The students at the workshop of the Friday Theatre School on Saturday premiered the classic tale of the Pied Piper of Hamelin at Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka. 聽 聽
The play performed in English was dramatised by William Glennon and was directed by Ashish Khondker, said a press release.
The performance 鈥楶ied Piper of Hamelin鈥� blends humor, drama, and a moral lesson. In the selfish, unhappy town of Hamelin, a plague of rats overwhelms the people. A mysterious Piper arrives, offering to drive the rats away in return for his rightful reward. Using the magical tune of his pipe, he saves the town 鈥� but when the mayor refuses to honor his promise, the piper takes his revenge by luring the children of Hamelin to a place where joy awaits, leaving the townsfolk to grieve their loss.
Two consecutive performances of 60 minutes鈥� production were performed by the children actors of the school run by the Dhanmondi branch of the Alliance Fran莽aise de Dhaka.
