Prominent theatre troupe Theatre Art Unit is going to stage its play ‘Sutay Sutay Hanna and Shapla’ in Sweden. A 19-member team has already left for Sweden yesterday at the invitation of a Swedish theatre troupe named Sandra Balls Opera.
Theatre Art Unit will stage the play at Fria Teatern in Stockholm on May 10 and 11 under a cultural exchange project.
The play ‘Sutay Sutay Hanna and Shapla’ is mainly a tale of two women from two different parts of the world. Born in Sweden in the late 20th century, Hanna is a weaver. On the other hand, Shapla is a garment worker in Bangladesh. The play is a storytelling of two dead women.
The stage plan for the play is done by Abir Sayem with Rana Sikdar as his associate. Selim Mahbub has planned the music of the play, while Sangeeta Chowdhury and Mehmud Siddique are the choreographers and Nasirul Haq is behind the lighting design.
The cast of the play includes Sujan Rezaul, Sangeeta Chowdhury, Mitali Das, Mehmud Siddique, Nuruzzaman Babu, SR Sampad, Sajal Chowdhury, Abir Sayem and Apsara Mou.
Selim Mahbub is the lead singer with Chandan Reza, Kamruzzaman Millat, Anika Mahin and Mahfuz Sumon in the music team.
Apart from staging plays in Sweden, the Theatre Art Unit will participate in various activities, including seminars and workshops, in Stockholm.
