18-day National Theatre Festival 2016

Loko Natyadal (Banani) stages ‘Baikunther Khata’ today

Loko Natyadal (Banani) one of the popular theatre organisations in the country, is going to stage Rabindranath Tagore's ‘Baikunther Khata’ at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the city. 

‘Baikunther Khata’ has been directed by Kamrun Nur Chowdhury. The play narrates a comic story involving a manuscript owned by Baikuntha. Kedar, a shrewd sycophant, tries to flatter Baikuntha to earn some quick bucks. Kedar also wants to marry off his sister-in-law to Baikuntha's younger brother Abinash. Tinkari, Kedar's assistant, is comparatively uncomplicated and honest. Both Kedar and Tinkari butter up Baikuntha in various ways that gradually creates misunderstanding between Baikuntha and his family. Through the comedy, Tagore wanted to address rampant sycophancy in the society. The director of the play has also focused on this aspect. Zahidur Rahman played the role of Baikuntho. Khairul Alam and Basudeb Haldar donned the roles of Kedar and Tinkari respectively. The cast also included Abdullah Al Harun, Anwar Kaisar, Minhajul Huda and Tauhidul Islam. Zahidur Rahman also designed the set. GM Sirajul Hossain was in charge of light designing.
On the other hand, Natyam, a troupe from Barishal, will stage their play ‘Tilok’ at the Experimental Theatre Hall of BSA and Naborupi (Dinajpur) will stage their play titled ‘A O Ki Sombhob!’ at Mahila Samity Mancha, Baily Road. Both the shows will start at 7pm today. 

18-day National Theatre Festival 2016

Loko Natyadal (Banani) stages Baikunther Khata today

Loko Natyadal (Banani) one of the popular theatre organisations in the country, is going to stage Rabindranath Tagores Baikunther Khata at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the city. Baikunther Khata has been directed by Kamrun Nur Chowdhury. The play narrates a comic story involving a manuscript owned by Baikuntha. Kedar, a shrewd sycophant, tries to flatter Baikuntha to earn some quick bucks. Kedar also wants to marry off his sister-in-law to Baikunthas younger brother Abinash. Tinkari, Kedars assistant, is comparatively uncomplicated and honest. Both Kedar and Tinkari butter up Baikuntha in various ways that gradually creates misunderstanding between Baikuntha and his family. Through the comedy, Tagore wanted to address rampant sycophancy in the society. The director of the play has also focused on this aspect. Zahidur Rahman played the role of Baikuntho. Khairul Alam and Basudeb Haldar donned the roles of Kedar and Tinkari respectively. The cast also included Abdullah Al Harun, Anwar Kaisar, Minhajul Huda and Tauhidul Islam. Zahidur Rahman also designed the set. GM Sirajul Hossain was in charge of light designing. On the other hand, Natyam, a troupe from Barishal, will stage their play Tilok at the Experimental Theatre Hall of BSA and Naborupi (Dinajpur) will stage their play titled A O Ki Sombhob! at Mahila Samity Mancha, Baily Road. Both the shows will start at 7pm today.