�Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2015�

Loko Natyadal (Siddheshwari) to stage �Konjush� today

Loko Natyadal (Siddheshwari) is going to stage another show of its highly praiseworthy production ‘Konjush’ today at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), as part of the ongoing of Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2015. Based on playwright Molière’s world famous satirical comedy, ‘The Miser’, ‘Konjush’ has been adapted and dramatised by Tariq Anam Khan and directed by Liaquat Ali Lucky. Through situational satire, humour and crude slapstick, ‘Konjush’ weaves the story of two families living in Old Dhaka. ‘Konjush’ satires the hypocrisy, greed, dishonesty and opportunist tendency of the elite class of the society through the story of a rich old man named Haider Ali.
The story of miser Haider Ali brings out some hidden negative tendencies of the elite people in a comic way. To make the play enjoyable, Tariq Anam used the typical Dhakaia dialect (a mixture of Bangla and Urdu). The story of the play goes forward sketching a sixty-year-old, very miserly person, Haider Ali. He does not wish to spend even for his own son Kazim and daughter Laili. He has a big amount of money hidden in a pot in his garden. Kazim is in love with neighbour Marjina, while Laili has a relationship with Bodiuzzaman, son of Haider’s friend Aslam Beg. The plot of the play comes to a climax when Haider Ali himself plans to marry Marjina. Meanwhile, another dramatic situation creates itself when Haider Ali’s hidden money gets stolen and the blame is falsely put on Bodiuzzaman by Kala Mia, the cook and rickshaw-puller of Haider. In the course of events, Haider Ali yields to his children’s choice only when Aslam Beg agrees to pay all the expenditure of the marriages.
On the other hand, Desh Natok will stage its play ‘Darpane Sharat Shashi’ at the same time at the Experimental Theatre Hall of BSA. The curtain rose on the fourth edition of ‘Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2015’ on September 4 at the National Theatre Main Hall of BSA in Segun Bagicha in the city. The aim of the festival is to consolidate the harmony between Bangladesh and India through cultural exchange. Bangladesh Committee of Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab Parshad, in association with Aneek, a Kolkata-based theatre troupe, has organised the nine-day long festival scheduled to be concluded on September 12.

 

�Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2015�

Loko Natyadal (Siddheshwari) to stage �Konjush� today

Loko Natyadal (Siddheshwari) is going to stage another show of its highly praiseworthy production Konjush today at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), as part of the ongoing of Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2015. Based on playwright Molires world famous satirical comedy, The Miser, Konjush has been adapted and dramatised by Tariq Anam Khan and directed by Liaquat Ali Lucky. Through situational satire, humour and crude slapstick, Konjush weaves the story of two families living in Old Dhaka. Konjush satires the hypocrisy, greed, dishonesty and opportunist tendency of the elite class of the society through the story of a rich old man named Haider Ali. The story of miser Haider Ali brings out some hidden negative tendencies of the elite people in a comic way. To make the play enjoyable, Tariq Anam used the typical Dhakaia dialect (a mixture of Bangla and Urdu). The story of the play goes forward sketching a sixty-year-old, very miserly person, Haider Ali. He does not wish to spend even for his own son Kazim and daughter Laili. He has a big amount of money hidden in a pot in his garden. Kazim is in love with neighbour Marjina, while Laili has a relationship with Bodiuzzaman, son of Haiders friend Aslam Beg. The plot of the play comes to a climax when Haider Ali himself plans to marry Marjina. Meanwhile, another dramatic situation creates itself when Haider Alis hidden money gets stolen and the blame is falsely put on Bodiuzzaman by Kala Mia, the cook and rickshaw-puller of Haider. In the course of events, Haider Ali yields to his childrens choice only when Aslam Beg agrees to pay all the expenditure of the marriages. On the other hand, Desh Natok will stage its play Darpane Sharat Shashi at the same time at the Experimental Theatre Hall of BSA. The curtain rose on the fourth edition of Ganga-Jamuna Theatre and Cultural Festival 2015 on September 4 at the National Theatre Main Hall of BSA in Segun Bagicha in the city. The aim of the festival is to consolidate the harmony between Bangladesh and India through cultural exchange. Bangladesh Committee of Ganga-Jamuna Natyautsab Parshad, in association with Aneek, a Kolkata-based theatre troupe, has organised the nine-day long festival scheduled to be concluded on September 12.