"Mukhora Ramani Bashikaran" an adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew" was staged at the Town Hall, Habiganj recently, according to a press release.

Habiganj based theatre troupe Pathikjan staged the play, which was translated by Munier Chowdhury. The play was directed by Abdul MunimTarafdar.

The play centres In on a highly-strung. Irritable noble woman Katherina Minola, eldest daughter of Baptista Minola, a lord in Padua. Her younger sister, Bianca, a mild mannered beauty, is naturally sought after by many nobles.

Baptista, however, has sworn not to allow his younger daughter to marry until Katherina is wed. TWo of Bianca's suitors decide that they would work together to get Katerina married, so that one of them has a shot at marrying the younger, more desirable sister.

The story gets complicated when two strangers, Petruchio Guicciardini and Lucientio della Rovere, arrive in town.

The cast included Akhtaruzzaman, Nasrin Haque, Kawsar Ahmed, Azharul Islam, Pintu Das, Ramprasad and Partho Pratim Sen. Munim Tarafdar did the set design, while Imam Abdul Hakim did the costumes.