Sons of Babur to be staged in Dubai on October 12

Asatirical play titled Sons of Babur, written by noted Indian author, lawyer and politician Salman Khurshid, will be staged in the UAE for the first time on October 12 at Indian High School in Dubai.

The play is part of Mughal Night and will be staged along with the popular comedy Ghalib in New Delhi. Both plays will be staged by New Delhi-based theatre group Pierrot’s Troupe.

Khurshid, who was on a personal visit to the UAE recently. said Sons of Babur is relevant to the present scenario in India and the subcontinent where minorities are “struggling with their past identities and an identity crisis”. It is an attempt to explore the meaning of nationhood, he said.

Pierrot’s Troupe stages comedy plays with history and literature as their mainstay. The plays in Urdu target a mostly Indian and Pakistani audience who share a common history.

These plays are brought into the UAE by Publicist Network & Awesome Events and will be staged at Shaikh Rashid Auditorium, Indian High School, from 5pm onwards on October 12.