Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy has been beautifully decorated to celebrate a special moment: the inauguration of the eight-day
National Theatre Festival 2013 on Thursday.
Almost everyone who passed by the area was drawn to the programme by its zeal and fervour, colour and sound. The festival is featuring 64 plays in total, one from each district of the country.Bhola Government College staged Drohojaal at National Theatre Hall. Written and directed by Atonu Karonjai, the play depicts the perpetual struggle for our country’s freedom through focusing on the rebellious spirit of the people of Varendra region, the north-western part of Bangladesh.
After watching Drohojaal, one enthusiastic audience, Mohammad Rafiq, said, ‘The troupe has performed the play flawlessly. The lighting and set design has also amused me’.
Another play Olikhito Upakkhan featuring an ordinary man’s protest against a wealthy British family who bought an estate in the Sunderban region and abused the common people was staged by Government PC College, Bagerhat at the National Theatre Hall. The play was written and directed by Rashid Haroon and Shamsul Hadi respectively.
Comilla Government College staged Rajkumari Laalmai at Experimental Theatre Hall. Written and directed by Ahmed Kabir and Shahjahan Chowdhury respectively, the play features a famous folk tale of Comilla region. The plot revolves around a fictitious princess of Bengal who married an ordinary person. But the king does not accept the marriage, and, eventually sentences the princess to death.
The play Daybhar was staged by Sunamganj Government College at the same hall.
District Shilpakala Academy Chapai Nawabganj and Noyakhali staged Manndando and Rangarajer Prem o Droho at the National Music and Dance Centre Hall.
-With New Age input
