Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to the times and documented by contemporanous hit […]
Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy Read More »
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by the American film The Judge (2014) about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.
Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Madhusudan Read More »
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about the triangle between Tappa pioneer Nidhu-babu, his royal patron-friend Mahananda Ray, and the latter’s mistress Srimati who became Nidhu-babu’s devoted disciple. Directed by Soumitra Mitra.
Purba Paschim’s Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Academy Read More »
Adapted from Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
Theatre Workshop’s Gadaibabu Aschhen, at Madhusudan Read More »
A multimedia theatre performance that reflects on the lives of contemporary female impersonators in Sitala Jatra or Sitala Mangal, a rich and diverse but now endangered performatory ritual mostly found
Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar.
Karunamoyee Saptarshi’s Bidaybaran, at Aban Mahal Read More »
The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay’s life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish.
Purba Paschim’s A-shakti, at Academy Read More »
One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come
Natyaranga’s Sei Ek Binodini, at Girish Read More »
Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.
Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Madhusudan Read More »
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.
Aneek’s Aksharik, 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 the times and documented by contemporanous hit
Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy Read More »
Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch Read More »
