“Macbeth” is based on William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy, restructured by Juana Sobnom and presented in the Bangladeshi mime tradition.
Dhaka-based theatre troupe Swapnadal will commemorate Hiroshima Day 2025 with a special performance of their acclaimed production “Tringsha Shatabdee” (The Thirtieth Century) on Wednesday (August 6), at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy’s Studio Theatre Hall. This marks the 127th staging of the production, which powerfully explores the horrors of war and nuclear destruction through experimental theatre.
Swapnadal’s “Helen Keller” goes deeper than the familiar narrative of perseverance. It reveals the fascinating, often overlooked connection between Helen Keller and Rabindranath Tagore — exploring how the poet-philosopher’s ideas of human dignity, empathy, and universalism profoundly impacted Keller’s worldview. In doing so, the play not only celebrates Keller’s extraordinary triumphs but also spotlights the subtle ways Eastern thought influenced Western history.
At its core, "Macbeth" is a tragic tale of unchecked ambition, lust for power, and betrayal. It follows the story of a courageous general, Macbeth, whose relentless ambition drives him to murder King Duncan, seizing the throne for himself.
In continuation of their tradition of honouring esteemed female theatre personalities every International Women’s Day, the Swapnadal theatre troupe arranges this award ceremony on March 8 every year.
Under their two-day long initiative, titled “Natyacharya Selim Al Deen Smaran Utsab”, they will stage two of their most popular shows, “Chitrangada” and “Macbeth” on January 13 and 14 respectively, at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Prominent theatre troupes Prachyanat, Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, Aranyak Natyadal, Swapnadal, Meghdoot, Theatre, Batighar and others have planned to bring a new and intriguing set of theatrics to the stage as well for the year 2024 as well.
Rabindranath’s Chitrangada has mostly been adapted in dance-drama form, but theater troupe Swapnadal was adamant on narrating the mythological princess of the Kingdom of Manipur into a modern day ‘jatrabala’ styled drama for the audiences. Their unique adaptation of ‘Chitrangada’ caught the eyes of Asia’s largest theatre festival, as they are all set to perform at 25th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav, Delhi on February.
On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of theatre troupe Swapnadal, the troupe has organised dual exhibitions of their most popular production, "Chitrangada" directed by Zahid Repon.
Prominent theatre troupes Prachyanat, Nagorik Natya Sampradaya, Aranyak Natyadal, Swapnadal, Meghdoot, Theatre, Batighar and others have planned to bring a new and intriguing set of theatrics to the stage as well for the year 2024 as well.
Rabindranath’s Chitrangada has mostly been adapted in dance-drama form, but theater troupe Swapnadal was adamant on narrating the mythological princess of the Kingdom of Manipur into a modern day ‘jatrabala’ styled drama for the audiences. Their unique adaptation of ‘Chitrangada’ caught the eyes of Asia’s largest theatre festival, as they are all set to perform at 25th edition of Bharat Rang Mahotsav, Delhi on February.
On the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of theatre troupe Swapnadal, the troupe has organised dual exhibitions of their most popular production, "Chitrangada" directed by Zahid Repon.
Theatre troupe Swapnadal's anti-war production “Tringsha Shatabdi” has been selected for London Tower Hamlets Counsil's 'A Season of Bangla Drama', a month-long festival starting November 1.
