Theatre Festival in Chittagong begins today

By Cultural Correspondent
22 June 2006, 18:00 PM
A scene from Ahorkandol
An eight-day theatre festival begins today at the Shilpakala Academy, Chittagong. To observe its 15th anniversary, Chittagong- based theatre troupe Nandimukh has arranged the festival, which will be inaugurated today by Professor Zia Hyder. Theatre troupes from Chittagong, Dhaka, and Barisal are participating in the festival.

After the opening ceremony, Janmasutra, a Dhaka- based troupe stages their current production Aharkandol. Featuring a discussion of three unemployed youths at a char, Badruzzaman Alamgir's theatre of the absurd portrays the inherent cruelty of human beings. Kamaluddin Kabir directs the play. Ratan Dev, Dilip Chakraborti and Anwarul Haque are the major cast members.

Ahorkandol will be staged today at 7 pm.