Monchosharothi Ataur Rahman reviews Padatik’s ‘Prerona’
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I am inclined to write a few words on the play Prerona , which dealt with the subject of Autism. Having been a theatre activist for about 55 years, I have been inclined to observe and watch physical deficiencies of the societies we live in. Theatre has dealt with the human behaviors for time immemorial, both pro and contra for ages. Shakespeare, Ibsen or Rabindranath s plays, for example, are not devoid of these traits. Theatre embraces human beings sorrows and pleasures almost equally. Theatre is a living art medium, which deploys both pain and pleasure to be shared equally by the actors on stage and the audience-spectators inside the auditorium. Theatre is meant to be an applied art form, which encompasses pleasure as well as food for thought relating to the societies of different countries of the world concerned.