From Howard Fast’s novel about the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay. The second evening of Sayak’s ten-day competitive festival of Bengali theatre.
Belgharia Avimukh’s Baishe August, at Tapan Read More »
From May 7th to 16th, Sayak will hold a festival of ten Bengali plays every evening at 6:30 in Tapan Theatre. Selected by senior dramatist-director Debasis Majumdar, these include productions
Sayak’s competitive festival at Tapan Theatre Read More »
The first play in Sayak’s ten-day competitive festival of Bengali theatre. Adapted from Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet in Pala style by Bangladeshi director Sayik Siddiquee.
Chakdah Natyajan’s Bhanu Sundarir Pala, at Tapan Read More »
Premiere of director Saurav Palodhi’s adaptation of Clifford Odets’s 1935 socialist classic, Waiting for Lefty, about the poverty of taxi drivers in the USA.
Ichheymoto’s Henry Kothay?, at Academy Read More »
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.
Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Academy Read More »
Written and directed by Debashis. 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 »
Inspired by Steve Metzger’s awardwinning children’s book Pluto Visits Earth!, the story of a tiny planet but also a beautiful wish that grants love, rejoices in friendship and finds hope
Beadon Street Subham’s Ami Pluto, at Girish Read More »
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.
Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Academy Read More »
One of the great tragic love stories in Greek mythology, that of Orpheus and Eurydice, retold through poetry, music and philosophy. Written by Sanjoy Chattopadhyay and directed by Avi Sengupta.
Angan Belgharia’s Mauna Banshari, at Academy Read More »
An article that appears on sohinichattopadhyay.com, appealing for a new initiative: Trauma Doesn’t Have a Formula by Shuktara Lal Last year, I had the honour of being invited to direct
The imperative of safety and allyship in theatre practice Read More »
Dramatized from Manik Bandyopadhyay and directed by Arun Mukherjee. The story revisits the historic Tebhaga Movement of 1946-47 in Bengal, where Haran, an old sharecropper, has gone half-mad after police
Jadavpur Ramyani’s Haraner Natjamai, at Rabindra Sadan Read More »
Inspired by Girish Ghosh’s devotional masterpiece Bilwamangal Thakur, written and directed by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay.
Chakdah Natyajan’s Bilwamangal Kabya, at Academy Read More »
