Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic […]
Chetana’s Meghe Dhaka Ghatak, at Academy Read More »
Director Debesh Chattopadhyay’s faithful interpretation of Buddhadeva Bose’s verse drama on Karna’s choice before the war begins.
Sansriti’s Pratham Partha, at Academy Read More »
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric
Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Academy Read More »
Based on Pinter’s early one-act two-hander, The Dumb Waiter, adapted into Bengali by Soumit Deb.
Cinebahini’s Boka Baksho, at Gyan Manch Read More »
Debasis Majumder‘s new play on the fragility of human relationships and the pain of breaking them. It highlights three major forms of separation: death, which is a natural consequence to
Sudrak’s Morche Para Alo, at Girish Read More »
Padatik’s new play translated and dramatized from Annie Zaidi’s Love Stories #1 to 14 by Rakesh Tripathi and directed by Anubha Fatehpuria. The unusual love-lives of three characters from three of
Padatik’s Iski. Uski. aur Unki. [love] Kahaniyaan, at Padatik Read More »
An actor passes himself off as an affordable alternative to the famous Jatra star Shantigopal and even plagiarizes the latter’s famous scripts. Written by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Sudipta
Chakdah Natyajan’s Jatra Gopal, at Academy Read More »
Padatik’s new play translated and dramatized from Annie Zaidi’s Love Stories #1 to 14 by Rakesh Tripathi and directed by Anubha Fatehpuria. The unusual love-lives of three characters from three of
Padatik’s Iski. Uski. aur Unki. [love] Kahaniyaan, at Padatik 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 »
Adapted from Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
Theatre Workshop’s Gadaibabu Aschhen, 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 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 changing times through the decades. Dramatized from
Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy Read More »
