After winning rave reviews from audiences and critics alike, the play Upiyanko Nibandha is now slated to host several booked shows for schools and colleges in the Capital, before embarking on a nationwide tour. The play has been staged at the Theatre Mall for a month, often putting in extended shows on the audience’s demand.

The play, written and directed by Kedar Shrestha, traces the psyche of students and teachers in a traditional Nepali classroom. In it, the two central characters: a tyrannical teacher identified as the “Nepali Sir” and a unassertive schoolboy named Mahesh, get entangled in a hilarious tussle over an imaginative essay penned by the student for a classroom assignment. Upiya ko Nibandha has been described as a comedy, capable of twisting bellies with laughter but also leaving the audience to pause for serious thought.

The play has been produced jointly by Theatre Mall and the Theatre Centre for Children (TCC Nepal).

The play marks the theatrical comeback for actor Abhay Baral. Along with Baral, the play also features actors Sanjita Sanji, Jeevan Bhattarai, Rajendra Bhatta, Bijaya Tamrakar, Binita Gurung and Laxmi Bardewa, among others.