Swapnadal to stage special show of ‘Hellen Keller’ today

Marking the birth and death month of Helen Keller, theatre troupe Swapnadal will stage a special show of its mono-drama ‘Helen Keller’ today at the Studio Theatre Hall of the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in Segun Bagicha of the capital.

Written by Apurba Kumar Kundu and directed by Zahid Repon, ‘Helen Keller’ is the 17th production of Swapnadal. The cast is Juana Sobnom, while the production manager is Shakhawat Shamol.

The production depicts the life, works, dreams, struggle, and philosophy of the legend and ‘Wonder of the World’ Helen Keller. She was a deaf-dumb-blind person, but able to overcome all obstacles through her extreme self-confidence and also by the extraordinary support of her teacher Anne Sullivan.

To note, born on June 27 in 1880, Hellem Keller died on June 1 in 1968.