LUCKNOW, June 17 -- Plays will be staged across the state as part of the golden jubilee festival of the academy Bhartendu Natya Akademi (BNA). The plays will be based on historical revolutions and the lives and ideals of great personalities who made contributions to nation-building. Director BNA Bipin Kumar, said that these grand events will be staged in collaboration with various theatre groups from UP and across the country, and for this special campaign, the academy has invited entries and applications from theatre organisations and directors nationwide. A total of 11 major historical and literary themes have been selected for this regional theatre festival, which include the Revolution of 1857 and its heroes. "All these entries will be accepted exclusively via email, for which the Akademi has issued the official email ID - bna.swarnjayanti@gmail.com, and the deadline for submission has been fixed as June 30. Following the selection process, the plays will be staged from August 9 through the selected theatre organisations, after which the plays will be staged across the entire state," said Kumar. htc...