COLLECTED PLAYS OF MAHESH ELKUNCHWAR: Garbo / Desire in the Rocks / Old Stone Mansion / Reflection / Sonata / An Actor Exits

Mahesh Elkunchwar has written and produced some of the most influential and progressive plays of post-Independence India, and is part of the trinity, with Vijay Tendulkar and Satish Alekar, that has shaped modern Marathi theatre. This volume brings together six acclaimed plays—Garbo, Desire in the Rocks (Vasanakand), Old Stone Mansion (Wada Chirebandi), Reflection (Pratibimb), Sonata, and An Actor Exits (Eka Natacha Mrityu)—written by Elkunchwar.Elkunchwars plays, with their wide-ranging themes—the passage of time and mortality, identity and sexuality, religious tension and gender issues, human bonding and alienation—focus on human relationships and personal and moral choices which are the classic concerns of all great works of literature. Along with a comprehensive introduction by noted theatre critic Samik Bandyopadhyay, this volume includes production histories of each play, the playwrights notes on his intense experience with Indian theatre, and a photo section depicting stage performances.