Globe to Globe: The Tempest (2012)
Performed in Bangla with English subtitles. From a land constantly troubled by water, enter Shakespeare's mariners, wet and speaking Bangla. Performed by The Dhaka Theatre, Bangladesh's most prominent theatre group.
'This is the short and the long of it'
Part of the 2012 Globe to Globe Festival.
From a land constantly troubled by water, enter Shakespeare's mariners, wet and speaking Bangla. As well as pioneering new Bangladeshi drama, the Dhaka Theatre, Bangladesh's most prominent theatre group, has staged The Merchant of Venice and Brecht's The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui. Often called Bengali, Bangla is one of London's most widely spoken languages.
Cast
Gonzalo:
Chowdhury Rubayet Ahmed
Sebastian:
Shajjad Ahmed
Prospero:
Pijush Bandopadhaya
Stephano:
Kamal Bayzid
Antonio:
Rafiqul Islam
Trinculo:
Samiun Jahan
Alonso:
Shahiduzzaman Selim Khan
Ferdinand:
Khairul Islam Pakhi
Caliban:
Md. Matius Shams
Miranda:
Esha Yousuf
Ariel:
Shimul Yousuf
Spirit:
Bidhan Chandra Singha
Spirit:
Nil Moni Singha
Creatives
Technician:
Wasim Ahmed
Director for the Screen:
Ian Russell
Director:
Nasir Uddin Yousuff