Adeel Abbas Adil

PROFILE تعارف

RAW IDEAS, HONEST EXPRESSION, AND FEARLESS THEATRE—CREATING PERFORMANCE WITH PURPOSE.

Adeel Abbas Adil is an interdisciplinary theatre artist, educator, and doctoral research scholar with over fifteen years of continuous experience in Urdu and Punjabi theatre as a director, playwright, and lead actor. His work intersects Eco-Theatre, social satire, environmental aesthetics, and cross-cultural literary adaptation. He is the Founder and General Secretary of the Ramouz Organization for Art & Literature.

PRACTICE شعبہ جات

SOUND CRAFT.

THEATRE DIRECTING & PLAYWRITING
POETRY & LITERARY COLUMNS
DRAMATIC TRANSLATION (FRENCH / URDU)
ARTS MANAGEMENT & PEDAGOGY

PROJECTS منتخب ڈرامے

WORKS.

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ECO-THEATRE · 1ST POSITION PILAC

PAANI (WATER)

Playwright & Director 2023 · PNCA Islamabad

HISTORICAL DRAMA · 1ST POSITION PILAC

MOHKAM SINGH

Playwright & Director 2022 · PILAC Lahore

SOCIAL SATIRE · 2ND POSITION PILAC

QANOON TUHADY NAL AAY

Playwright & Director 2021 · PILAC Lahore

POLITICAL SATIRE · SARGODHA

GPS JAL THAL

Playwright & Director 2020 · Arts Council

MILESTONES THAT CELEBRATE ENDURING CREATIVITY AND RETRO DRAMATIC EXPERIENCES.

GOLD MUSIC / 1ST POS

1st Position, All-Punjab Theatre Competition (PILAC) — "PAANI" (Water Scarcity & Climate Eco-Theatre)

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SOUND ICON / 1ST POS

1st Position, All-Punjab Theatre Competition (PILAC) — "MOHKAM SINGH" (Partition & Land Belonging)

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LIVE HONOR / 2ND POS

2nd Position, PILAC Annual Theatre Competition — "QANOON TUHADY NAL AAY" (Dark Social Satire)

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BEST VINYL / PHD

PhD Doctoral Research Candidate — Urdu Translations of French Dramatic Literature (UE Lahore)

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RISING STAR / RADIO

Registered A-Category Drama Artist & Voice Performer — Radio Pakistan

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ESSAYS & WRITINGS بلاگ اور تحریریں

BLOG.

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THEATRE NOTE Aug 20, 2026

Alfo Perni di War: A Stage Story of a Long Punjabi Theatre Play

الفو پیرنی دی وار، اِک طویل پنجابی ناٹک کی سٹیج کتھا

داستان گو نے کہانی تحریر میں لانے سے بہت پہلے آواز اور حرکات و سکنات کی صورت اپنے سامعین و ناظرین تک پہنچائی۔ زمانہِ قدیم سے ہی ناٹک کہانی بیان کرنے کا ایک خوب صورت ذریعہ رہا ہے۔

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ARTICLE Aug 18, 2026

Norwegian Playwright Jon Fosse and the Nobel Prize in Literature

نارویجین ڈرامہ نگار جون فوس اور ادب کا نوبل انعام

ناروے سے تعلق رکھنے والے 64 سالہ ادیب و ڈرامہ نگار جون فوس سال 2023 میں ادب کے نوبل انعام کے لیے کامیاب قرار پائے ہیں۔ وہ 29 ستمبر 1959 کو ناروے کے مغربی ساحل پر واقع شہر ہاگسنڈ میں پیدا ہوئے۔

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RECORDINGS ویڈیو ریکارڈنگز

PERFORMANCE ARCHIVES.

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STAGE VIDEO · PNCA ISLAMABAD Full Play

PAANI (WATER) — FULL STAGE PERFORMANCE

Complete stage performance video of the award-winning eco-theatre production "Paani", staged at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA), Islamabad.

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STAGE VIDEO · PILAC LAHORE Full Play

MOHKAM SINGH — 1ST POSITION PILAC RECORDING

Complete recording of PILAC 1st Position play "Mohkam Singh", exploring 1947 Partition memory, ancestral soil, and folk dramatic forms.

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INQUIRIES سوالات

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

My work focuses on Eco-Theatre, dark social satire, environmental aesthetics, and cross-cultural literary adaptation in Urdu and Punjabi. I aim to bridge regional folklore with contemporary theatrical scenography.

You can reach out via the Contact page or send an email directly to adeelabbas.pk@gmail.com. I am open to play commissions, literary translation projects, and workshop residency invitations.

My PhD research at the University of Education, Lahore examines Urdu translations of French dramatic literature, focusing on Molière, Jean-Paul Sartre, and Samuel Beckett, and their influence on South Asian theatre.

Founded in 2018, Ramouz Organization for Art & Literature hosts poetry recitals, visual arts exhibitions, theatre workshops, classical music sessions, and climate awareness campaigns across Punjab.