Theatre Formation Paribartak

Theatre Formation Paribartak
থিয়েটার ফর্মেশন পরিবর্তক
Formation 2001
Legal status Registered under the West Bengal Societies Registration Act, 1961
Headquarters Howrah
Location
  • West Bengal, India
Official language
Bengali, English
Website http://tfp.paribartak.org

Theatre Formation Paribartak is a group theatre situated in the Howrah district of West Bengal, India. Prior to May 2005, it was a unit of another organization that now goes under the name of Changers' Foundation Paribartak. After that date, it became a separate entity.[1]

Theatre Formation Paribartak produces mainly short theatre productions, one-act plays, street theatre shows and workshops.[1]

Plays

List of plays

The group produces mainly one-act Bengali plays. Its productions include:[2]

Other productions

Non-participative development theatres produced by Theatre Formation Paribartak include Tia (for encouraging people to donate blood to the blood banks) and Roopkatha (for promotion of the Child Helpline no. 1098).[2]

Theatre Formation Paribartak has also produced Machhi (মাছি) written by Mohit Chattopadhyay but it does not run this production.[2]

Theatre Formation Paribartak has produced two more street-theatres - Machine (written by Safdar Hashmi) and Jhilik (ঝিলিক) but it does not run these productions.[2]

The theatres Lakshmaner Shaktishel, Himmatwala and Ekti Uttar Adhunik Samajik Pala have been produced by an autonomous body of freelancing actors and technicians brought together by Theatre Formation Paribartak and these theatres have been facilitated by Joyraj Bhattacharjee.[2]

Avoiding attribution

In the above list, if not otherwise mentioned, plays are written by members of Theatre Formation Paribartak, whose names are not generally disclosed by the organization. They also avoid mentioning the names of their directors who are also members of the group. Unlike many other theatre groups, the name of this group has yet not been associated exclusively with any famous theatre personality or any one person. They also prefer to avoid mentioning the names of their performers and technicians.[1]

Awards

The theatres of Theatre Formation Paribartak, since its inception in 2001, have clinched the following awards:[3]

  1. 2003 - Waiting For Godot - 2nd Best Production - in an All Bengal One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  2. 2005 - Danawala Ekta Buro - Best Actress: Ms. Debasri Saha in the role of Maria - in an All Bengal One Act Bengal Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  3. 2008 - Kaman - Special Recognition Prize for Acting: Ms. Debmita Sen in the role of The Daughter - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  4. 2009 - Anusaran - Best Production - in a District-level One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  5. 2009 - Anusaran - Best Actor: Mr. Amajit Basu in the role of the United States Department of Homeland Security Agent - in a District-level One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  6. 2009 - Anusaran - Best Co-actor: Mr. Debdip Sen in the role of An American Citizen - in a District-level One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  7. 2010 - Danawala Ekta Buro - Best Actress: Ms. Koyel Ghosh in the role of Maria - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  8. 2010 - Anusaran - 2nd Best Production - in an All Bengal One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  9. 2011 - No Exit - Special Recognition Prize for Production - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  10. 2011 - No Exit - Best Actor: Mr. Amajit Basu in the role of Robin Chatterjee (Garcin) - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  11. 2011 - No Exit - Best Actress: Ms. Koyel Ghosh in the role of Nina Roy (Estelle) - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  12. 2012 - Danawala Ekta Buro - 3rd Best Production - in an All Bengal One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah
  13. 2012 - Mayabari The Grand House of Illusion - 1st Best Production - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  14. 2012 - Mayabari The Grand House of Illusion - Best Actor: Mr. Amajit Basu in the role of Thor - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  15. 2013 - Metamorphosis - 1st Best Production - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  16. 2013 - Metamorphosis - Best Director: Mr. Amajit Basu - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  17. 2014 - The Visit - 2nd Best Production - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  18. 2014 - The Visit - Best Actor: Mr. Amajit Basu - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  19. 2014 - The Visit - Best Dramatist (Script): Mr. Amajit Basu - in a Multilingual Short Drama Competition Festival organized in Kolkata
  20. 2014 - Kaman - 2nd Best Production - in an All Bengal One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Theatre Formation Paribartak: About". Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Theatre Formation Paribartak: Theatres". Retrieved 5 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Theatre Formation Paribartak: Awards". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
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