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  UK composer vows to defy govt on theatre reopening

  Agence France-Presse . London | Updated at 11:04pm on June 09, 2021

  Theatre impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber said in an interview published Wednesday he is prepared to be arrested if the British government does not lift all...

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  Momtazuddin Ahmed’s 2nd death anniv today

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 12:00am on June 02, 2021

  Today is the 2nd anniversary of death of the Ekushey Padak-winning playwright, language movement activist, theatre activist and actor Momtazuddin Ahmed. He was born in...

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  Swapnadal attends virtual theatre fest

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 10:40pm on May 31, 2021

  Theatre troupe Swapnadal’s mime production titled Jadur Pradip was streamed online on the opening day of the 2nd International Theatre Festival Online on Sunday. The...

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  Theatre troupes keep Nazrul, his ideals at arm’s length: thespians

  Rakib Hasan | Updated at 10:40pm on May 24, 2021

  Though Nazrul enthusiasts have been working to spread the ideals of the rebel poet since Bangladesh’s independence, theatre troupes in Bangladesh mostly ignored his life...

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  Saiful Islam Mahmud dies

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:24pm on May 23, 2021

  Renowned theatre activist and freedom fighter Saiful Islam Mahmud passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Sunday. He was 66....

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  Prachyanat stages Natyajatra to protest at Rozina’s arrest

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:24pm on May 20, 2021

  Acclaimed theatre troupe Prachyanat protested at the arrest of Prothom Alo senior reporter Rozina Islam organising Natyajatra on Thursday in Dhaka. The Natyajatra included a...

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  Technical theatre artistes in dire need of support

  Tanzil Rahaman | Updated at 11:28pm on May 06, 2021

  Renowned theatre activist and one of the founders of theatre troupe Prangonemor Nuna Afroz said that the technical theatre artistes including makeup artistes, light designers...

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  GU students celebrate Shakespeare Day

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 01:50am on April 25, 2021

  English club of Green University of Bangladesh in tandem with the department of English celebrated Shakespeare Day 2021 organising a webinar on Saturday. Pro-vice-chancellor of...

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  Theatre activist Tabibul Islam Babu dies of Covid-19

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 01:43am on April 25, 2021

  Theatre activist Tabibul Islam Babu died of Covid-19 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the capital on Friday evening. He was 77. Bangladesh Group...

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  Ekushey Padak winning theatre activist SM Mohsin dies of COVID-19

  Cultural Correspondent | Updated at 11:31am on April 18, 2021

  SM Mohsin dies of Covid-19 Cultural Correspondent Ekushey Padak-winning theatre activist, actor and freedom fighter SM Mohsin died of Covid-19 on Sunday morning while undergoing...