INTRODUCTION:-

Theatre is a branch of performing arts which has a very old history. The first known theatrical event was a performance of sacred plays in 2500 BC in Egypt. The word theatre is derived from ancient Greek ‘theatron’ meaning “the seeing place”. There are different types of theatre which includes drama, musical theatres and comedy etc. In 1855 the enactment of the play Indrasabha written by Agha Hassan Amanat Ali marked the beginning of Urdu theatre. After independence initially the plays were about independence but gradually the trend changes venturing into many different genres. In Pakistan there are many training institution. In our research we have categorized theatre into two basic types, Commercial and Non-Commercial theatre. And we have found that both of them are totally different in their nature.
The training institutions like Punjab Lok Rahs, Rafi peer theatre workshop, UNIMA, Ajoka are working in Pakistan in field of theatre. NAPA is the only performing arts academy in Pakistan. NAPA's mission is to restore the sanctity of professions relating to the performing arts.
Different type of theatres attracts different class of people. Theatres have become very popular that many cinemas have been converted to theatres in Pakistan. So theatre is an important domain which affects our society in many ways.
Our topic for research will be the comparison of the language and culture of commercial and non-commercial theatre. We are familiar with this impression that language used in commercial theatres is vulgar and indecent. Theatres that once used to be the important part in entertainment are no more the same. Today the families cannot watch commercial theatres due to vulgarity and dances in it. Non-commercial theatres are somewhat different from commercial theatres and they depict some cultural values of our society and involve use of civilized language. Recognizing the above stated problem with commercial and non-commercial theatres, we will be conducting out research to find out the underlying causes of the prevailing problems. Furthermore we will be trying to figure out some suggestions in order to improve the situation of theatres. We hope that our research would be beneficent and prove valuable for all social institutions including the theater authorities and the Government.