History of Pancham Vaidic

About Pancham Vaidic

Pancham Vaidic theatre group was started in 1983 by the leading actor-director Smt. SaoliMitra. The legendary couple of Indian theatre Late SombhuMitra and TriptiMitra were among the founder members of the Group.The group’s first production was Nathabati-Anaathabat, a solo acting by SmtSaoliMitra. The production has received huge accolades whenever staged. This play was also performed in write an essay for me write my essay fast Hindi and has got similar accolades. Pancham Vaidic had set up a theatre institute, PanchamvedaCharyashram, a centre to impart training in all aspects of theatre in 1984. Students here learn the language of the body, attempt at experiments with voice and speech, and try to imbibe the idioms of theatre. There are classes on the origin and history of drama as well as elementary science also. This training is without any cost to the students. The workshops are lea

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Productions

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Mesh O Rakhosh

A darkly comic political fable, Mesh O Rakhosh (The Sheep and the Demon) explores power, fear, oppression, and the struggle to retain one’s humanity.

Through the world of a terrifying Demon and the sheep who live under his shadow, Manoj Mitra creates an allegory for ordinary people living under unchecked authority. Beneath its humour and fantasy lies a sharp critique of exploitation, corruption, and the passivity that allows power to thrive.

The play asks a simple but unsettling question: when fear takes away our freedom, how do we find the courage to become human again?

Rajnaitik Hatya

In the history of mankind murders caused by political conflict is not unique. The protagonist in the play Hugo was sent to murder Hoederer, the leader of the Proletarian party. Hugo, a young intellectual belonging to the bourgeoisies society had joined this party being inspired by the ideology of socialism. His ideology is to become a perfect revolutionary wants to get this opportunity. As per the plan, Hugo reaches Hoederer’s secret haunt to join Hoederer as his personal secretary alongwith his wife, Jessica. Inspite of repeated attempt he cannot succeed in his mission. He gets fascinated with the personality of the leader. Yet he could not accept Hoederer’s political ideology.He gets tore apart in this discourse. Parallel to this discourse runs a deep unimaginable romantic story.

Police

“Police” – adapted from the play by Polish playwright Slawomir Mrozek, is a dark political satire that takes place in a fictional authoritarian state. A group of police officers who encounter a civilian who has committed a seemingly minor offense and happens to be the only prisoner in the country. However, as the officers interrogate and attempt to enforce their version of justice, the situation spirals into absurdity.
The play explores themes of power, control, conformity, and the arbitrary nature of authority. Through the play Mrozek offers a critique of oppressive systems and the individuals who enforce them.

Amodito Roddur

Play: Nirmal Verma & Debesh Chattopadhay
Direction & Scenography: Debesh Chattopadhay
Acting: Monalisa Chattopadhyay & Arpita Ghosh 
Music: Sreyan Chattopadhay
First Show: 7th April 2018, Academy of Fine Arts

Karubasana

Based on JibananandaDas ‘s novel KarubasonaDramatised & Directed by Arpita Ghosh
Scenography: DebeshChattopadhyay
Music – IndradipDasgupta
Actors in lead role – Neel Mukherjee, Anirban Bhattacharya, BabuDutta Roy, Abhijit  Mishra and others. Also Shri Joy Goswami in a special role.
First  Show : 22nd August 2015, Academy of Fine Arts

Aparajita

Based on three stories Apirichita,Haimanti&Strir Patra of Rabindranath Tagore
Dramatisation and direction: Arpita Ghosh
Acting: Arpita Ghosh, Debkamal Mondal, Swapan Adhya, Pallab Banerjee, Palas Das, Anik Ghosh, Sudip Sengupta and others.
Music : Tarit  Bhattacharya
First Show: 25th October 2010,Tapan Theatre (In memorial of Tripti Mitra’s birth Anniversary)

Achalayan

Play : Rabindranath Tagore
Direction : Arpita Ghosh
Acting: ArpitaGhosh, Babu Dutta Roy, Anirban Roy Choudhury, Debkamal Mondal, Sudip Sengupta, Swapan Adhya and others.
Music – Tarit Bhattacharya
First Show : 4th August 2012

Vitton

“Vitton”  is adapted from the play “Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui”  by the German playwright Bertolt Brecht (1941).

Scenography: Debesh Chattopadhyay
Direction: Arpita Ghosh
Actors: Babu Dutta Roy Arna Mukhopadhyay Korak Samanta Arpita Ghosh & others

Ghare Baire 2022

The play is based on Rabindranath Tagore’s acclaimed novel “Ghare Baire” which etches a tale of love, companionship, deceit and freedom against the backdrop of the Indian nationalist struggle and Lord Curzon’s partition of Bengal.

Cast:
Sohini Sarkar, Arna Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Bhattacharya, Keka Nandi  & others.

Direction: Arpita Ghosh

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Brief details of director / mentor

Saoli Mitra

Saoli Mitra, only child of the doyen of Indian theatre Sri Sombhu Mitra&Srimati Tripti Mitra was born in Kolkata in the late 40s. She did her post graduation in theatre from Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata and continued her research on theatre and contemporary art. Among her research , notable work include “Barnattok Natyadhara” & “Rabindra Sanglaper bachik abhinayer swarup” ( the voval acting on Tegore’s dialogues)Saoli started acting at a very tender age of 5 and ½ years. As a child artist she acted as basher in TulshiLahiri’sChheraTnar & AmalinTagore’s Daakghar, both were Bohurupi production. In Bohurupi she also acted in playes like Kimbadanti, BadalSirkar’sPaglaGhora.Tagore’s Raja, translation of Ionnesco’sGandar, Tagore’s GhareBaire. She acted in “Galileo r Jibon” (on life of Galileo), produced by Calcutta Repertory, Directed by Mr. Fritz

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Arpita Ghosh

 A brief detail of her works so farArpita Ghosh joined theatre at the end of 1998. She started working in a group named “Fourth Wall” for more than a year and acted in two major plays of the group. In January 2000 she joined PanchamVedCharyashram as a student of theatre. After completing the course of 1 year she started working with PanchamVaidic. In 2003, Arpita first directed a children’s play named ‘Ha Ja Ba Ra La’, based on a story by Sukumar Ray, dramatized by herself. In 2003 itself she also directed a small play named ‘AntargataAagun’ written by TirthankarChanda. Arpita translated of Sartre’s ‘Crime Passionnel’, which was directed by SaoliMitra, where she acted as the lead female character. In PanchamVaidic’s production ‘Chandaali’, a dramatized version of Chandaalika by Rabindranath Thakur, directed by SaoliMitra, she played the protagonist, Prakriti.

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Our Founders

Sambhu Mitra

Sombhu Mitra (22 August 1915 – 19 May 1997) was an Indian film and stage actor, director, playwright, reciter and an Indian theatre personality, known especially for his involvement in Bengali theat

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Tripti Mitra

Tripti Mitra (née Tripti Bhaduri; 25 October 1925 – 24 May 1989) was a popular Indian actress of Bengali theatre and films, and wife of Sombhu Mitra, noted theatre director, with whom she co-founde

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