New Delhi,
Three Arts Club (TAC) staged Pret at the Main Auditorium, Triveni Kala Sangam, directed by eminent theatre practitioner M.K. Raina. The production is a Hindi adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s Ghosts, translated by distinguished scholar and playwright Nemi Chandra Jain.
Pret interrogates the tension between inherited moral orthodoxies and the imperatives of rational, scientific thought. It exposes how unexamined traditions and outdated belief systems continue to shape—and distort—individual and collective lives. The “ghosts” of hypocrisy, repression and denial persist across generations, resurfacing as ethical and social crises when left unchallenged.
Raina’s direction brings intellectual clarity and restraint to Ibsen’s critique of moral absolutism, allowing the play’s ethical conflicts to unfold with controlled intensity. The ensemble cast—Rakesh Kumar Singh, Kavita Seth, Vipin Kumar, Namrata Sinha and Arpit Anand—delivers measured, nuanced performances that reinforce the work’s psychological depth.
Produced by Anuradha Dar, Pret reaffirms TAC’s commitment to theatre as a space for critical inquiry. In a contemporary climate marked by ideological polarisation and resistance to questioning, the play resonates with urgency, urging reflection on the enduring cost of preserving tradition at the expense of truth.
About Three Arts Club (TAC):
Founded in 1943 and revitalised in 2008 under Anuradha Dar, Three Arts Club is among Delhi’s most respected theatre institutions, dedicated to artistic integrity through festivals, training programmes and theatre education initiatives.
