Theatre troupe Natyadhara staged its admired production ‘Ayna Bibir Pala’--based on a story from Mymensingh Gitika, a rich collection of folk-ballads of our country—on Monday at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. The play is an ultimate evidence of such dramatic depiction that weaves woes, agonies and dilemmas of women in a traditional narrative form.
Directed and dramatised by Rabiul Alam, the theatre production raises questions about the progress of women and their fate after so many years, and is an adaptation of the legend of Ayna Bibi from Mymensingh Gitika. Ayna Bibi appears as a symbol of traditional Bengali woman, confronts the question of virginity, after getting married with Uzzal. Eventually, she was abandoned by her newly-married husband and in-laws.
After being abandoned by her husband, Ayna, the protagonist in the play, goes back to her paternal house and starts counting the days for her husband to come back.
However, at her surprise, Ayna comes to know a few days later that Uzzal has tied his knot with another girl, leaving her forever. Out of frustration, Ayna, one day, kills herself  by jumping into a pond. The title role of the play is performed by Shamima Akter Mukta and Nishir Saren appears as Uzzal. The probable cast of the play also includes Sagar Ahmed Rubel, Shamsunnahar Beauty, Muniruzzaman, Kazi Uzzal, Rokunuzzaman Uzzal, Suman, Tomal, Chanchal, Sudipta Sharma and Leon Imam, among others.