Int’l theatre fest kicks off in Jessore

“Hridaye Bangla Natok”, is the theme of the international theatre festival that kicked off on Sunday in Jessore. The six-day festival is jointly organised by Bibartan Jessore, Tirjok Chittagong and Drishtipath Dhaka. Apart from the organisers, Sharavuj and Prachya Kolkata, West Bengal will give performances at the festival.Lawmaker of Jessore-3 (Sadar) will inaugurate the festival at Shilpakala Academy.On September 22, “Bisharjan” of Tagore will be staged by Bibartan Jessore. The following day, Tirjok Chittagong will perform “Rakta Korabi” by Tagore. On September 24, “Dakghor” by Tagore will be performed by Sharavuj. On September 25, Drishtipat Dhaka will perform “Raja Himadri” by Sophocles and translated by Dr. Khandakar Tazmi Noor, a Kolkata troupe will perform “Romeo and Juliet” by Shakespeare on September 26. The last day of the theatre festival will feature “Supari Killer” by Brattra Basu.