• Kolkata Praxis’s Shandar, at Shobhabazar-Hatibagan Laha Colony Field

    A workshop production in Bengali of Ionesco’s absurdist classic, Rhinoceros, adapted and directed by Gautam Sarkar with a cast of 40. In a highly unusual traverse theatre setting erected inside a temporary canopy structure. Performances from 6 to 9 pm every evening for a week, till June 2.

  • Chetana’s Meghe Dhaka Ghatak, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, his time in Bombay before […]

  • Paramik’s Rupantar, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Inspired by Max Frisch’s absurdist political parable The Fire Raisers, Indianized by Anirban Sen in Bengali and directed by Suvojit Bandopadhyay.

  • Baghajatin Alaap’s Padma Nadir Majhi, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb.

  • Proscenium’s “0.22”, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    A Hindi adaptation of 160 North by American dramatist Matthew C. Greene. Directed by Bindu Jaiswal.

  • Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.

  • Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Felicity Theatre (Delhi)’s Patte Khul Gaye, at Kala Mandir

    Kala Mandir Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata

    A Hindi comedy written and directed by Rakesh Bedi. An innocuous game at a dinner party exposes the guests' secrets, revealing the hypocrisies and pretensions of middle-class Indians