What's on
We delighted that, A season of Bangla Drama will once again grace stages across the borough. It will take place from 1 to 24 November 2024. The theme for 2024 is ‘hope’, a good fit for the festival’s ‘coming of age’ in its 21st year.
Up next
- Date
- 13/11/2024 (18:00-19:30)
- Location:
- Root/25 café 116B Bow Road E3 3AA
- Description
- An evening of Resistance Poetry and Open Mic.
- Date
- 14/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- A mother and daughter have lost their home in a terrible flood. Set in an imaginary Bangladesh, this is a story about hope and survival.
- Date
- 15/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- A mother and daughter have lost their home in a terrible flood. Set in an imaginary Bangladesh, this is a story about hope and survival.
- Date
- 15/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- Rich Mix 35-47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA
- Description
- This dance production addresses issues such as body image and disability rights. It aims to spark dialogue, hope and transformation on a global scale.
- Date
- 16/11/2024 (11:00-16:00)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- Theatre workshop using a horrific series of events from recent history as the basis for a piece of theatre.
- Date
- 16/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- This musical drama is about generational issues within families, and wider society. It explores how we can always find solutions to these problems.
- Date
- 16/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- Rich Mix 35-47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA
- Description
- This dance production addresses issues such as body image and disability rights. It aims to spark dialogue, hope and transformation on a global scale.
- Date
- 17/11/2024 (19:30-21:00)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- Tagore and the River Padma celebrates the writer by using the river as a metaphor for the journey through life.
- Date
- 17/11/2024 (19:30-20:45)
- Location:
- Rich Mix 35-47 Bethnal Green Road E1 6LA
- Description
- A musical play set in the early 20th century Bengal illustrating the life and works of Kazi Nazrul Islam.
- Date
- 20/11/2024 (11:00-14:00)
- Location:
- The Ecology Pavilion 125 Grove Road E3 5RP
- Description
- Come along to a relaxed, creative workshop exploring our relationship with nature.
- Date
- 20/11/2024 (14:00-15:00)
- Location:
- The Mulberry Hall St Margarets House 21Old Ford Road E2 9PL
- Description
- Theatre with music and movement to make you both laugh and think!
- Date
- 21/11/2024 (11:00) - 01/12/2024 (18:00)
- Location:
- The Art Pavilion Mile End Park Clinton Rd London E3 4QY
- Description
- This exhibition features a diverse body of work by prominent and acclaimed Bangladeshi artists.
- Date
- 21/11/2024 (18:30-20:00)
- Location:
- Tower of London London EC3N 4AB
- Description
- This is a celebration of Bengali heritage through storytelling as well as a fashion show.
- Date
- 22/11/2024 (19:30-20:15)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- Asha tells the stories of 10 young performers. It celebrates the theme of Hope and explores what it means to them through Dance, Movement and Spoken Word.
- Date
- 23/11/2024 (14:00-15:00)
- Description
- Lisa Honan will lead a walk around Limehouse to explore the legacy of the British Empire.
- Date
- 23/11/2024 (18:00-19:30)
- Location:
- Kobi Nazrul Centre 30 Hanbury St London E1 6QR
- Description
- This poetry performance celebrates the notion that 'the light will come'.
- Date
- 23/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- Brady Arts & Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury St E1 5HU
- Description
- Never give up hope, even though a thousand barriers lie ahead. Just focus on your goal. Your success is your parents' dream.
- Date
- 24/11/2024 (17:30-18:30)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- This play portrays the impacts of climate injustice. The active involvement of the younger generation provides hope for a brighter future.
- Date
- 24/11/2024 (19:30-20:30)
- Location:
- The Brady Arts and Community Centre 192-196 Hanbury Street London E1 5HU
- Description
- This play portrays the impacts of climate injustice. The active involvement of the younger generation provides hope for a brighter future.
Check out our latest animated Seaon of Bangla Drama trailer to give you a flavour of what is to come.
A Season of Bangla Drama's 2024 Sharing Day took place on 22 September 2024 at the Brady Arts and Community Centre. We brought together the festival participants to share extracts of their productions and talk about their creative process.