Theatre troupe Prachyanat will stage its ninth production Koinnya (The Maiden) at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 7pm in the capital today.
Scripted by Murad Khan and directed by Azad Abul Kalam, the play has garnered major positive response. Based on a local myth originating in the north-western part of Bangladesh, the play traces the mystery and imaginative creation that operates at the subconscious level of men. The play is not an exploration of the distinction between good and evil but rather a probing into the vary nature of man.
The play has been seen by many theatre reviewers and critics as a powerful use of myth translated into modern image.
Azad Abul Kalam played the role of Naior while Rahul Anand played a couple of roles, including Bahurupi. Shahana Rahman Sumi, Shatabdi Wadud, Reetu Sattar and Kazi Toufikul Islam Emon played other major roles.
Rahul Anand also did the music, which comprises of a bunch of traditional Sylheti songs, including a Shah Abdul Karim number “Kon mestori nao banailo.”
