Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play directed by Kalyan Bhattacharya. Six candidates for the position of assistant to a CEO are locked inside a room for the final selection test. Second production in […]
Emirates Bengal Natyagoshthi (Dubai)’s Prahasan, at Academy Read More »
Vijay Tendulkar’s classic political satire directed in Bengali by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Inaugural performance of Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
Chetana’s Ghashiram Kotwal, at Academy 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. Third production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd
Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy Read More »
Based on the exceptional life, works, thoughts and times of renowned astrophysicist and nuclear scientist Meghnad Saha, one of the greatest figures who shaped modern India. He fought against caste-based discrimination,
Natya Anan’s Meghnad, at Academy Read More »
Short plays written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik: Banijye Basate Lakshmi is a solo performance in which Sudipta enacts a motivational speaker delivering a speech on how Bengali entrepreneurs can
ECTA (New Jersey)’s two Bengali plays, at Tapan Read More »
A genrefluid show incorporating dance, drama and drag. Journeying across cultures, homes and nightclubs, Zizou finds belonging through Zenia Fauxbia Darling—his drag persona—with a little help from some queens he
Curl’s Item, at The Urban Theatre Project 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. Two shows, at 2:45 pm and
Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy Read More »
Shakespeare’s classic translated into Bengali by Chaiti Mitra and directed by Koushik Sen. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Kala Mandir Read More »
A play written by Parthapratim Deb dramatizing the story of Krishna, directed by Sohini Sengupta. Part of Nandikar’s 42nd annual theatre festival.
Nandikar’s Panchajanya, at Academy Read More »
Bijon Bhattacharya’s classic drama first staged by the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) in 1944, set against the backdrop of the man-made Bengal famine of 1943. Directed by Sohini Sengupta
Nandikar’s Nabanna, at Academy Read More »
Three plays performed by and for children: Sukumar Ray’s Byanger Raja directed by Debabrata Maity, Tagore’s Achalayatan directed by Anindita Chakraborty, and Badal Sircar’s Bichitranushthan directed by Rakesh Das. Part of Nandikar’s 42nd
Nandikar Children’s Ensemble’s productions, at Academy Read More »
A Charan and Bhatta, among the oldest mediums of Indian storytelling, narrate Bhasa’s five Sanskrit plays on the Mahabharata in Hindi. Asif Ali’s script begins with Bhatta questioning Pancharatram, in
National School of Drama (Sikkim) Repertory’s Bhasa-bharatam, at Academy Read More »
