Street theatre at Liberation War Museum

A satire on politicians
By Ershad Kamol
30 March 2004, 18:00 PM
As part of the 8th birth anniversary of the Liberation War Museum, two popular theatre groups of the country--Prachchonat and Shomay staged twopatha natok-- Kabor(tomb) by Muneir Chaudhury andDorir Khela(tug of war) by Brindabon Das. The venue was the open stage of the Museum.

Directed by Aktaruzzaman, the patha natok Kabor was set against the backdrop of the February 1952 incidents, when the people of Bangladesh fought for the mother tongue Bangla.

The setting of the play is a graveyard where the ruler has come to bury the dead bodies of the language martyrs. Creating an illusive world where the dead martyrs talk with the ruler, the playwright shows that the language movement will be successful. And the history has proved it.

Nahid, Niloy and Taufiq's performance was impressive.

The second patha natok was Dorir Khela, a Prachchonat production.

Brindabon Das' script is a satirical comedy on our contemporary politics where two rival political parties fight to prove their superiority. The playwright considers their politics as akin to two groups playing tug of war. In Dorir Khela, Brindabon Das has depicted the evil deeds of our politicans, who seek nothing but political gain.

Azad Abul Kalam is the director of the patha natok.

Jahangir, Shotapdi and Polash did justice to their roles.