Ahom Tamoshay: A peek into the dark side
July 30, 2009
Mahakal Natya Sampraday staged its latest production “Ahom Tamoshay” on the sixth day (July 28) of its ongoing theatre festival. The festival marks Mahakal’s 26th anniversary. The play was staged at the National Theatre Hall, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy.
Written by Anon Zaman, the play narrates the dark side of human psyche.
The negative human attributes, such as self-interest, greed, hypocrisy and cruelty, have been brought into light in the play. Each character refers to the darker side of the society.
The play begins with the protagonist, Rohel Mridha, having a nightmare that he is going to die. After awaking up, the elderly Mridha decides to confess all his sins to his associates.
The rest of the play is the depiction of his confessions, where every night, by fire, he narrates his past sins.
“Ahom Tamoshay” is a portrayal of reality, where many emerge as immoral beings due to a flawed social structure. Mridha’s stories recount his growing up as a criminal, his misconducts, and his relationship with a prostitute named Reboti who still lives with him but is in love with his bodyguard Abdel.
The play not only looks into Mridha’s dark past, but also features his cruelty in his last days. After discovering the relationship between Abdel and Reboti, Mridha decides to kill her.
Mir Zahid Hasan plays the role of Rohel Mridha. Ferdaus Ekram (young Rohel Mridha), Rajnya Taslim (Abdel) and Poly Biswas (Reboti) donned the other lead characters in the play. Azad Abul Kalam is the director of the play. It is notable that most of the young actors did well in the symbolic play.
Ekram’s mimetic gestures went well in portraying a cruel, twisted and intimidating character. Rajnya Taslim also performed boldly, enacting the multidimensional character Abdel.
Conceptualised by Rahul Anand, the music of the play was done by Abu Bakar Siddique Gem. Faiz Zahir did the set and light designing.
The weeklong festival ends today with the staging of “Jungle Dahon” by Shabdabali Group Theatre from Barisal.
Source: thedailystar.net
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