chandigarh beginning sunday the weeklong 9th theatre for theatre tft winter national theatre festival will feature plays from across the country providing a treat for the theatre lovers in the city the fest will kick off with miyan ki jutti miyan ka sir to be performed by ujjainbased abhinav rangmandal the festival will also mark the 25year celebrations of tft we are dedicated to creative utilization of folk and modern theatre through the use of contemporary playwrights our aim is to promote theatre activities along with all aspects of performing arts combined with social upliftment said tfts director sudesh sharma the play miyan ki jutti miyan ka sir is a comedy revolving around the story of an old man mizaar quirashi who although standing in the last stage of his life marries a very young woman the play is a translation of a play by french playwright moilare the festival will also feature productions by renowned directors from allahabad new delhi jodhpur jammu rohtak and chandigarh the jammubased amateur theatre group will perform an adaptation of henrik ibsens play ghosts plays performed during the festival will cover various genres and touch on subjects like relationships mystery family ties and social dilemmas on january 22 the festival will also feature tfts production yugpurush written by ashwani kumar sawan and directed by sudesh sharma the play delves into the life of swami vivekanand the festival is being organized by punjab arts council and tft in collaboration with north zone cultural centre patiala all the plays will be performed at the randhawa auditorium in punjab kala bhavan sector 16