Drama - Miss Menuka

Gate Opens 4:30 PM
Everyday show from Jul 29 to Aug 22, except Tuesday
Saturday 2 shows, first show gate opens 12:30 PM, second show gate opens 4:30 PM

मिस मेनुका “एक संवेदनशील यौनकर्मी” - झँ-पल सार्त्र को प्रसिद्ध नाटक La Putain Respectueuse (The Respectful Prostitute) को नेपाली रूपान्तरण हो । यस नाटकलाई नेपालको सामाजिक, राजनीतिक र साँस्कृतिक यथार्थसँग जोडेर नेपाली सन्दर्भमा प्रस्तुत गर्ने कोसिस गरिएको छ ।

यस नाटकमा मेनुका एक यौनकर्मी बसमा यात्रा गर्ने क्रममा एउटा घटनाको प्रत्यक्षदर्शी बन्छिन् । तर वास्तविक अपराधीलाई बचाउन प्रभावशाली मानिसहरूले निर्दोष व्यक्तिमाथि उनलाई बलात्कार गर्न खोजेको झूटो आरोप लगाउन खोज्छन् । प्रहरीले पनि उनीहरूकै साथ दिन्छ र उनलाई झूटो बयान दिन दबाब दिन्छन् । पछि त्यो निर्दोष व्यक्ति आफ्नो ज्यान बचाउन मेनुकासँग सहयोग माग्न आउँछ । त्यसपछि के हुन्छ नाटक नै हेर्नु पर्छ ! यहाँ भन्न मिल्दैन …

यो नाटकले साम्प्रदायिक विभेद, सांस्कृतिक विभेद, सामाजिक अन्याय, लैङ्गिक विभेद, राजनीतिक भ्रष्टाचार र शक्तिको दुरुपयोगका कारण सत्य र न्याय कसरी हार्छन् भन्ने कुरा प्रस्तुत गर्छ ।

Miss Menuka “Ek Sambedanshil Yaunkarmi” is a contemporary Nepali adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's acclaimed 1946 play La Putain Respectueuse (The Respectful Prostitute). Reimagined within Nepal's contemporary social, political and cultural context, the production examines how power, prejudice and institutional influence shape the pursuit of truth and justice.

The play follows Menuka, a sex worker who becomes the sole witness to a violent incident during a bus journey. To protect the real perpetrator, influential individuals pressure her to falsely accuse an innocent man from the marginalized Madhesi Dalit community, of attempted sexual assault. Supported by political influence and institutional power, the police further compel her to give a false statement.

As the pressure intensifies, Menuka finds herself trapped between fear, conscience, and survival. When an innocent man later seeks refuge in her room while fleeing an angry mob, she is forced to confront the consequences of her choices and the moral responsibility of standing by the truth. What happens next unfolds on stage…

The play explores communal discrimination, caste and regional prejudice, gender inequality, political corruption, and the abuse of power.