Badal Sircar
Bengali playwright who developed the concept of the Third Theatre as an alternative to the proscenium stage. His plays challenged both colonial and commercial theatrical models, creating a participatory folk-urban theatre.
Works
- Evam IndrajitModern urban drama about alienation and absurdist existence
- There's No EndExperimental theatrical work exploring perpetual human struggle
- SpartacusHistorical drama about the Roman slave revolt leader
- ProcessionExperimental theatre piece about social movement and collective action
- BhomaFolk drama based on traditional Bengali stories