With I Don’t Like It As You Like It, presented by Centre Stage Creations, Cinematograph notches up its fourth Shakespearean appropriation in eight years employing Rajat Kapoor’s directorial concept of

Dramatization of fiction raises several problems exemplified by two new Bengali productions. Both should garner popularity, but how closely do they manifest their mid-20th century sources? Anya Theatre’s Nati Kiranshashi,

Thanks to the controversy generated when the University of Delhi unjustly dropped it from its syllabus five years ago, A. K. Ramanujan’s essay “Three Hundred Ramayanas” had placed in the

Theatrecian has taken a fancy to tried and tested murder drama in its last two productions. In Frederick Knott’s Dial M for Murder, the police nab the plotter of a

This month, Theatre Workshop became the sixth among the Bengali group theatre movement to reach the magic milestone of a golden jubilee – after Bohurupee, Little Theatre Group/People’s Little Theatre,

Noor Jahan and Jahangir might look pleased as punch in the promotional pictures, but if you had seen Yatrik’s Noor Jahan – An Empress Reveals, you would have wondered how

Romantic comedy does not find too many takers in Bengali theatre, which prides itself in its social commitment. So the occasional such forays stand out by virtue of diversion from

With Passing Show, Sayak completes a trilogy of dramatizations from Amar Mitra’s stories, by three different playwrights. It began with the urban domestic realism of Pinki Buli, followed by last

After a short hibernation, Sangit Kala Mandir’s return to bringing quality theatre, in association with Aditya Birla Group, raises audience hopes of seeing more such fare from outside. Aadyam Theatre’s

Historical drama in Bengali stages a comeback with two plays set in medieval times, ranging from the turn of the 13th century to the late 18th century. In both, invaders

Suddenly existentialism appears back in fashion among young troupes, with two adaptations from Camus and Sartre, as well as a third by a more established group, from the early absurdism

Who says that Bengali political theatre has lost its edge? It has become the fashion among some widely-read columnists – who, ironically, do not see Bengali drama – to mourn