Nagorik Natyangan premieres Kritodas-er Hashi
It was an unusual happening of premiering a theatre production at Shawkat Osman Memorial Auditorium of Central Public Library rather than any hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy. Nagorik Natyangan premiered "Kritodas-er Hashi" on January 2, and a packed audience thoroughly enjoyed the show.
Marking the birth centenary of legendary litterateur Shawkat Osman, the troupe brought the production on stage just in a month's rehearsal. "It was really challenging to adapt such a play from the timeless novel 'Kritodas-er Hashi' (1962) by Shawkat Osman. But Hridi Haque did the job. The dedication and professionalism of all the members of Nagarik Natyangan have proved true as the rounds of applause from the theatre lovers say it all," said Lucky Enam, the director of the play, at the end of the staging.
In the novel "Kritodas-er Hashi" (meaning 'Laughter of a Slave'), Shawkat Osman explores the darkness of the-then political reality of the Pakistani dictatorship. The novel metaphorically shows the sufferings of common people of the-then East Pakistan under military rule of West Pakistan.
The audience produced rounds of applause to the satirical and humorous dialogues. The play's portrayal of psychoanalytic aspects of lead characters also deserves critical appreciation. The egotist Ameer (master) cannot make the honest and resolute slave laugh anymore forcefully. The slave utters the last dialogue "Dirham (money) can buy slave; it can also buy whore, but cannot buy the laughter of a slave. This is the victory of the adamant slave over the Ameer.
Kathashilpi Shawkat Osman Smrity Parishad and Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigoshthi jointly organised an event.
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Cultural Affairs minister Asaduzzaman Noor, and science and technology minister and Shawkat Osman's son Yafes Osman attended the evening session on the opening day. The guests unveiled a Shawkat Osman birth centenary memorial book at the programme.
Cultural personality Syed Hasan Imam recited a Tagore poem while different cultural troupes also performed at the event.
Shawkat Osman Jonmo Shotoborsho Udjapan Jatiya Committee inaugurated their year-long celebration programme at Poet Sufia Kamal Auditorium of Bangladesh National Museum on the same day. Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy also arranged another programme yesterday evening.
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