NATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Liberation War-based play ‘Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor’ to be staged today

As a part of the 18-day national theatre festival, theatre troupe Nagarik Natyangan Ensemble will stage their much-acclaimed production ‘Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor’ today at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the city.
Noted author-playwright Syed Shamsul Haq wrote the play based on the Liberation War, while Ataur Rahman, who is known as ‘Mancha Sarathi’ in the theatre arena, directed the play ‘Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor’.
The play begins with the portrayal of a scene where the army personnel arrest a man named Kazi Nazrul Islam just after the military attack on March 25 midnight in 1971.The army considers believing that they arrested the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Coincidentally, they found Kazi Nazrul Islam’s famous poem ‘Pralay Ullas’ in the pocket of the detained. From this point, the story of the play moves forward.
The play revolves around that ordinary city dweller who was brutally tortured by the Pakistani military at a concentration camp because of the same name.
The casts of the play includes Chanchal Shaikat, Abdullah Al Mamun, Saidur Rahman, Shefali Parveen, Abdul Aziz and others.
To note, BSA and Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) have organised the festival with the slogan ‘A Mati Noy Jongibader, A Mati Manobotar’ where a total of 58 troupes from across the country is participating.

Where: Experimental Hall, BSA, Segun Bagicha
When: 7pm, today

NATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL

Liberation War-based play Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor to be staged today

As a part of the 18-day national theatre festival, theatre troupe Nagarik Natyangan Ensemble will stage their much-acclaimed production Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor today at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the city. Noted author-playwright Syed Shamsul Haq wrote the play based on the Liberation War, while Ataur Rahman, who is known as Mancha Sarathi in the theatre arena, directed the play Tora Sob Joyodhoni Kor. The play begins with the portrayal of a scene where the army personnel arrest a man named Kazi Nazrul Islam just after the military attack on March 25 midnight in 1971.The army considers believing that they arrested the rebel poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. Coincidentally, they found Kazi Nazrul Islams famous poem Pralay Ullas in the pocket of the detained. From this point, the story of the play moves forward. The play revolves around that ordinary city dweller who was brutally tortured by the Pakistani military at a concentration camp because of the same name. The casts of the play includes Chanchal Shaikat, Abdullah Al Mamun, Saidur Rahman, Shefali Parveen, Abdul Aziz and others. To note, BSA and Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation (BGTF) have organised the festival with the slogan A Mati Noy Jongibader, A Mati Manobotar where a total of 58 troupes from across the country is participating. Where: Experimental Hall, BSA, Segun Bagicha When: 7pm, today