Theatron - An Introduction

We’ve always chosen plays that are beyond our means. If we want to define the character of our group, that single sentence should do it. We have remained around for nearly 30 years now, in Kolkata, the cultural capital of India, and we have survived despite our dogmatic stand.

We are part of Theatron. We are part of a group that has never gone for numbers, that has always measured success by the aesthetic standards it has been able to set, and the extent to which it has been able to enthral and captivate and touch the people.

The group was formed in April, 1974. The first few years were spent in rigorous trainings to equip ourselves for the task ahead.

Our Productions -

Pratham Partho and Sankranti (Buddhadeb Basu) – 1978-1979

Tughluq (Girish Karnad) – 1979-1980

Tapaswi–O-Taragini (Buddhadeb Basu) –1981 AND 1998

Medea (Euripides) – 1983

Raja Lear (Shakespeare) – 1986

Sada Ghora -(Rosmersholm) - (Ibsen) –1988

Bisarjan ( Rabindranath Thakur) – 1990

Khelaghar- (The Time and The Conways ) - (J B Priestley) –1992

Asangato ( Salil Bandyopadhyay) – 1995

Tomar Andhar Tomar Alo – (The Gift of The Gorgon ) - ( Peter Shaffer) - 1999

Kaalbela ( A Man For All Seasons) – (Robert Bolt) – 2000-2001

Tomari Matir Kanya – ( The Trojan Women) - (Euripides) - 2002

Mrityumukhar Ek Dui – (The Man With The Flower in His Mouth / Ai Ladki ) - (Luigi Pirandello/Krishna Sobti) – 2004

Shey – ( The Woman in Black) - (Susan Hill/Stephen Mallatratt) - 2005

Bernarda Albar Bari - (The House of Bernarda Alba) - (Federico Garcia Lorca) - 2006

Our Directors -

Salil Bandyopadhyay

Saswati Biswas

Salil Bandyopadhyay-felicitated by fellow thespians

Director : Salil Bandyopadhyay

Salil Bandyopadhyay’s attachment with theatre dates back to the early sixties, while he was still in his teens. An English Honours graduate from Jadavpur University, and an MBA in Materials Management, Salil Bandyopadhyay left the trappings of a secure job very early in his career, and gave himself up to theatre absolutely. After forming his own group Theatron ( the Greek root of theatre) in 1974, he drew the attention and interest of the theatre lovers with the staging of Buddhadeb Basu’s Pratham Partho and Sankranti. His identity lies in the plays he has directed over a period of 35 years, and the articles he has written (and is still writing) on theatre. He refuses to acknowledge any other identity.

Director : Saswati Biswas

A Chartered Accountant by profession, she is the General manager Finance in a leading FMCG company. She debuted as an actress, but graduated to direction under the guidance of Salil Bandyopadhyay.

Our latest production - Bernarda Albar Bari

Movie Clips of Bernarda Alba

The Alba Family and Neighbours come in for the funeral Service of Antonio Merfa Benevides


Adela Alba has a new dress