�BHANGA-GORA NATYA UTSAB�

�Tragedy Palashbari� to be staged at Mahila Samity today

festival

Theatre troupe Prachyanat will stage its much-anticipated play titled ‘Tragedy Palashbari’ at the Mahila Samity Mancha today, as a part of month-long theatre festival titled ‘Bhanga-Gora Natya Utsab’. Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, has organised the festival at the Dr Nilima Ibrahim auditorium – popularly known as Mahila Samity Mancha with the slogan ‘Manche Natok Dekhun, Oitihasik Mahila Samity Manche Asun’.
The play depicts the tragic collapse of a nine-storey factory at Palashbari in April 2005, the Spectrum Sweater and Knitting Factory situated at Savar’s Palashabri area, that collapsed in the middle of the night killing 64 garment workers and injuring several others. Prachyanat’s 30th production ‘Tragedy Palashbari’ has been created to pay tribute to those RMG worker victims who died in the collapse of a nine-storey factory at Palashbari in April 2005.
The story centres around RMG worker named Tarabhan, who, facing a dire situation at home, moves to the capital from a northern district of the country and takes up a job at the Spectrum RMG factory. As she begins a new life with her colleague, the deadly incident occurs. In the play, Taravan describes to the audience, mostly in soliloquy, how the accident shattered the dreams of girls like her.
The 27-minute play casts Parveen Sultana Koli, Mohammad Rafique, Rifat Ahmed Nobel, Gopi Debnath, Moniruzzaman and others in different roles. Abul Hasnat Bhuiyan Ripon has done the stage and light design, while Neel Kamrul was on the background score.
To note, Mahila Samity Mancha was opened in 1973 with a show of Nagarik Natya Sampraday’s play ‘Baki Itihas’. In order to build a new building with modern facilities and an audience-friendly seating arrangement, the auditorium has been dismantled in 2011.

Where: Mahila Samity, Natok Sharani, Baily road
When: 6pm, today

�BHANGA-GORA NATYA UTSAB�

�Tragedy Palashbari� to be staged at Mahila Samity today

festival

Theatre troupe Prachyanat will stage its much-anticipated play titled Tragedy Palashbari at the Mahila Samity Mancha today, as a part of month-long theatre festival titled Bhanga-Gora Natya Utsab. Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation, in association with Ministry of Cultural Affairs, has organised the festival at the Dr Nilima Ibrahim auditorium popularly known as Mahila Samity Mancha with the slogan Manche Natok Dekhun, Oitihasik Mahila Samity Manche Asun. The play depicts the tragic collapse of a nine-storey factory at Palashbari in April 2005, the Spectrum Sweater and Knitting Factory situated at Savars Palashabri area, that collapsed in the middle of the night killing 64 garment workers and injuring several others. Prachyanats 30th production Tragedy Palashbari has been created to pay tribute to those RMG worker victims who died in the collapse of a nine-storey factory at Palashbari in April 2005. The story centres around RMG worker named Tarabhan, who, facing a dire situation at home, moves to the capital from a northern district of the country and takes up a job at the Spectrum RMG factory. As she begins a new life with her colleague, the deadly incident occurs. In the play, Taravan describes to the audience, mostly in soliloquy, how the accident shattered the dreams of girls like her. The 27-minute play casts Parveen Sultana Koli, Mohammad Rafique, Rifat Ahmed Nobel, Gopi Debnath, Moniruzzaman and others in different roles. Abul Hasnat Bhuiyan Ripon has done the stage and light design, while Neel Kamrul was on the background score. To note, Mahila Samity Mancha was opened in 1973 with a show of Nagarik Natya Sampradays play Baki Itihas. In order to build a new building with modern facilities and an audience-friendly seating arrangement, the auditorium has been dismantled in 2011. Where: Mahila Samity, Natok Sharani, Baily road When: 6pm, today