<p>Celebrating 50 years of the Jnanpith recipient’s work — Sri Ramayana Darshanam by the renowned poet Kuvempu —the state-run repertory theatre from Mysuru, Rangayana has produced five half-hour long plays.</p>.<p>The plays which received an overwhelming response in Mysuru will be staged in Bengaluru on November 23 and November 24 at the Ravindra Kalakshetra. Previously, Rangayana had produced a nine-hour long play based on Kuvempu’s epic novel Malegalli Madumagalu, which received statewide acclaim.</p>.<p>According to K G Mahabaleshwar, the director of the latest play, the show will be of five hours duration with 15-minute intervals.</p>.<p>The 900-page work has been reduced to 110 pages after carefully selecting the lines without disturbing the flow of events.</p>.<p>While 50 per cent of the tickets will be sold online, the rest will be sold over the counter, according to a press release by the Kannada and Culture department.</p>.<p>More than 90 actors would participate in the realisation of the production.</p>
<p>Celebrating 50 years of the Jnanpith recipient’s work — Sri Ramayana Darshanam by the renowned poet Kuvempu —the state-run repertory theatre from Mysuru, Rangayana has produced five half-hour long plays.</p>.<p>The plays which received an overwhelming response in Mysuru will be staged in Bengaluru on November 23 and November 24 at the Ravindra Kalakshetra. Previously, Rangayana had produced a nine-hour long play based on Kuvempu’s epic novel Malegalli Madumagalu, which received statewide acclaim.</p>.<p>According to K G Mahabaleshwar, the director of the latest play, the show will be of five hours duration with 15-minute intervals.</p>.<p>The 900-page work has been reduced to 110 pages after carefully selecting the lines without disturbing the flow of events.</p>.<p>While 50 per cent of the tickets will be sold online, the rest will be sold over the counter, according to a press release by the Kannada and Culture department.</p>.<p>More than 90 actors would participate in the realisation of the production.</p>
