Sartre classic gets a Nepali stage adaptation

‘Miss Menuka’ reimagines ‘La Putain respectueuse’ through the realities of sex workers while exploring Nepal’s social and political structures.

Shilpee Theatre has announced the staging of ‘Miss Menuka: Ek Sanvedanshil Yaunkarmi’, a Nepali adaptation of French philosopher and playwright Jean-Paul Sartre’s celebrated 1946 work, La Putain respectueuse (The Respectful Prostitute). The production runs from July 29 to August 22.