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Pakistan's Theatre Revolution

22/05/2018 GMT

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The launch of Ajoka, the group which pioneered theatre for social change in Pakistan.

The launch of Ajoka, the group that pioneered theatre for social change during the state of emergency established by Pakistan's military dictator, General Zia ul-Huq.

In 1984 a group of young people formed the Ajoka theatre group. Created at a time of  heightened tensions and censorship due to the state of emergency imposed by the then military dictatorship of General Zia ul-Huq, it pioneered theatre for social change in Pakistan. Farhana Haider has been speaking to Fawzia Afzal-Khan who acted in the company's first original play.



(Members of the Ajoka theatre group 1988; Credit Fawzia Afzal-Khan)

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