THEATRE WORK
2025
Bhanu (Uncle Vanya)
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North America Bengali Conference, New Jersey, USA
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Sanskriti Theater Festival, San Francisco
A faithful yet contemporary Bengali adaptation of Uncle Vanya that brings Chekhov’s timeless longing and disillusionment into the heart of today’s India—where economic uncertainty, climate anxiety, and the search for meaning remain as urgent as ever.
2024
Jagorone Jai Bhibabhori
The experience of sexual assault on a girl cannot be fully understood through this male-dominated legal system and the male-determined version of truth.
2024
Tiner Tolowar (The Tin Sword)
Based on a play by Utpal Dutt.
In late 19th-century Kolkata, Benimadhab Chatterjee, trapped between commerce, patriarchy, and social constraints, transforms his theatre from a tool of compromise into a weapon of social protest, inspired by radical youth and defiant actresses.
2024
Bechara B.B (Of Poor B.B)
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International Theatre Festival of Kerala
A performance collage of Bertolt Brecht's poetry, songs and plays. Commemoration of 125th birth anniversary of Brecht.
2023
The Post Office
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Tagore Festival, Lincoln Hall Theater, ​​Urbana Champaign, USA
In the Warsaw Ghetto, Dr. Janusz Korczak, refusing sanctuary and separation from his orphans bound for the Treblinka concentration camp, stages Rabindranath Tagore’s The Post Office—a final act of love and defiance in the face of tyranny.
2023
Aajker Sahajan (Emperor Sajahan Today)
Aajker Sajahan explores the clash between traditional theatre and modern cinema through the journey of a forgotten stage hero cast by a young filmmaker for a comeback role.
2022
Shikhandi
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South Asian American Theater Festival, Boston
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‘Labor of Love' Conference, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York
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West Coast Theater Festival, California
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Tata Lit Fest, Kolkata
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India Habitat Centre, New Delhi
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Jagriti Theatre, Bangalore
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Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Kolkata
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Randolph College, Virginia
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Aabaha Art & Theater Festival, Washington
Shikhandi recounts a powerful journey of gender identity and vengeance. Amba’s quest for justice challenges societal norms and exposes the deep-rooted gender politics of the Mahabharata.
2022
Stories of Jackson Heights
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‘Labor of Love' Conference, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York
A play written by Gargi Mukherjee and Golam Sarwar Harun.
2021
Mephisto
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National Theatre Festival, New Delhi
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Tata Kolkata Literary Festival, Kolkata
An ambitious actor, Hendrik Höfgen, sacrifices his ideals and allies to rise as Nazi Germany’s celebrated star, playing Mephisto on stage while becoming one in life.
2017
The Cherry Orchard
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National School of Drama, New Delhi
An adaptation of Anton Chekhov's 'The Cherry Orchard'.
2015
Echoes
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CIMA Art Gallery, Kolkata
A multidisciplinary performance in an art gallery.
2015
Khilonanagar (The City of Toy)
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National School of Drama Repertory Company, New Delhi
A play on dystopia.
2014
Jara Agun Lagay
A play based on Max Frisch's 'The Fire Raisers'.
2011
Shunyo Shudhu Shunyo Noy
A love story between a ghost and a painter.
2010
Raja Lear
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National Theatre Festival, New Delhi
Based on William Shakespeare's 'King Lear'. Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee played Lear.
2010
Bisarjan (Sacrifice)
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National Theatre Festival, New Delhi
A play by Rabindranath Tagore. Tagore’s Bisarjan portrays the clash between true spirituality and blind religious orthodoxy, as a king’s awakening compassion challenges a priest’s cruel fanaticism.
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2007
Agunmukho (Fireface)
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National Theatre Festival, New Delhi
Mayenburg’s Fireface depicts a middle-class family’s collapse as incest, pyromania, and parental neglect ignite a violent, expressionistic tragedy. Adapted by Bratya Basu.
2005
Raktakarabi (Red Oleandars)
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National Theatre Festival, New Delhi
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Prithvi National Theatre Festival, Mumbai
Tagore’s Raktakarabi unfolds in the oppressive kingdom of Yakshapuri, where Nandini’s radiant spirit sparks rebellion against the king’s dehumanizing pursuit of wealth and power.
2005
Man of the Heart
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Theatre Department, UC Berkeley, California
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Barbican Centre, London
Man of the Heart, narrates the story of 19th century Bengali Sufi saint and song-maker Lalon Shah Fakir.
2005
Nagamandala
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Kalamazoo College, USA
Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala weaves myth and reality to tell of Rani, a lonely wife whose encounter with a shape-shifting serpent exposes the complexities of love, desire, and female agency in a patriarchal world.
2003
The Little Clay Cart
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Toledo University, USA
The Sanskrit classic The Little Clay Cart follows the love between a poor Brahmin and a noble courtesan, celebrating virtue’s triumph over vice and class barriers.
2003
Samay Asamayer Brittanto
The experience of sexual assault on a girl cannot be fully understood through this male-dominated legal system and the male-determined version of truth.
2000
Teesta Paarer Brittanto
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National Theatre Festival, New Delhi
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National Theatre Festival, Chandigarh
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National Theatre Festival, Kerala
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Nehru Centre National Theatre Festival, Mumbai
Debesh Roy’s epic novel Teesta Paarer Brittanta depicts how state-led development along the Teesta River devastates marginalized communities, revealing the deep human cost of modern progress.
1997
The Measures Taken
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Barnard College, New York
A play by Bertolt Brecht.
1997
Gantabya
A play based on the life and works of Dr. Norman Bethune.
1992
Coriolanus
A play by William Shakespeare as adapted by Bertolt Brecht.
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Kangal Malsat
Based on a novel by Nabarun Bhattacharya.
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Opriyo Sotyo (Unpleasant Truth)
A play by Rajeev Naik.
