DHAKA: On the occasion of the 150th show of Sonai Madhab, a six-day Mymensingh Geetika Theatre Festival will held at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy in city’s Segun Bagicha area.

The festival, to be organized by Loko Natyadal, will begin on September 25 and continue till September 30.

International Theatre Institute (ITI) worldwide president Ramendu Majumder will be present as chief guest at the inaugural ceremony at 6:00pm on the day.

ITI Bangladesh center president Nasir Uddin Yousuff, Bangladesh Group Theatre Federation former chairman Mamunur Rashid, its presidium member Jhuna Chowdhury and secretary general Aktaruzzaman will be present as special guests at the ceremony to be chaired by Loko Natyadal president Abhijit Chowdhury.

The organizers will arrange soirees of folksongs everyday on the academy premises.

Six plays, based on Mymensingh Geetika, will be staged during the festival to begin everyday at 7:00pm.

Jahangirnagar Theatre will stage ‘Dasyu Kenaramer Pala’ on the inaugural day.

Loko Natyadal’s ‘Sonai Madhab’ will be staged on September 26 while Shikar Natya Sampradaya from Kishoreganj will stage ‘Chandrabati’ on September 27, Natyadhara’s ‘Ayna Bibir Pala’ on September 28, Jahangirnagar University’s drama and dramatics department’s ‘Mahua’ on September 29 and Natya Tritha’s ‘Kamla Sundari’ on September 30.

BDST: 2002 HRS, SEP 22, 2014