Baghajatin Alaap’s Padma Nadir Majhi, at Rabindra Sadan
Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb.
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Bengal Repertory’s Nihsanga Ishwar, at Girish
Set on the last day of Krishna’s life, this production won five META awards last year, including Best Production, Best Script, Best Design, Best Female Supporting Actor and Best Male
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Ganakrishti’s Mastuto Vice, at Academy
Dario Fo’s comedy The Virtuous Burglar, adapted and directed by Amitabha Datta. A robber breaks into an apartment, but his plans are complicated when he discovers he’s not alone, has
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Little Thespian’s Chak, at Gyan Manch
The last play written by Little Thespian’s S. M. Azhar Alam, directed by Uma Jhunjhunwala. About the various challenges faced by Indian Muslims after the conflict in East Pakistan in
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Proscenium’s Begum Jani Ki Haveli, at Gyan Manch
An Urdu/Hindi Indianization of Federico Garcia Lorca’s classic The House of Bernarda Alba. Adapted and directed by Anjum Rizvi. Third production of Little Thespian’s 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar. Read
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Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Gyan Manch
Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s Bengali novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s. Second production of Little Thespian’s 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar. Recommended: ★★★★.
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Ekrang (Mumbai)’s Pagla Ghoda, at Gyan Manch
Badal Sircar’s classic in Pratibha Agrawal’s Hindi translation, directed by Jayant Deshmukh. Inaugural production of Little Thespian’s 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar.
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Rabindra Bharati’s Jhilimili Ankabanka, at R B University
A biodrama on the life and philosophy of Kazi Nazrul Islam above and beyond his image as “the revolutionary poet”, written by Ratan Sanyamath and directed by Gagandeep. At Nati
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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, initially hostile, gradually starts narrating his story and the miraculous journey of a young Gomira dancer
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Rangakarmee’s Adhe Adhure, at Rangakarmee
Mohan Rakesh’s classic domestic drama directed by Anirudh Sarkar at Rangakarmee’s intimate studio theatre.
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Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
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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Thespians’ Witness, at Tapan
Written by Jeet Satragni and directed by Partha Mukhopadhyay. Some lawyers, under the guise of their profession, aid real offenders in escaping consequences through the exploitation of legal loopholes. Their
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