Sudrak’s Shikh-kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar.
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Chetana’s Hibijibi Bahini, at Academy
A “non-sense” production with child and adult actors, written and directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Alibaba, accompanied by his trusty donkey, opens the door to the cave and discovers no treasure
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Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy
The Dario Fo–Franca Rame political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismoy Roy and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.
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Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Madhusudan
Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Academy
Adapted by Soumitra Chatterjee from Murray Schisgal’s The Typists, and directed by Poulomi Chatterjee. Two stenographers in an office become friends over time and grow old together.
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Anya Theatre’s Romeo Ebang Juliet, at Academy
Based on Debes Roy’s Bengali rendering of Shakespeare’s classic and Jan Otcenasek’s Romeo and Juliet in Darkness. Directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Recommended: ★★★★
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Kolkata Twist’s Banaspatir Chhaya, at Academy
Premiere of Ratan Kumar Das’s new play about an older man whose only roots are his memories, his daughter and his house, as everything changes all around. Directed by Biplab
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Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Meyeti, at Academy
Adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s internationally successful Death and the Maiden and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
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Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Tapan
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, but fruitful in the fearless thirst for knowledge. Some people conspire
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Belgharia Avimukh’s Kojagari, at Academy
From Howard Fast’s novel Silas Timberman, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.
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Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy
Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.
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Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Academy
Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen in a Bengali translation by Chaiti Mitra. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
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