CREATING AWARENESS: Police personnel presenting the play in Kochi.
After the first play on traffic awareness, the City Police are coming out with another. This time to spread the message of community policing.
The play Nammal Onnanu, in the street play format, was premiered here recently. City Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham, before the premiere, said that the concept of Janamaitri Suraksha scheme, the community policing initiative, had not reached the real beneficiaries.
“We contacted housewives and other sections who are the intended beneficiaries of the scheme, but they were unaware about the various aspects of it. This is despite repeated announcements made through media and distribution of pamphlets,” he said.
And that was when the City Police decided to try out theatre, once again. Based on the concepts outlined by Mr. Abraham, theatre personality Anil Karette wrote and directed the play. Unlike the previous play on traffic awareness, which had an overdose of slapstick humour, this one is more akin to theatre.
It traces the evolution of Thampi, a local mischief-maker, to a goonda. Chorus pops in at critical moments to point out how the silence of society breeds crime among them. It ends with the message that there is always chance for redemption. The police will help those who are willing to return to mainstream society.
“The play was set after one month’s rehearsal and we are now waiting for the rains to clear so that we could present it outside,” said Ajayan, a policeman who is acting in both the plays.
Twelve policemen from the City Police, of which eight are actors, are involved in the new play. Till the monsoon is over, the City Police will present the play in schools and colleges.
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