Introduction
Ensemble’s journey began on the 11th of February 1983 under the leadership of Sohag Sen with a commitment towards doing good and meaningful theatre. The group’s novel approach towards and fresh insights into various aspects of stage representation, have since then pumped in new life into the Bengali Stage. Ensemble also claims the credit of introducing influential playwrights from Indian as well as European theatre to the Bengali Stage for the first time. Among these, the names of Mahesh Elkunchwar, Nirmal Verma, Satish Alekar and Botho Strauss deserve special mention. The concept of Theatre Workshop was integral to the system of acting followed in the group and developed from the motive of facilitating an actor’s contribution to the play. The concept evolved along with time to purely “Workshop Productions” like Asahay, Natakiya, Sirir Niche, Rog, Lal Baksho and X&Y – again a first in Bengali Theatre history.
Ensemble did not restrict itself within the country only but it went abroad with plays like Uttaradhikar and Utttarpurush to Bangladesh and another very popular production SONATA by Mahesh Elkunchwar to United States. The audience of Pasadena (Los Angeles, USA) was overwhelmed with the performance.
Ensemble is proud to march forward in its 41st year with another strong workshop production, "BHEETI". Concept, design and direction by Sohag Sen.