The play begins with a narrator along with two jesters, reciting the legend of Tripur.

Though King Tripur has been portrayed as an evil character in Rajmala -- a chronological collection of biographies of the rulers of Tripura, written by Durlav Narayan -- contemporary playwright Kamol Roy Chowdhury has presented King Tripur as a tragic hero in Tripur Rajar Upakhyan.

According to Durlav Narayan's biography, King Tripur, son of the demon King of Tribeg, did not follow the traditions of the dominating Aryans. He sided with the natives, whom the Aryans labelled as "untouchables". In Kamol Roy Chowdhury's narrative, King Tripur has been presented as a humanist and noble king.

The presentation of the narratives by Durbar Natyagoshthi is experimental as the story is presented maintaining the 'Epic Theatre' approach -- a style developed in the early to mid-20th century, inextricably linked to the German theatre legend Bertolt Brecht. Its qualities of clear description and reporting and its use of choruses and projections as a means of commentary earned it the name 'epic'. However, the chorus (use of the narrator and two jesters in the play) follow the traditional Danda Nritya style of the Santalis living in Tripura. The actors use costumes resembling those in Jatra, a popular performing art form in Kolkata-Tripura belt.