Week long theatre extravaganza concludes

The morning of June 4 featured a spectacular play, 'Proposal' by Anton Chekov. The show was produced by Moscow Theatre of Russia. The packed audience at Bratyajon International Theatre Festival sat through with a lot of enthusiasm and their applause inspired the artistes to deliver their best on stage. Russian Consul General in Kolkata Alexey Idamkin watched the show along with theatre personalities namely Ashok Mukhopadhyaya, Meghnad Bhattacharjee and Goutam Halder.

The penultimate day of the festival had night long shows of three theatre productions, all written by playwright Bratya Basu. The evening started with 'Jatugriha', staged by Shantipur Sanskriti, followed by 'Cinemar Mato' at 11 pm and 'Hridipash' at 3 am in the morning.

Local Bangla band, 'Arshinagar' captivated the audience with their melodious folk music at 2 am between two successive theatre shows.

The festival ended with another Bratya Basu play, 'Anusochna', which dealt with ethics of forgiveness.