Palakar readies Tagore's 'Dakghar'

Actors of Palakar rehearsing for the play

Young director Shamim Sagor has his own interpretation of the play. The presentation style of Dakghar is not like a conventional Tagore play. The storyline is simple, with a rather strong undercurrent. It is full of narratives and imagination. A young boy, Amal, is condemned to seclusion and inactivity because of ill health. He makes a new world for himself, through his imagination and insatiable curiosity, and the passersby link the outside world to him. When a new post office opens in the village, Amal believes the King will send him a letter.

On visualising the narratives through 'studio theatre', Shamim Sagor said, "Through background music and choreography, I'm planning to handle the central character Amal's world of dreams. It's not easy. I've developed the 'scene makings' through improvisation. Support from all of the nine actors has made it possible."

Though Dakghar is the second studio theatre production directed by him, Sagor hopes that the performance of the play will attract the viewers. He claims that the promising actors in the play are enthusiastic and deliver credible performances.

Aminur Rahman Mukul is the stage designer of Dakghar.

Palakar will stage Dakghar on the second week of November at its theatre lab.