Baily Road

Theater Street

Bailey Road in the capital widely known as Natokpara has been centre of our theater practices as well as theater performers. The stage productions of Dhaka's major drama companies are usually performed in Bailey Road. Over the years, its theaters have played host to some of the country's best actors and actresses. The two major theaters on the road that regularly host local and international theater performances are:

Guide House Auditorium
Guide House Auditorium is situated on the premises of the office of the Bangladesh Girl Guides Association at New Bailey Road in Dhaka. Since the eighties this theater has been a major centre for staging regular drama shows. The Guide House Auditorium aims to increase the number of dramatic performances, promote more and more new theater groups and create more theater audiences. This is the place where ticketed theater shows were introduced.

Some of the notable plays performed at Guide House Auditorium by different dramatic societies include Prajapatir Lilalasya (1972) and Oedipus (1982) by Bahubachan; Payer Awaj Paoya Jay (1976), Ghare Baire (1985), Kokilara (1989) and Antigone (1992) by Theatre; Shakuntala (1978) by dhaka theatre; Dewan Gazir Kissa and Bisarjan (1985) by nagarik natya sampraday; Jiban Ghase Agun (1986) by Subachan Natya Sangsad; Padma Nadir Majhi (1991), Mahaprayan (1994) and Ekattarer Dingulo (1995) by lokanatya dal; Asman Tara Shadi (1991) and Bajimat (1994) by Samay Sangskritik Gosthi; No Vacancy (1991) by Kushilab Natya Sampraday; Bichchhu (1991), Lalsalu (1991) and Tughlok (1992) by natyakendra; Hallucination (1992) by Sarak; Merchant of Venice (1993) by dhaka little theatre; Court Martial (1993), Kalantar (1994) and Golapjan (1995) by Theatre Art; Putul Khela (1993) and Bhrtya Rajaktantra (1995) by Kanthashilan; Bibisab (1994) by Dhaka Subachan Natyadal; Phera (1994) by dhaka padatik; Public (1995) by Jahangirnagar Theatre etc.

Dhaka Pantomime (1989), the pioneer of group mime in Bangladesh, staged ticketed mime shows titled Manab O Prakrti, Sabhyatar Kramabikash, Bhasa Andolan, Nadi Pader Jiban, Madakashakti and Svadhinata at Guide House Auditorium between 1991 and 1993. In addition to plays and mimes ticketed dance shows have been produced here by various cultural organisations. Source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bailey_Road,_Dhaka

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