The letter was, however, turned into a play in 1996 called Mr. Budhoo’s Letter of Resignation from the I.M.F. (50 Years Is Enough), put on in a small theater in New York’s East Village. The production received a surprisingly positive review in The New York Times, which praised its “uncommon creativity” and “inventive props.”24 The short theater review was the only time Budhoo’s name was ever mentioned in The New York Times.
