Entertainment Desk :
Theatre troupe BotTala staged its 16th production titled Rise and Shine on Wednesday at the Nilima Ibrahim Auditorium of Bangladesh Mahila Samity in the capital’s Bailey Road area, said
a press release.
The theatre troupe is going to stage six shows of the play Rise and Shine at the same venue, which will be at 5:00pm and 7:30pm on June 3 and 4. Earlier two shows were held at 7:30pm on June 1 and 2.
Muhammad Sayeed directed the play, which was originally written by Dario Luigi Angelo Fo and his wife Franca Rame. Eminent academic, writer and translator Abdus Selim translated the play into Bangla.
The story of the play revolves around the struggles of a young female factory worker. Garment workers will be able to enter for free by showing their ID cards. Almost all women, all mothers, and all working women will be able to relate themselves with this 1 hour 15 minutes play.
Kazi Roksana Ruma will play the lead character. Along with her the play will also have Taufique Hassan, Hafiza Akter Zhuma and Shahnewaj Efte in chorus.
