Ichheymoto’s Ghum Nei, at Academy
Based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi. Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.
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Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Birla Sabhagar
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.
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Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Academy
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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Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Academy
Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Karunamoyee Saptarshi’s Bidaybaran, at Tapan
Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar.
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Birbhum Blossom Theatre’s Mitten Bahawak Daran, at KCC
The 20-year-old group based outside Santiniketan that has made a name in Santali theatre presents their interpretation of Tagore’s classic Dakghar, titled Mitten Bahawak Daran, directed by Partha Gupta.
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Naye Natua’s Maimansingha Gitika, at Girish
The folktale of Mahuya by Dwija Kanai, dramatized and directed by Goutam Halder. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review here.
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Sayak’s Kundu-babu, at Academy
Premiere of Sayak’s new production, written by Arijit Biswas, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. An old party wholetimer in a village guards a ruined building that once was his local party
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Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Madhusudan
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash
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Rangroop’s Jadi Ar Ekbar, at Academy
Rangroop marks the birth centenary of Badal Sircar with a revival of his perennial early comedy about wish fulfilment. Directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
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Bohurupee’s Kinu Kaharer Thetar, at Academy
One of Bohurupee’s best productions from the 1990s, written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Kumar Roy (on his birth centenary) and now revived by Sanjay Banerjee. Premiere of the revival.
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Akvarious (Mumbai)’s Dekh Behen 2, at Urban Theatre
The sequel to the popular Dekh Behen. The gang reunites at the tumultuous, alcohol-free wedding of Kanupriya. Written by Dilshad Edibam and Tahira Nath, and directed by Shikha Talsania and
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