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Warid Brings "Bombay Dreams"
to Karachi
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Over the years, English theater in
Pakistan has experienced
tremendous growth. Warid has
become a leader in promoting arts
in the community. Greatly
supporting the young talent, Warid
GLOW has become synonymous to
quality theater in Pakistan. The
much hyped and awaited play
‘Bombay Dreams” is now being
staged at the Karachi Art Council
for 25 days consecutively, starting
from 27th January to 20th February.
Originally, the play was an Andrew
Lloyd Webber production, created
by famous Indian music director A R
Rahman. Directed by Shah
Sharabeel, it is an adaptation of the
original one to the local scenario.
The play beautifully hints at the
identity issues confronting human
beings.
GLOW and Center Stage
Productions staged an array of
successful plays over the years in
the cities of Lahore, Islamabad and
Karachi including; The Phantom of
the Opera’, Tom, Dick and Harry,
Home Is Where Your Cloths Are,
You Only Marry Twice, Moulin
Rouge and Bombay Dreams. These
are the largest plays of this
magnitude in the region and
believed to be the most expensive
stage shows in Pakistan. The long
association between Warid and
CSP has not only set a precedent
of quality stage for dramatic
presentations in Pakistan but has
also groomed the audience which
comes to appreciate quality theater.
Center Stage Productions is the
most recognizable outfit in Pakistan
that is rewriting the rules of
commercial theater for our
entertainment starved society for
over 10 years. Back in 2010,
Sharabeel brought ‘Moulin’ Rouge’
to Karachi with this promise that he
will return to Karachi again in 2011
to stage Bombay Dreams.
Commenting on Warid’s backing of
the play Mr. Suhail Jan, General
Manager Commercial, Warid
Telecom said‚ “We greatly support
theater in the country because it is
a way for us to foster the local
talent of Pakistan and help our
young leaders to pursue passion
and also cultivate enthusiasm for
arts and entertainment in the
community. These plays are the
biggest showcase of performing
arts in Pakistan. In a country where
talent is in abundance but finances
can be a hurdle‚ Warid is proud to
be a leader in promoting arts in the
country.”
Director of the play Shah
Sharahbeel said, “On behalf of
Centre Stage Productions, I am
deeply grateful to Warid Telecom
and its team for supporting Center
Stage Productions. I am sure we as
a Nation have all the guts and the
talent to become a truly progressive
Nation. We don’t just do plays but
we are building a norm, driven by
our philosophy of being faithful to
our talents. We demonstrate our
best and that’s what makes Center
Stage Productions the finest and
the most disciplined theatre
production company in the country.
Once again I am extremely grateful
to Warid Telecom for all their
generous support.
The play is known for its rhythmic
tones composed by A R Rahman
and will definitely cheer the
audience of Karachi” added Shah
Sharabeel the director of the play.
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