ABSTRACT
When Bangladesh emerged as an independent nation in 1971, its theatre had to start almost from ground zero and it re-surfaced with a big bang! With the religious taboos gone, the new-found freedoms of speech and performance opened up new vistas of art. The Federation supervises the distribution of bookings for the halls: because of the acute lack of facilities, the leading groups get the opportunity to perform not more than twice a month, while a new group will consider itself lucky if they get one booking a month. It gave the students the opportunity to present their theatrical work. This chapter explores the relationship between man and nature, telling the story is of a small group of Bangladesh deep in the forest of Madhupur who continue to live in their centuries-old way. Bangladesh theatre has survived without patronage from the State and society and it can be confidently noted that it will not only survive but flourish in future.
