It’s playtime,folks!

Actor, director and dramatist Ajitesh Bandyopadhyay���s significant contribution to Indian theatre cannot be forgotten in a hurry.
His adaptations of Pirandello, Chekhov and Brecht in plays like Teen Paysar Pala, Natyakarer Sandhane Chhati Charitra, Manjari Amar Manjari and Bhalo Manush are truly incredible. As part of the year-long tribute to this iconic figure, a play reading session was organised by Theatrum in association with The Times of India on Sunday evening.
During the introductory session, theatre personality Samik Bandyopadhyay shared with the guests how he had met his dearest friend Ajitesh a few days before he passed away. ���At that time he was translating William Shakespeare���s The Tempest. Ajitesh felt adapting Shakespeare is any playwright���s ultimate goal,��� he said. As the part of the dramatised play reading session, Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee, Daminee Mukherjee and Biplab Dasgupta read out excerpts from the Bengali translation of Euripedes��� Medea.
The show has an ulterior motive. We want to spread love for theatre among the younger generation,��� said Biplab Dasgupta, once the reading got over. And taking up from where Dasgupta left, Sujoy Prosad Chatterjee added, ���We want more and more youngsters to come forward and contribute towards the growth of this medium, which is going through a bad phase.���