SYED BADRUDDIN HOSSAIN SMRITI NATYOTSAB
Liberation War-based play Kaal Ratri to be staged today
DL desk
Popular theatre troupe Padatik Natya Sangsad will stage yet another show of their Liberation War-based play Kaal Ratri today at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Segun Bagicha in the capital, as a part of the ongoing Syed Badruddin Hossain Smriti Natyotsab and Smarok Sommanona.
Based on Lamisa Shirin Hossains story The Lone Survivor, the play has been adapted 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 premiered in November 2015.
Where: BSA, Segun Bagicha
When: 7pm, today
