719th show of Konjush on BSA stage today
theatre
DL desk, Dhaka
Loko Natyadal (Siddheshwari) will stage the 719th show of its highly praiseworthy production Konjush today at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilapakala Academy (BSA) in Segun Bagicha of the capital. Organised by Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, the play will be staged to raise funds for stage artistes welfare. Based on playwright Molires world-famous satirical comedy, The Miser, Konjush has been adapted and dramatised by noted theatre personality-actor 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. 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 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.
Tickets will be available in front of the hall before the show
Where: BSA, Segun Bagicha
When: 7pm, today l
Photo l jaki zaman
