A retelling of the life of Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan from the humble town of Kumbakonam to the hallowed halls of Cambridge. The dramatis personae include devout and determined mother, Kamallatammal, […]
Jadavpur Manthan’s Ramanujan, at Academy Read More »
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash
Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Academy Read More »
Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to changing times through the decades. Dramatized from
Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy Read More »
Freshly kissed by a man, an eleven-year-old girl believed she had fallen in love. Now an adult, she is soaked in pain. As the body reveals itself to be a
Seconds Before Coming (Delhi), at Urban Theatre Read More »
Pankaj Tripathi’s return to his theatre roots with a musical that explores love, passion, responsibility, self-respect and consent. Set in a city neighbourhood around a local band party, it follows
Roopkatha Rangmanch (Mumbai)’s La-ilaaj, at Kala Mandir Read More »
Freshly kissed by a man, an eleven-year-old girl believed she had fallen in love. Now an adult, she is soaked in pain. As the body reveals itself to be a
Seconds Before Coming (Delhi), at Urban Theatre Read More »
Mangalik’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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Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric
Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Girish Read More »
Dramatist-director Debasish’s new play about an old building facing demolition, whose residents face eviction, and whose inhabitants include non-humans too. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.
Theatre Platform’s Gharer Madhye Bari, at Tapan Read More »
Freshly kissed by a man, an eleven-year-old girl believed she had fallen in love. Now an adult, she is soaked in pain. As the body reveals itself to be a
Seconds Before Coming (Delhi), at Urban Theatre Read More »
The highly popular Bengali play written by Rabindranath Maitra in 1932, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Academy Read More »
Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.
Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Academy Read More »
