THEATRES OF THEATRE FORMATION PARIBARTAK


CURRENTLY RUNNING

  1. Waiting For Godot (inspired by the play Waiting For Godot written by Samuel Beckett; in Bengali; 45 minutes; premiere: October 14, 2001) - Absurd - Proscenium, Street, Intimate

  2. Ekdin Rattire (একদিন রাত্তিরে; means One Day in the Night ; in Bengali; 55 minutes; premiere: September 8, 2002) - Farce - Proscenium

  3. Kaman (কামান; means The Cannon; in Bengali; 50 minutes; premiere: April 5, 2003) - Satire - Proscenium, Street

  4. Piano (inspired by a short story written by Anibal Machado; in Bengali; 45 minutes; premiere: February 28, 2004) - Family Drama - Proscenium

  5. Pedro Páramo (inspired by the novel of the same name written by Juan Rulfo; in Bengali; 100 minutes; premiere: September 18, 2004) - Magical Reality - Proscenium

  6. Danawala Ekta Buro (ডানাওয়ালা একটা বুড়ো; means An Old Man with Wings; inspired by a short story written by Gabriel García Marquez; in Bengali; 50 minutes; premiere: February 20, 2005) - Magical Reality - Proscenium

  7. Stalingrad 1942 (in Bengali; 40 minutes; premiere: February 26, 2006) - WWII Drama - Proscenium

  8. Endgame (inspired by the play Endgame written by Samuel Beckett; in Bengali; 55 minutes; premiere: June 4, 2006) - Absurd - Intimate

  9. Anusaran (অনুসরণ; means Follow; inspired by the play Godot Waits For Homeland Security written by Martin Kimeldorf; in Bengali; 45 minutes; premiere: September 17, 2006) - Absurd - Proscenium, Intimate

  10. Dhundhumar (ধুন্ধুমার; means The Hullabaloo; in Bengali; 40 minutes; premiere: May 18, 2008) - Farce - Proscenium

  11. Rabindra Panchak (রবীন্দ্র পঞ্চক; means Five of Tagore; collection of five of the charades written by Tagore; in Bengali; 40 minutes; premiere: May 22, 2011) - Farce - Proscenium, Intimate

  12. No Exit (inspired by the play No Exit written by Jean-Paul Sartre; in Bengali; 50 minutes; premiere: December 11, 2011) - Existentialist Drama - Proscenium

  13. Bandarnach (বান্দরনাচ; means The Dance of The Monkey; in Bengali-Hindi bilingual; 35 minutes; premiere: November 8, 2012) - Satire - Street

  14. Mayabari - The Grand House of Illusion (inspired by the play The Balcony written by Jean Genet; in Bengali-English bilingual; 55 minutes; premiere: December 30, 2012) - Existentialist Drama - Proscenium

  15. Robir Tinti Hasi (রবির তিনটি হাসি; means Three Smiles of Tagore; collection of three of the charades written by Tagore; in Bengali; 25 minutes; premiere: May 11, 2013) - Farce - Proscenium, Intimate

  16. Metamorphosis (inspired by the novella of same name written by Franz Kafka; in English; 50 minutes; premiere: December 22, 2013) - Absurd - Proscenium

  17. Sthananko (স্থানাঙ্ক; means The Coordinates; in Bengali; 45 minutes; premiere: January 24, 2014) - Drama - Proscenium, Intimate

  18. Ghater Katha (ঘাটের কথা; means The Story as it was told by the Riverbank; inspired by the short story of same name written by Tagore; in Bengali; 50 minutes; premiere: May 25, 2014) - Classic - Proscenium

  19. The Visit (inspired by the play The Visit written by Friedrich Dürrenmatt; in English; 60 minutes; premiere: December 6, 2014) - Drama - Proscenium

  20. The Reality Show (in Bengali; 50 minutes; premiere: February 13, 2015) - Drama - Proscenium

  21. Nainam Dahati Pavakah (নৈনং দহতি পাবকঃ; means Fire cannot burn it; inspired by the novel Fahrenheit 451 written by Ray Bradbury; in Bengali; 75 minutes; premiere: May 16, 2015) - Drama - Proscenium

  22. Gimpel The Fool (inspired by the short story of the same name written by Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1953; in English; 60 minutes; premiere: December 20, 2015) - Drama - Proscenium

  23. Apocalypse (inspired by the novel খেলনানগর written by Nabarun Bhattacharya in 1998; in English; 60 minutes; premiere: December 18, 2016) - Drama - Proscenium

  24. Charai (চড়াই; in Bengali; 80 minutes; premiere: September 28, 2017) - Drama - Intimate, Proscenium

  25. The Old Man and The Sea (inspired by the novel of the same name written by Ernest Hemingway in 1951; in English; 55 minutes; premiere: December 21, 2017) - Drama - Proscenium

  26. Joker (loosely based on the short story Blow Up as written by Julio Cortazar in 1959 and as filmed by Michelangelo Antonioni in 1966; in Bengali; 50 minutes; premiere: September 1, 2018) - Drama - Proscenium

  27. Confusion (in Bengali; 15 minutes; premiere: September 8, 2018) - Satire - Street

  28. Putul (পুতুল; means The Doll; in Bengali; 55 minutes; premiere: October 2, 2018) - Drama - Proscenium, Intimate

  29. Love, Food, Nation a.k.a. Mutton Cutlet (in English; 50 minutes; premiere: December 23, 2018) - Drama - Proscenium


DISCONTINUED/ONE-TIME-PERFORMANCE

  1. Fasad (ফসাদ; means The Trouble; in Bengali-Hindi bilingual; 2003) - Satire - Proscenium, Street

  2. Godot Waits For Homeland Security (written by Martin Kimeldorf; presently replaced by its Bengali adoption Anusaran; in English; 2003-2004) - Absud - Proscenium, Intimate

  3. Machine (written by Safdar Hashmi, in Hindi; 2011) - Agitprop - Street

  4. Swargiyo Prahasan (স্বর্গীয় প্রহসন; means The Heavenly Satire; written by Tagore; in Bengali; 2012) - Satire - Proscenium

  5. Machhi (মাছি; means The Fly; written by Mohit Chattapadhyay; in Bengali; 2012) - Drama - Proscenium

  6. When Vagina Speaks (inspired by The Vagina Monologues initiated by Eve Ensler; in English; 2014) - Drama - Intimate


NON-PARTICIPATIVE DEVELOPMENT THEATRES

  1. Tia (for promotion of Blood Donation; in Bengali) - Drama - Proscenium, Street

  2. Roopkatha (for promotion of Childline Help No. 1098; in Bengali) - Drama - Street


Theatres before establishment of TFP

  1. De Tali (দে তালি; means Give Claps; in Bengali; 1995) - Drama - Proscenium

  2. Ekti Jharer Raat (একটি ঝড়ের রাত; means A Night full of Storms; in Bengali; 1996) - Drama - Proscenium

  3. Prostuti (প্রস্তুতি; means The Preparation; in Bengali; 1997) - Drama - Proscenium

  4. Jhilik (in Bengali; 1997) - Agitprop - Street


Theatres facilitated by Joyraj Bhattacharjee

  1. Lakshmaner Shaktishel (লক্ষণের শক্তিশেল; means Lakshman Shell-shocked; inspired by the play of the same name written by Sukumar Ray; in Bengali; 45 minutes; premiere: December 29, 2012; facilitated by Joyraj Bhattacharjee) - Satire - Site-Specific

  2. Ekti Uttar Adhunik Samajik Pala (একটি উত্তর-আধুনিক সামাজিক পালা; means A Postmodern Social Drama; in Bengali; 70 minutes; premiere: January 25, 2015; facilitated by Joyraj Bhattcharjee) - Non-linear Agitprop - Proscenium

  3. Himmatwala (হিম্মতওয়ালা; means The Courageous; in Hindi; 2013; facilitated by Joyraj Bhattacharjee) - Agitprop - Street

  4. Pratahkritya (প্রাতঃকৃত্য; means Things to do every morning; in Bengali; 2016) - Musical Drama - Proscenium

  5. Mitro Ke Niye Ki Korite Hoibe (মিত্রকে নিয়ে কি করিতে হইবে; means What is to be done to Mitra; in Bengali; 2016) - Drama - Proscenium

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