Sansriti’s Pratham Partha, at Academy
Director Debesh Chattopadhyay’s faithful interpretation of Buddhadeva Bose’s verse drama on Karna’s choice before the war begins. Read my review.
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Chakdaha Natyajan’s Ekta Iskul, at Madhusudan
Written and directed by Debasish, set in the Tripura hills about the friendship of two boys as they grow up.
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Nityanatya’s Ajnata, at Academy
Sounava Basu’s new play about three forgotten revolutionary girls–Suniti Choudhury, Santi Ghose and Prafulla Nalini Brahma–who assassinated the British district magistrate of Comilla in 1931. Directed by Jayanta Mitra.
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Aneek’s Angina Jure Bhor, at Tapan
A young researcher visits an old, dilapidated hall in north Kolkata, whose octogenarian owner gradually starts narrating his story and the miraculous journey of a young Gomira dancer from a
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Mangolik’s Manush Bhut, at Academy
Mangolik’s longest-running production, dramatized from Syed Mustafa Siraj and directed by Samir Biswas. A comedy about a “dead” man coming alive. Recommended: ★★★★
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Bohurupee’s Kinu Kaharer Thetar, at Madhusudan
One of Bohurupee’s best productions from the 1990s, written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Kumar Roy, and now revived by Sanjay Banerjee on Roy’s birth centenary. Read my review of
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Shishikshu’s Jara Brishtite Bhijechhilo, at Rabindra Sadan
Revival of the production featuring poetic text by Joy Goswami, direction by Gautam Halder and solo enactment by Bijoylakshmi Barman.
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Ganakrishti’s Mastuto Vice, at Academy
Dario Fo’s comedy The Virtuous Burglar, adapted and directed by Amitava Dutta. A robber breaks into an apartment, but his plans are complicated when he discovers he’s not alone, has
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Baghajatin Alaap’s Padma Nadir Majhi, at Academy
Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb.
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Aneek’s Aksharik, at Girish
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.
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Rangroop’s Kalpana and Samstab’s Gopan Kathati, at Academy
A double bill of Rangroop’s Kalpana, written by Tamojit Ray and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay, and Samstab’s Gopan Kathati, adapted from Peter Harrison’s Mummy’s Boy and directed by Susnata Bhattacharya.
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Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Gyan Manch
Adapted into Bengali by Soumitra Chatterjee from Murray Schisgal’s The Typists, and directed by Poulami Chatterjee. Two stenographers in an office become friends over time and grow old together.
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