Mahakal Natyasampradaya staged its much-acclaimed play ‘Shikhandi Katha’, written by Aanan Zaman and directed by Rashid Harun, yesterday at 7pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the city. Aanan’s ethnographical work Shikhandi Katha focuses on the miserable plight of hermaphrodites as well as the ill treatment that they receive from society. He has presented a fragmented picture of the hermaphrodites’ den, their culture and lifestyle. In the soliloquy of a hermaphrodite, at the closing scene, the playwright is so emotional that his character delivers harsh words to the omnipotent God for their creation.
The cast of the play included Aanan Zaman, Mir Zahid Hassan, Rajonyo Taslim, Syed Lutfar Rahman, Alamgir Hasan, Poly Biswas, Russell Ahmed and Bithun Ahmed among others. Tanvir Hasan and Shafiqul Islam jointly designed the set of the production, which symbolically represented the miserable fate of these unfortunate people and Rafiqul Haque Himel designed the stage lights. l