'Two Strangers Versus Oleander Flower' at Shilpakala

An acclaimed theatre production titled, Two Strangers Versus Oleander Flower will be staged at the Studio Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on January 17 and 18. The 40-minute long play is set to be staged in two shows (7 pm and 8 pm) every day.

Space and Acting Research Centre produced the symbolic play that was premiered at Alliance Française de Dhaka last year on October 12. The director of the play Ashish Khondker has designed the play into two versions, studio and environmental.

The story, which begins on a timeless surface, revolves around two strangers who have been travelling this surface, living a life on the road. In their own enigmatic ways, the strangers are out to explore the earth and nature of law and order. Both of them are bound by a set of mysterious laws that they cannot get rid of. A man with no name tells them that their father has disappeared and the audience is left wondering if the two strangers are brothers. Awful dangers trigger them along the way.

The cast of the play includes Mita Muni, Drik Arefin, Omar Faruq Khan, Mostak Ahmed, Rabby, Kamol Sarkar and others.