The most pathetic aspect of the revolution was that, in the war their enemies were not only the British army but also the native aristocrats. Many people still believe that the revolution of the tribal people was not for the freedom of the country, but it held only for their own interest.

However, in the play the dramatist presents the revolution as a noble war for freedom. Shahadat Hossain Nipu directs the play while Aminur Rahman Azam designs the set and light.

Seminar on Theatre and Stage Craft

As part of the drama festival, Nagorik Natyangon arranged a seminar on January 2 at the Stamford University Auditorium. Dr. Afsar Ahmed read the keynote essay titled 'Set-design and its elements of Bangladeshi drama from the perspective of the evolution of theme and aestheticism of drama' at the seminar. Renowned set designer Kamaluddin Kabir, Professor Shafi Ahmed and Mahmudul Islam Selim discussed on Dr. Afsar Ahmed's essay.

In the essay, Dr. Afsar Ahmed points out on three topics--the history of Theatre in South Asia, Egypt and Greece, the evolution of theatre, and relevancy between set design and the theme in Bangladeshi drama.

He quotes from Rhikbeda and Mahabharata while discussing the rich history of Bangladeshi drama. The evolution of the European drama concept is also discussed in the essay. Later he moves on to the theatre practice during the colonial period. In this regard he presents some photographic documents of the theatre halls and stages that were built during the British colonial period in different parts of the country.

Finally, he discusses the relevancy between set design and the theme in Bangladeshi drama. At this point, he basically emphasises on post-liberation theatre in Bangladesh. He critically analyses some set designing in some popular plays by dramatists like Mamunur Rashid, Selim Al Deen, Sayed Shamsul Haq and others.

At the end of the discussion programme Dr. Afsar Ahmed answered to the questions from the curious audience.