Liberation War-based play Kaal Ratri to be staged at Mahila Samiti
DL Desk
On the occasion of Victory Day, which will be observed tomorrow, popular theatre troupe Padatik Natya Sangsad will stage a special show their Liberation War-based play Kaal Ratri today at 7pm at the Mahila Samiti Mancha in the capitals Baily Road.
Based on Lamisa Shirin Hossains story The Lone Survivor, the play has been adapted by by Tanvir Ahmed and directed by Wahidul Islam. The story encircles the night of March 25, 1971 when Pakistani military killed thousands of innocent Bangladeshis. The play unfolds as a young girl asks his grandfather, who was a teacher of Dhaka University in 1971, about the war. Through stories and her encounter with a wounded Freedom Fighter, the girl gets to know about the war and its sheer horror.
The probable casts of the play include Sakhawat Hossain Shimul, Sanjida Parveen, Mohammad Imran Khan, Ikramul Islam, Jinia Azad, Tasmi Chowdhury, Syeda Shamsi Ara Sayeka and Farhad Sumon among others.
The play, which is the 38th production of the troupe, was premiere in November 2015.
Where: Mahila Samiti, Baily Road, Natok Sarani.
When: 7pm, today
