Karunamoyee Saptarshi’s Bidaybaran, at Aban Mahal
Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar.
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Purba Paschim’s A-shakti, at Academy
The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay’s life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish.
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Natyaranga’s Sei Ek Binodini, at Girish
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
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Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Madhusudan
Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.
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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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Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy
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
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Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch
Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Girish
A so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.
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Samstab’s Gaurer Kabach, at Academy
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s magical story about Gaur, who loves to play the flute, and is loved by the ancient folk in his village, threatened by the arrival of a man who
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Belgharia Ruptapas’s Sanko, at Madhusudan
Ritwik Ghatak’s long-forgotten but highly relevant drama that has a simplicity and warmth at a human level. The first half is set in Calcutta during a post-Partition riot and the
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Pratikriti’s Padma Nadir Majhi, at Rabindra Sadan
Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Alok Deb in Pratikriti’s long-running production. Highly recommended: ★★★★★
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Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Girish
The record-breaking comedy that has had an uninterrupted run since 1972, with over 1200 performances. Written and directed by the late Saroj Ray for his own group Natasena.
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