The renowned Islamabad based theatre group, KopyKat Productions has once again collaborated with veteran playwright Anwar Maqsood and Director Dawar Mehmood to bring to audiences a play on Siachen. Exclusively sponsored by Mobilink, the play narrates the story of soldiers posted on the highest battleground in the world.
The Islamabad premiere of 'Siachen' will take place on the October 29, with the last show scheduled for November 19. More than half the shows have already been pre-booked, the remaining are gaining fast interest through social media, word of mouth and mainstream marketing. Based on the lives of soldiers posted upon the disputed glacier, 'Siachen' is set in 2016, a time when tensions between the two neighbouring countries has dwindled away and peace might be on the horizon. The play is a compilation of multiple short stories experienced by the soldiers over a period of six months. These stories include an entire unit waiting for their goat on Eid-ul-Adha, a love triangle between a captain, soldier and the journalist, a Behari soldiermade prisoner of war by the Pakistani camp, and anticipation between the two groups of soldiers for the upcoming Indo-Pak T20 cricket match on the radio.-PR