“Joldash”, “Mohajoner Nao” to celebrate golden and silver jubilee
Padatik Natya Sangshad will stage the 50th show of the play “Joldash” today at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Subachan Natya Sangshad will hold the 25th show of its play “Mohajoner Nao” at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Shilpakala Academy tomorrow.
Noted author-playwright Syed Shamsul Haq is expected to be present at the special “Joldash” show as chief guest. The Dhaka Padatik play has been written by Harun-ur-Rashid and directed by Nader Chowdhury.
The play features the plight of fishermen in rural Bangladesh, who once lived a content life. But when rivers start to die, the fishermen's fate too takes a downward spiral. The cast includes Manjurul Islam, Masud Ahmed, Sabrina Aktar and Sabiha Zaman.
Subachan premiered “Mahajoner Nao” in June last year. Written by Shakoor Majid, the play has been directed and designed by Sudip Chakraborty.
The play highlights the life of Baul Shamrat Shah Abdul Karim.
Throughout the play, the actors -- partly and fully -- sing over 20 songs from Abdul Karim's repertoire. Karim's life is, perhaps, best reflected through his songs. Both the playwright and director have aptly taken this approach to establish the storyline. The play also focuses on the difficulties that Karim faced in society.
The cast of the play includes Ahmed Gias, Rupa Nasrin, Fazlul Haque, Imran Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Asadul Islam, Lithu Rani Mandal and Shah Salauddin.
Apart from directing, Chakraborty also designed the set, light and costumes for the play.
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