For the past 13 years, Shailee Theatre has been organising the National Children Theatre Festival annually, making it a mainstay in the country’s theatre landscape.

Because of the Covid pandemic, the 10-day festival was organised virtually in 2021 and 2022. But with Covid no longer a serious public health emergency, Shailee Theatre has announced that its 14th National Children Theatre Festival 2023 will be in-person.

“We want to continue our mission of encouraging young artists by inviting them and their adults back on stage, in person,” said a representative from the festival.

According to the festival’s organisers, interested candidates can submit their plays’ scripts for two categories—‘competitive’ and ‘non-competitive’.

“Drama scripts must be related to children or adolescents. There are no age restrictions on actors as long as the content has children/adolescent themes,” added the festival’s representative.

Winning scripts get to showcase their drama during the festival, and a panel of experienced judges from Nepal’s theatre fraternity will choose the winners for the ‘competitive’ category.

What: National Children Theatre Festival

When: Final date of script submission by January 9

Script registration fee: Rs 2,000

For details: 9863800938