NASIKA PURAN
We have another Bengali adaptation of world-famous French drama, this time Minerva Repertory Theatre’s Nāsikā Purān, based on Edmond Rostand’s Cyrano de Bergerac (1897), the very last flourish of European […]
March 2020
ART
Seldom does theatre risk dialogue-driven drama nowadays, so bitten has it become by a misperceived need for onstage action. Therefore, Kolkata Praxis’s Bengali adaptation of Yasmina Reza’s Art stands out
MRITYU UPATYAKA | YES | MEGHDUTAM
Rangakarmee’s Binodini Keya Mancha continues as an alternative venue, hosting intimate theatre regularly. Let’s look at some recent short plays there. Antarmukh’s Mrityu Upatyakā in Bengali shocks spectators with its
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VRITRAJ | DHABA
Happily, an established festival from outside Kolkata organized an offshoot here, which bodes well for us, starved of national content. We hope Jairangam Fringes makes it an annual sojourn because,
AN EVENING WITH A MR TAGORE | WAIT UNTIL DARK | SIX DEAD QUEENS AND AN INFLATABLE HENRY
Fifty years ago, when The Amateurs and The Oskars ruled Calcutta’s English theatre, a band of school-leavers formed The Red Curtain, which staged critically acclaimed productions in the 1970s. Now
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APAHARAN | BISHANNA BARUD
Bengali-American groups have taken to serious themes for some time now, leaving behind the light entertainment and Tagoreana that form the staple of their theatre as a hobby. Two examples
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