{"id":382586,"date":"2022-10-20T18:28:09","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:28:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=382586"},"modified":"2022-10-20T18:28:09","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T13:28:09","slug":"4-48-psychosis-qissa-khwani-theatrics-presents-pakistans-first-experiential-theatre-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/4-48-psychosis-qissa-khwani-theatrics-presents-pakistans-first-experiential-theatre-today\/","title":{"rendered":"4.48 Psychosis: Qissa Khwani Theatrics Presents Pakistan&#8217;s First Experiential Theatre Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Qissa Khwani Theatrics is premiering the late British playwright Sarah Kane&#8217;s final play, <em><strong>4.48 Psychosis,<\/strong><\/em> in association with Emalaak Marketing and media partners Capital TV, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad today.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>4.48 Psychosis\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>will be shown from 20 to 23 October between 7 PM and 9:30 PM.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-382631\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/310981726_632812008549981_7464944767896758029_n-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Adopted by filmmaker Ahmad Umar Ayaz with producers Afraz Khan Afridi, Muhammad Kamran, and Asfandyar Khan, the play is an immersive experience of a mind suffering from clinical depression and psychosis.<\/p>\n<p>Here is its official trailer:<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-bzvpkwbzqes\" style=\"max-width:560px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:560\/315\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.250000%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-bzvpkwbzqes\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bZVPkwbzQEs?iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/bZVPkwbzQEs?iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/reema-khan-shares-cryptic-words-of-wisdom-leaves-netizens-scratching-heads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reema Khan Shares Cryptic Words of Wisdom, Leaves Netizens Scratching Heads<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>Honoring the Celebrated Tradition of Tale-Telling<\/h3>\n<p>According to its official social media page, Qissa Khwani Theatrics takes its name from the celebrated tradition of tale-telling. its goal &#8220;is to come up with stories, which are compelling but ignored and to present them on theater with unprecedented innovations&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-382622 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/306832116_617858190045363_7091909218332419703_n-1-e1666272148994.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"875\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/306832116_617858190045363_7091909218332419703_n-1-e1666272148994.jpg 875w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/306832116_617858190045363_7091909218332419703_n-1-e1666272148994-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/306832116_617858190045363_7091909218332419703_n-1-e1666272148994-768x404.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/306832116_617858190045363_7091909218332419703_n-1-e1666272148994-758x398.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Its logo is also inspired by the American poet of mystery and macabre, Edgar Allan Poe.<\/p>\n<p>Qissa Khwani describes itself as &#8220;the voice of a collapsed mind, spoken in the dichotomy of living and dying&#8221;.<\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/elizabeth-debicki-gushes-about-co-star-humayun-saeeds-performance-in-the-crown\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Elizabeth Debicki Gushes About Co-star Humayun Saeed&#8217;s Performance in &#8216;The Crown&#8217;<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<p>Director Ahmad Umar Ayaz&#8217;s note to the audience reads: &#8220;Theatre carries a paradoxical creative capacity. This is to inspire and upset at the same time. The inspiration comes from the direct impact of theatrical elements on the nerves of the audience while the upset originates from the exaggerated representation of reality. I am sure this play will inspire and upset you&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-382630\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311574753_639110554586793_7298802794021732774_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311574753_639110554586793_7298802794021732774_n.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311574753_639110554586793_7298802794021732774_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311574753_639110554586793_7298802794021732774_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311574753_639110554586793_7298802794021732774_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311574753_639110554586793_7298802794021732774_n-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n\t\t<div class=\"p-alsoread\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"heading\">ALSO READ<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div><a href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/king-charles-old-breakdance-clip-has-the-internet-in-splits-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">King Charles&#8217; Old Breakdance Clip has the Internet in Splits [Video]<\/a><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\n<h3>About the Playwright<\/h3>\n<p>Sarah Kane was a respected English playwriter and theater director.\u00a0<strong><em>4.48 Psychosis <\/em><\/strong>was her final play before her death in 1999.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of her friends, the title of the play is derived from the time 4:48 AM when Kane, in her depressed state, would often wake up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_382628\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-382628\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-382628\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377-364x205.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/27e57c9a-d056-11e5-831d-09f7778e7377-758x426.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-382628\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sarah Kane<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The play was first staged at the Royal Court&#8217;s Jerwood Theatre Upstairs on 23 June 2000 by director James Macdonald.<\/p>\n<h3>Viewer Discretion Advised<\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>4.48 Psychosis\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>is not suited for anyone under the age of 18, nor is it recommended for people with photosensitive epilepsy or clinical mental conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-382629\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311340346_638418181322697_7914889334466891488_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311340346_638418181322697_7914889334466891488_n.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311340346_638418181322697_7914889334466891488_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311340346_638418181322697_7914889334466891488_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311340346_638418181322697_7914889334466891488_n-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/311340346_638418181322697_7914889334466891488_n-758x758.jpg 758w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Qissa Khwani Theatrics is premiering the late British playwright Sarah Kane&#8217;s final play, 4.48 Psychosis, in association with Emalaak Marketing and media partners Capital TV, at the Pakistan National Council of Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad today. 4.48 Psychosis\u00a0will be shown from 20 to 23 October between 7 PM and 9:30 PM. Adopted by filmmaker Ahmad Umar Ayaz with producers Afraz [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/4-48-psychosis-qissa-khwani-theatrics-presents-pakistans-first-experiential-theatre-today\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":66,"featured_media":382636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2525,2528,2538,2560],"tags":[],"adace-sponsor":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-382586","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-event","8":"category-live-performance","9":"category-mental-health","10":"category-theater"},"wps_subtitle":"The play will be shown at the PNCA between 20-23 October.","img_urls":{"thumbnail":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4.48-psychosis-pnca-364x205.jpg",364,205,true],"medium":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4.48-psychosis-pnca-758x426.jpg",758,426,true],"full":["https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4.48-psychosis-pnca.jpg",1000,562,false]},"author_name":"Sher Alam","categories_name":["Event","Live Performance","Mental health","Theater"],"title_text":"4.48 Psychosis: Qissa Khwani Theatrics Presents Pakistan\u2019s First Experiential Theatre Today","related_stories":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts?filter&per_page=4&categories=2525,2528,2538,2560&exclude=382586","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382586","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/66"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382586"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382586\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382636"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382586"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382586"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382586"},{"taxonomy":"adace-sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/adace-sponsor?post=382586"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}