Ananda Lal

Quite by coincidence, two novels by Howard Fast have made it to the Bengali stage simultaneously, enabling us to rediscover this American author who fell prey to McCarthy’s witchhunting in […]

Independence Week provides an appropriate occasion to discuss the rather uncommon phenomenon of two Bengali plays on the Father of the Nation running concurrently – with a third to come

Rangapat has risen to a position of visibility among Bengali groups based upon its recent track record of mounting spectacular interpretations of original historical drama, though it also stages more

That inexhaustible storehouse of stories, the Mahābhārata, provides more raw material for the mill of two current Bengali productions. Both of these also employ the traditional technique of Kathakata—the first

Aneek’s 21st Ganga Jamuna Natya Utsab showcased Bangladeshi theatre unprecedentedly, inviting six troupes from across the country. More than the numbers, the unconventional content merits praise, as many as four

Rangakarmee is another of the handful of city groups to have developed its own little theatre instead of depending solely on the very few regular auditoriums and complaining about their

Non-resident Bengali theatre has come of age over the last few years, some progressive troupes having departed from the amateur staple of frivolous entertainment to examine grave themes and older

Nandikar’s 35th National Festival included three new plays from outside Kolkata. Of them, Māyā Megh (National School of Drama, Sikkim Centre) evinced most interest, translating into Nepali the director Tripurari