After five long months, Shenyang Repertory Theatre staged their much acclaimed production ‘Lal Jamin’ (The Land of Blood) at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on Sunday.
Scripted by noted theatre personality Mannan Hira, the play ‘Lal Jamin’ depicts the story of a girl barely fourteen.  The girl wanders around her village falling in love with the beauty of it all, quiet oblivious to the world outside that boundary of the hazel pond that confines her love, the blood-red water lilies.  Her illusion of the beautiful world shatters when one night she hears the whispered conversation between her parents - whispers of war, destruction, pain and blood.  Freedom – this one word sticks to the naive young girl’s conscience.  In the meantime, she falls in love with a shadow of a young and strong man.  But, she falls into the dilemma whether to respond to her true feelings.  Her father leaves her to be a freedom fighter without her consent, but her age doesn’t allow her to fight, to be a freedom fighter.  But, she sets sails with bravery in the heart following that shadow-man as her true commander.
Bangladesh’s one of the foremost playwrights Mannan Hira has mingled the literary and local dictions in writing the play. Momena Choudhury, who also has reputation on stage, performed in the play keeping herself attached to its spirit.
On the other hand, the promising director Sudip Chakroborthy skilfully played his directorial role to present the imageries of the play. The director deserves special mention for designing a simple set.
Momena Chowdhury plays the central character of the play.  In 1990, she started working at ‘Aranyak Natyadal’, one of the leading theatre groups of Bangladesh.  She performed in many famous production of ‘Aranyak Natyadal’.  She also had performed in many dramas at home and abroad.  She also won many prizes for acting in Bangladeshi Films.  l