Theatre troupe Padatik Nattya Sangsad (TSC) will stage William Shakespeare’s master-piece tragedy ‘Macbet’ today at 7pm at Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA). The play originally by William Shakespeare has been translated by littérateur Syed Shamsul Haq, and is directed by Sudip Chakrobroty.
Shamim Arar Sayeka, Mashiur Rahman, Jewel, Shakhawat Hossain Shimul, Walid, Ekram, Shuvo, Johny, Rasel, Kamrul, Tanmoy, Sharif and Shajib Kumar Dey have acted in it. Meanwhile, costume has been designed by Wahid Mallik Jolly, music by Shishir Rahman, lighting by Atiqul Islam Joy and stage direction has been done by Sudip Chakrobroty.
A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia. Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion, he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death. In order to escape the blame of murdering the king Macbeth starts killing off Duncan's bodyguards, Banquo and McDuff's wife. Macbeth forgets about the illusion of mystical powers which pertains to the fact that power is not permanent. Lady Macbeth chooses to repent and opts to commit suicide. And, thus throws the whole plot into chaos and turmoil resulting in a tragic ending for the drama.
