Poetry has a close affinity with drama. The former is abstract and flies on the wings of fantasy whereas the latter is a concrete happening in the purview of the spectators.  However, a brilliant playwright must possess the insight and exquisite imagination of a poet.

The best plays in the world - the Greek and the Shakespearean ones have been composed in a style and diction which is essentially poetic.  Similarly, poetry plays an immense role in the world of Bengali Drama.  Even Rabindra Nath has composed a few plays in verse pattern.  Some outstanding examples are 'Phalgooni', 'Rather Rashi' etc.

A few more important plays of this verse pattern are 'Dui-Ar-Dui' by Sri. Dilip Roy, 'Neel Kantha' by Ram Basu, 'Ek Labya' by Mangalcharan Chattopaddhaya, 'Samudra Dhrupadi' by Sri Giri Shankar, 'Ek Ratrir Janya' by Sri. Krishna Dhar etc.