By Roopak Khara: Bedfellas & We Are All The Patient
Two darkly humorous short plays by Roopak Khara, doctor and playwright

Step into a world where reality teeters on the edge of the absurd, and human connection is anything but ordinary. In Bedfellas, meet Steve, an unremarkable man with an all-too-familiar problem—his prostate. As late-night visitors disrupt his damp existence, Steve’s desperate longing for meaning leads him on a surreal journey filled with humor, horror, and the ever-pressing question: Can something as mundane as urine save the world?

In We Are All The Patient, a seasoned psychiatrist faces an unsettling encounter with a mysterious patient that forces him to confront the thin line between enlightenment and madness. As the boundaries blur, this gripping play challenges our perceptions of mental health, leaving us to question: aren’t we all a patient in one way or another?

Darkly funny, unnerving, and poignant, these two plays offer a sharp commentary on the human condition, mental health, and the strange ways we cope with the absurdities of life. Written by Roopak Khara, a mental health doctor with a Punjabi twist, these tales will leave you both laughing and contemplating the deeper questions of existence.