From the past
In the last 51 years, Nandikar has produced a total of 49 professional full-length productions and a total of 44 major short plays, some of which are children-friendly. Many of our plays have been hugely successful, featuring in major National festivals (BHARANGAM, Prithvi Fest, Nehru Centre Fest, Impresario Fest, Rangayana Fest, Karnataka Nataka Akademi Fest, Ranga Shankara Fest, ZCC Theatre Fests, South Asia Fest etc) across India and also in countries like USA, Sweden, Germany, England, Scotland, Kuwait, Bangladesh etc.
Here is a chronological list of productions of Nandikar that have been staged at least 50 times each (as of November, 2012):
| Play | Drama (Original Name) | Adaptation /Translation | Direction | Premiere | No. of shows |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nana Ranger Din* | Anton Chekov (Swan Song) | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1961 | 97 |
| Natyakarer Sandhane Chhati Charitra | Luigi Pirandello (Six Characters in Search of an Author) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1961 | 349 |
| Manjari Amer Manjari | Anton Chekov (Cherry Orchard) | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1964 | 158 |
| Jakhan Eka | Arnold Wesker (Roots) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1966 | 65 |
| Sher Afgan | Luigi Pirandello (Henry IV) | Jyotirmoy Basu Roychowdhury/ Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1966 | 251 |
| Tin Poysar Pala | Bertolt Brecht (Three Penny Opera) | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1969 | 469 |
| Nati Binodini | Chittaranjan Ghosh | - | NatiBinodini | 1972 | 210 |
| Bhalo Manush | Bertolt Brecht (The Good Person of Szechwan) | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay | 1974 | 357 |
| Antigone | Sophocles Jean Anouilh (Antigone) | Keya Chakrabarty /Chittaranjan Ghosh | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1975 | 286 |
| Football | Peter Terson (Jigger Jagger) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1977 | 438 |
| Kharir Gondi | Bertolt Brecht (The Caucasian Chalk Circle) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1978 | 177 |
| Byatikram | Bertolt Brecht (The Exception and the Rule) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1981 | 88 |
| Natyakarer Sandhane Chhati Charitra (Revival) | Luigi Pirandello (Six Characters in Search of an Author) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1983 | 93 |
| Hananmeru | Euripides (Iphigenia in Aulis) | Goutam Chowdhury | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1983 | 88 |
| Mananiya Bicharak-Mandalee | Kurosawa (Rashoman)/ Raghubir Sahay | Swatilekha Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1985 | 96 |
| Neela | Ibsen/Bergman (Nora) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1986 | 60 |
| Shesh Sakshatkaar | Vladlen Dozortsev (The Last Visitor) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1988 | 200 |
| Sankhapurer Sukanya | Bertolt Brecht (The Good Person of Szechwan) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1990 | 102 |
| Pata Jhore Jaye* | Buddhadeva Basu | - | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1993 | 59 |
| Feriwalar Mrityu | Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1993 | 182 |
| Meghnad Badh Kabya | Michael Madhusudan Dutta | - | Goutam Halder | 1995 | 110 |
| Gotraheen | Arthur Miller (View from the Bridge) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1996 | 82 |
| Nagarkeertan | Koushik Roychowdhury | Goutam Halder | Goutam Halder | 1997 | 67 |
| Shanu Ray Chowdhury | Willy Russel (Shirley Valentine) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1998 | 65 |
| Ei Sahar Ei Samay | An Ensemble writing of dramatic collage on our City, our Time | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 1991 | 66 | |
| Football (Revival) | Peter Terson (Jigger Jagger) | Rudraprasad Sengupta | Rudraprasad Sengupta | 2001 | 53 |
| Sojan Badiyar Ghaat | Jashimuddin | - | Goutam Halder | 2003 | 137 |
| Barda* | Munshi Premchand (Bade Bhaisaab) | Swatilekha Sengupta | Goutam Halder | 2003 | 77 |
| Ajnatobaas | Sukanta Gangopadhyay | - | Sumanta Gangopadhyay | 2008 | 139 |
| Madhabi | Bhisham Sahni (Madhabi) | Swatilekha Sengupta | Swatilekha Sengupta | 2010 | 114 |
* Short plays
