Bohurupee
Formation1948
TypeTheatre group
Location
Notable members
Sombhu Mitra, Tripti Mitra, Kumar Roy[2]

Bohurupee is a Bengali premier theatre group. Bohurupee was founded in 1948[3] by several active members who left the Indian People's Theatre Association. The group was created to present the experimental Bengali drama in unusual form.[4]

Early days

After breaking away from Indian People's Theatre Association, prominent Bengali theatre personalities like Sombhu Mitra, Bijon Bhattacharya created Bohurupee in 1948. The group came into prominence as a composite drama form. This period was a period of struggle for Bohurupee.[4] Between 1950 and 1958 they directed multiple important plays. They staged Rabindranath Tagore's play 'Char Adhyay' in 1951. In 1958, they stage another work of Tagore - Raktakaravi.[4] In Putulkhela (1958), which was a depiction of Ibsen's Doll's House, Bohurupee touched a sensitive contemporary issue in bold manner. Dasachakra (1962) was adapted from An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen.

Selected plays

  • Char Adhyay (1951).
  • Raktakaravi (1954).
  • Putulkhela (1958).
  • Visarjan (1961).
  • Dasachakra (1962).
  • Raja Oidipous (1964).
  • Raja (1964).
  • Chop! Adalat Cholche (1971).
  • Dakghar (1973).
  • Ghare Baire (1974).
  • Mrichchhakatika (1979).
  • Galileo (1980).
  • Rajdarsan (1982).
  • Aguner pakhi (1984).
  • Mr. Kakatuya (1987).
  • Kinu Kaharer Thetar (1988).
  • Nabanna (1989).

Awards

  • Airlines Cultural Organisation - Kolkata - Contribution to Bengali Theatre
  • Anya Theatre - Kolkata - Distinguished Theatre personality Natya Swapnakalpa - 2004
  • Dishari - Kolkata - Best Actor - Nisiddha Thikana - 2004

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Bohurupee productions". Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  2. ↑ "A life devoted to theatre". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Bohurupee 61". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 February 2013. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 Johri, Meera (2010). Greatness of spirit : profiles of Indian Magsaysay Award winners. Delhi: Rajpal & Sons. pp. 59–60. ISBN 8170288584.
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