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A crippled existence in a make-believe family Ibsen’s “Wild Duck” at Natmandal

Jamil Mahmud
The Department of Theatre, University of Dhaka brought a new play of legendary Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen on stage. Titled "Bunoha(n)sh," the play is an adaptation of Ibsen's much-acclaimed "The Wild Duck" (1884).
As a playwright Ibsen has always focused on the oilier side of the society from a realistic point of view, carefully studying the darker aspects of human nature. "The Wild Duck' is one such effort, where the existence of a wounded wild duck has been used as a metaphor for feeling crippled.
Hedvig, a 15-year old, is the owner of a duck. She creates a makeshift home for the duck in the attic and stays there al) day, playing with it. Hedvig, along with her parents and grandfather, seemingly leads a content life.
But to Ibsen, the family is livinga lie.
All hell breaks loose when Gregers Werle, a close friend of Hedvig's father Hjalmar Ekdal, reveals a secret. Apparently, Gregers' father impregnated Gina (Hedvig's mother) when she was working as a maid at the Werle household. Gina was married off to Hjalmar to legitimise the child. Clearly Hedvig is not Hjalmar's biological daughter.
Gregars, an idealistic individual, reveals the truth as he considers it to be the right thing to do. But to Hedvig's family this appears intolerable. A heartbroken Hjalmar now wants to leave his wife and daughter regardless of what they want.
After trying in vain to kill her beloved duck with a gun to prove her love towards her parents, Hedvig shoots herself. Here comes one of the famous quotes of the play from Doctor Relling, a family friend of the Ekdals: "Deprive the average human being of his life-lie, and you rob him of his happiness."
Translated by Khairul Alam Sabuj, the play was directed by Ahmedul Kabir. It is an hon-^ ours-level production of the department, which will be staged at the 3rd East-North Theatre Festival in Agartala, Tripura on November 4. National School of Drama, India is organising the event.
Performance-wise the actors donning the lead roles were not impressive. Amitav Roy as Gregers Werle seemed to deliver the best performance. As Gina Ekdal, Mohsina Aktar gave a steady portrayal, while Julhash Mian, as Hjalmar, overacted at times. Sandra Nandini's childlike expressions were passable enough to portray the 15-year-old Hedvig.
Farhana Khanam and Mohsina Aktar were the set designers. Golam Rabbani did the music and Abul Bashar Md. Ziaul Haque Bhuiyan was the light designer.
The play was premiered on October 27 at Natmandal, DU and will be staged everyday till Octobers 1.