Prangonemor to stage ‘Raktakarabi’ at BSA today

Theatre troupe Prangonemor will stage their play ‘Raktakarabi’ today at 7:30pm at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in the capital. The staging is a part of the golden jubilee celebration of the renowned theatre group ‘Theatre’.

Written by Rabindranath Tagore, the metaphoric play ‘Raktakarabi’ is directed by Nuna Afroz for the evening.

The play tells the story of a king who lives behind an iron curtain while his subjects are to face cruelty and death delivered upon them on the slightest pretext.

The play shows the land known as “Jajnapuri”, where mankind has never set foot. People are forced to dig in mines so that King Makar-Raj can have riches, which is quite typical in our culture.

A young woman named Nandini visits Jajnapuri one day in quest of her beloved, Ranjan.

Every man in the realm, even King Makar-Raj, has the desire to win her immediately after her arrival.

The play continues as when they fail to get her, the feeling of not having something that the hearts truly desire and the emptiness in their hearts start to take over and a conflict begins to befall.