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Theatre Festival '08 begins

Five plays to be staged

Ershad Kamol
ON the 74th birthday of theatre personality Professor Momotajuddin Ahmed, Theatre has arranged a six-day festival titled Theatre Festival '08 at the Mahila Samity Stage. On the inaugural day (January 18) a discussion. a seminar titled ‘Satellite Culture and Theatre' and staging of Theatre's popular production Shat Ghater Kanakori were held.
Chairman of Theatre, Professor Momotajuddin Ahmed inaugurated the programme. Liaquat Ali Lucky and Golam Kuddus were the special guests at the opening cere-
mony.
Apart from Theatre's productions Shat Ghater Kanakori and Ruphhan, two troupes from India will stage three plays at the festival Theatre Festival '08 is dedicated to the memories of recently deceased cultural personalities Obayedul Haque. Wahidul Haque, Malibubul Alam Chowdhury, Nitun Kundu and Selim Al Deen.
On January 19, Agartala-based Indian troupe Natyabhumi Group Theatre staged Choroibeti. Written and directed by Partha Pratim Acharya, Choroibeti is a collage that depicts the oppression of the masses by power-hungry politi-
clans with double standards. The play also focuses on the potential of the masses to resist anarchy. The story has been presented through a chorus, and 11 artistes have enacted different characters.
On the following day Theatre staged its current production Rupbhan. Heeron Dey has written the play based on a familiar folklore. The play features the tragic love story between Tajel and Rupbhan, the latter being much younger than the heroine. Kamruzzaman Chowdhury Runu has directed the play. Music plays the key role in narration. Music composer Enayet A Mawla Jinnah
has used folk tunes in his composition.
Yesterday, another show of the Theatre production Shat Ghater Kanakori was staged. Written and directed by Professor Momotajuddin Ahmed, Shat Ghater Kanakori is a satire on the dishonest politicians whose self interest results in rampant corruption.
The play is set against the backdrop of the volatile country during the late '80s when the people took to the streets to protest the then dictator. The play portrays factual stories of those days when the leviathan ruler persuaded many student leaders, politicians, intellectuals and even a few journalists to work in his favour. The play also uses flashbacks to depict events from the Liberation War.
In Momotajuddin's play, certain politicians who worked with the Pakistani regime against the Bangladeshi people, were later on benefited by the Bangladeshi military rulers. A university teacher, for example, relays the suffering ofhis mother during the Liberation War. He shares that an influential Maulana took his mother to a military camp. This particular Maulana becomes a minister later on, after the Liberation War.
Ko 1 kata - based troupe Anyapesha Natyanesha will stage two plays at the festival. T\vo shows of Shesh Anker Sheshey will be staged today at 4 pm and 7 pm at Mahila Samity Stage. Tomorrow the troupe will stage Ekti Obastob Natok.