Prangane Mor stages Shesher Kobita

A scene from the play.

Theatre troupe Prangane Mor staged its latest production-- an adaptation of the classic Tagore novel “Shesher Kobita”-- at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, on October 10. The play has been dramatised by Ananta Heera and directed by Nuna Afroz. This is the fourth production based on Tagore's literary works in eight years by the troupe.
The oft-read tragic-romantic story “Shesher Kobita” zooms in on Amit Roy and Labonya Debi, who meet each other after a minor collision of their respective vehicles on a hilly road in Shillong. Amit and Labonya gradually fall for each other. There are other important characters in the story, such as Shobhonlal and Ketoki.
Ananta Hera and Ramij Raju alternatively acted as Amit, while Nuna Afroz, Shubhechchha and Shumi played Labonya in different scenes. Ramij Raju and Nuna Afroz also donned the roles of Shobhonlal and Ketoki respectively.
Faiz Zahir designed the set, which featured a couple of windows located at two corners of the stage. The windows were used to depict Amit and Labonya's loneliness. Whenever there was a gloomy moment, the audience found either Amit or Labonya by one of the windows.
Taufique Azim designed the lights.
Apart from acting, Ramij Raju also did the music direction. The music featured a number of Tagore songs. A group of performers danced to the songs throughout the play.