Swapnadal to stage ‘Tringsha Shatabdi’ marking Independence Day

To mark Independence Day and protest against Russia-Ukraine War, theatre troupe Swapnadal will stage a special show of ‘Tringsha Shatabdee’ today at the Experimental theatre hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the city.

Adapted and directed by Zahid Repon, the story of ‘Tringsha Shatabdi’ is based on the destruction of the two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which lead to the surrender of Japan and was meant to be the end of the war to end all wars. However, the world has seen many more wars since.

The production incorporates the terrible experiences of wars on people, including the Liberation War of Bangladesh, as well as the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. And through a replicated military exercise, the narrator has depicted the nuclear activities by the global superpowers. During a transformation, the narrator of the play becomes a character, namely Suman, who wants the trial of war criminals acted against the country’s Liberation War during 1971.