At the concluding ceremony of the theatre fest on the occasion of Ataur Rahman’s 73rd birthday, a recitation by the director was held on June 24 at the Experimental Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
After a talk by Mamunur Rashid and Ashraful Alam, Ataur took to the stage and began his performance. The entertainer gave the audience three versions of a segment from Shakespeare’s tragedy “Macbeth.” First he presented the original form, then the translation by Syed Shamsul Haque and finally a colloquial Noakhali version that was enjoyed by the audience as the hall broke out in applaud and laughter.
Praising the iconic littérateur Syed Shamsul Haque, Ataur read a verse from one of his poems. Following the recital,
a documentary on Ataur Rahman’s life and work was screened which showcased his career in theatre, his tours abroad, and sequences of his popular productions.
At the end of the programme, Ataur gave a theatrical reading of a paragraph from Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” which was well received by the audience
