Cultural Desk : dhakamirror.com
The 18th annual central theatre festival organised by the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies of Dhaka University is under way at its TSC auditorium.
The 11-day festival, directed by final-year students, was inaugurated on December 3 with the staging of Badal Sircar’s play Suitcase directed by Tumpa Rani Das.
A total of 18 plays will be staged during the festival.
The festival will feature plays titled Haat Bariye Dao, Najuk Manusher Shonglap, Juego de Damas, Ravi Nodi Periye, Phera, Love Letters, Elebele, Licence, Remand, Pakhi, Phoenix, Mayer Mukh, Shinjon, Family Voices, Daara, Madhyabartini and Shob Pawar Montra, among others.
The directors taking part in the festival are Niharika Nira, Maria Sultana, Sheikh Rahatul Islam, Umme Hani, Sheikh Muntarain Athoi, Zahed Al Fuad, Azrina Sharmin, Munira Mahjabin Mimo, Fauzia Afrin Tilu, Shanta Akter, Farhad Hossain Fahim, Bornali Ghosh Borno, Ananya De, Md Mejbahul Islam Jim, Tahsin Nur Mitrita, HR Kanchan and Md Mohiuddin Howlader.
With the slogan Buker Bhetar Darun Jhar, Aaj Srishti-Sukhe Ullash Kar, the festival also honoured renowned Bangladeshi playwright Islam Uddin Palakar with the prestigious Natyajan Sammanona 2024 for his lifelong contribution to the nation’s indigenous theatre on the inauguration day.
The festival will end on December 13.
