warrior queen Veera Rani Abbakka.
The play, titled Veera Rani Abbakka: The Queen of the Seas, The Flame of Ullala, is written and directed by Priita Mathur Thakur, who also plays the title role.
It tells the story of Abbakka, ruler of Ullala near Mangaluru, who vows to avenge her mother’s defeat by the Portuguese.
The play is Ank’s 88th production and has begun its Mumbai run at INT Aditya Birla Theatre and Prithvi Theatre.
Further performances are scheduled in Mumbai and Thane, with plans to take the play to Bhopal in December.
- Who
- Ank Theatre, led by Priita Mathur Thakur, is staging the play.
- What
- The group has launched a play about warrior queen Veera Rani Abbakka for its 50th anniversary.
- When
- Ank was founded in 1976. The play is part of the group’s golden jubilee celebrations this October.
- Where
- The play has been staged at INT Aditya Birla Theatre and Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai. Further performances are planned in Mumbai and Thane.
- Why
- The play marks Ank Theatre’s 50th anniversary and reflects its founder Dinesh Thakur’s vision.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Actor-director Dinesh Thakur launched Ank Theatre Group to promote Hindi theatre in India.
Dinesh Thakur died, and his wife Priita Mathur Thakur carried forward his legacy.
Ank’s golden jubilee celebrations began with Sita Banbas.
Ank launched Veera Rani Abbakka: The Queen of the Seas, The Flame of Ullala.
The play is scheduled to be staged at the Experimental Theatre.
The play is scheduled to be staged at Thane’s Gadkari Rangayatan.
- Founded
- 1976
- Founder
- Dinesh Thakur
- Anniversary
- 50 years
- New play
- Veera Rani Abbakka: The Queen of the Seas, The Flame of Ullala
- Production number
- 88th
- Upcoming venue
- Gadkari Rangayatan, Thane, on October 24
What people are saying
We wanted to create a play that would be in keeping with Dinesh’s vision.
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