Ananda Lal

The full-length Bengali productions invited to Bohurupee’s annual Natyotsab provided object lessons in how not to and what not to adapt. Sayangsandhya’s Chandragupta credits D. L. Roy and G. P.

Chandan Sen, the dramatist, shows concern in his new plays about growing fascistic trends. He turns to 20th-century history in Europe and Africa to demonstrate its vicious effects on humanity,

Two famous illusory theatrical inspectors have reappeared in Kolkata, resurrected by the Hindi groups who first presented them 20 years ago. Padatik–rikh returns to Gogol’s classic political satire, The Government

What happens to the close college friendships that disappear into the mists of time? Does destiny toss one of them back into your life to see what you can make

Centre Stage Creations / Sanskriti Sagar hosted two all-women shows recently. Manhar Gadhia Production’s 7 x 3=21, their third edition of seven monologues, exclusively featured actresses for the first time.

Solo actress-directors took the stage in half of the new productions at Nandipat’s Narir Mancha festival, spotlighting the tribulations of women from classical to contemporary times. Draupadi’s woes have supplied

This year’s Sabhagar Theatre Festival by Centre Stage Creations and Sanskriti Sagar featured as centrepiece the Films and Theatre Society (Delhi), who must have a rollicking sense of humour for

Narir Mancha, Nandipat’s festival around International Women’s Day of women directors, reached an auspicious tenth anniversary this year. Two of the new plays zeroed in on psychological troubles of their

Site-specific performances have not caught on in the conservative domain of Bengali theatre, though unconventional English groups in the city like The Creative Arts have experimented with this postmodern form