Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Prachyo’s ‘Tahader Katha’ Recasts Lorca Through Rural Bengal
Prachyo is a theatre group that recently performed a play called ‘Tahader Katha’.
The play is based on a work by Spanish writer Federico García Lorca.
Its story was changed to fit rural Bengal.
It shows how women can be restricted by rules made in a male-dominated society.
The director used hanging pieces of cloth to represent the house.
The large cloth structure looked powerful but also seemed fragile.
Light and shadows showed that the structure was weakening from within.
The reviewer praised the all-women cast and called the production deeply meaningful.
Prachyo staged ‘Tahader Katha’ during celebrations marking its 19th anniversary.
The play is an Indianised adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’.
Adapter-director Biplab Bandyopadhyay relocates the story to rural Bengal.
The production examines women’s oppression and challenges patriarchal control over sexual agency.
Its all-women cast and cloth-based set were praised for creating a powerful, cohesive production.
- Who
- Prachyo, adapter-director Biplab Bandyopadhyay, and the play’s all-women cast.
- What
- Prachyo staged ‘Tahader Katha’, an Indianised adaptation of Federico García Lorca’s ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’.
- When
- Recently, as part of Prachyo’s 19th anniversary celebrations.
- Where
- The story is transposed to rural Bengal.
- Why
- To present a theatrical examination of women’s condition under patriarchy and challenge patriarchal control over women’s sexual agency.
- Production
- ‘Tahader Katha’
- Theatre group
- Prachyo
- Occasion
- Prachyo’s 19th anniversary celebrations
- Source text
- Federico García Lorca’s ‘The House of Bernarda Alba’
- Adapter and director
- Biplab Bandyopadhyay
- Setting
- Rural Bengal
- Cast
- All-women ensemble