Theatre troupe Prachyanat will stage a charity show of their play ‘Circus Circus’--written and directed by Azad Abul Kalam, at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. The proceedings from the show will be donated to a fund set up by Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation for helping ailing theatre practitioners.

This was the first full-length play by the group and was quickly recognised as one of the major productions of the year. The yearly publication of International Theatre Institute (ITI) in 1998 singled out ‘Circus Circus’ as the most promising new play by a new theatre group.

‘The Great Bengal Circus’ once enjoyed widespread fame under its founder owner Laksman Das. The company is now being managed by his brother, who rebuilt the company that was ravaged during the liberation war of 1971.

In the course of events, the company arrives at a village to put up a show. The company is plagued by a number of problems - unskilled performers, strained relationship and rivalry among the members etc. As if to worsen the situation, members of a fundamentalist religious group threatens to stop the show. The hostility is growing not only outside but also from within. In such a precarious moment the fundamentalists unleashes a reign of anger and hatred. ‘The Great Bengal Circus’ is totally gutted in the fire along with its three players and all its animals.

Where: BSA, Segun Bagicha

When: 7 pm, today l