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Theatre Formation Paribartak
Theatre Formation Paribartak is a Bengali theatre group located in the district of Howrah. It has won many awards for theatre.

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Theatre Formation Paribartak, Bengal Theatre GroupTheatre Formation Paribartak is Bengal theatre group situated in the Howrah district of West Bengal. Before 18th May 2005, this unit was actually owned by another organization that presently goes under the name of Changers` Foundation Paribartak. After that date, it became a separate body.

Theatre Formation Paribartak indulges in making the art of theatre interesting hence produces short theatres and also arranges workshops related to theatre. Occasionally, it has produced non-participative Development Theatre and Street Theatre as well.

Plays Performed by Theatre Formation Paribartak
This group produces mainly short Bengali plays. Its productions include:
* Waiting for Godot (inspired by the Waiting for Godot written by Samuel Beckett)
* Ekdin Rattire, means One Day in The Night
* Fasad, means The Problem (Hindi-Bengali bilingual)
* Kaman, means The Cannon
* Godot Waits for Homeland Security (produced in English, written by Martin Kimeldorf)
* Piano, following a story by Anibal Machado
* Pedro P ramo, following the novel by Juan Rulfo
* Danawala Ekta Buro, means An Old Man with Wings, following a story by Gabriel Garc¡a Marquez
* Stalingrad 1942
* Endgame
* Anusaran, means Following, inspired by the Godot Waits for Homeland Security written by Martin Kimeldorf
* Dhundhumar, means The Hullabaloo
* Rabindra Panchak (a collection of 5 skits written by Rabindranath Tagore)

Theatre Formation Paribartak, Bengal Theatre Group Most of the plays mentioned above have been written by members themselves. This group has, not yet, associated themselves with big names in Bengali theatre. They also look to avoid mentioning the names of their actors in the group.

Street theatres produced by Theatre Formation Paribartak include Machine (written by Safdar Hashmi) and Jhilik.

Awards Received by Theatre Formation Paribartak
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 Productions - in an All Bengal One Act Bengali Drama Competition organized in Howrah


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