Mirpur-based theatre troupe Opera organised a day-long street theatre festival titled Apu Aman Natya Asar 2024 at the Apu Aman Muktabedi in Mirpur, Dhaka on Friday.
The festival featured six plays of the theatre troupes Aranyak Natyadal, BotTala, Prachyanat, Opera and Theatre 52.
Inaugurated by Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy鈥檚 theatre and film department director Faiz Zahir, Opera began the festival with staging its two productions titled Pakhir Bhabishyat and Kaiballya at the festival.
Pakhir Bhabishyat is written and directed by Nahid Smriti, while Koiballya, an earliest production of the troupe, is written by Sanjiban Shikdar and directed by Kazi Toufikul Islam Emon.
Aranyak Natyadal staged Apu Mehedi-written and Hashim Mahmud-directed production titled Matir Mahajan, BotTala staged Kazi Roksana Ruma and Mahbub Masum-directed production 鈥楢bar Phalgun鈥�, Theatre 52 staged Dhruba Esh-written and Jayita Mahalanobish-directed production 鈥楢hangkari Prithibi鈥�, and Prachyanat staged Kazi Toufikul Islam Emon-directed production titled Speak Out at the festival.
The festival also awarded Kazi Toufikul Islam Emon as Apu Aman Natya Srijan Sammanana 2024.
