Qadir Ali Baig Theatre Festival’s 12th edition shall feature works of world-renowned playwrights like Ibsen, Manto, Alkazi, Dattani and others. It hosts 136 artistes at various venues across the city for 10 days. The Festival that has placed Hyderabad on the global map of theatre excellence and is on the calendar of major international repertories besides audiences of the twin-cities, is today regarded as one of the four largest theatre festivals of the country and probably, the biggest privately-run theatre festival. Sitar maestro Anoushka Shankar with her 7-member orchestra from London, Kashmiri group of Mushtaq Kak, Delhi’s Feisal Alkazi, Mumbai’s Ila Arun, Manav Kaul, Nadira Babbar, Chandigarh’s Neelam Man Singh Chowdhry, Surabhi Theatre and Mohammad Ali Baig comprise this year’s line-up of meaningful, socially-relevant plays.