Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy
Dario Fo’s political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismay Ray and directed by Bimal Chakrabarti.
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Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Kala Kunj
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. A charity fund-raiser
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Kalyani Kalamandalam’s Raktakta Jharokha, at Madhusudan
Translated from Yasmine Beverly Rana’s The War Zone Is My Bed by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Santanu Das.
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Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy
Written and directed by Debashis. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.
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Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Academy
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s story by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.
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Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at Academy
Translated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★
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Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Girish
The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
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Nat-ranga’s Chhayapather Sheshe, at Academy
Premiere of dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay’s new play, a ghostly comedy set in a dilapidated north Kolkata hall about to be demolished to make way for a mall. Resident spooks protest
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Rangroop’s Swaha, at Academy
About rural superstition exploiting young girls, dramatized from Sayantani Putatunda and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
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Theatre Platform’s Nur Jahan, at Sarat Sadan
Dwijendra Lal Roy’s 1908 tragedy, directed by Debasish Ray. The historical drama retells the life of Nur Jahan.
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Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La’s Aniket Sandhya, at Academy
Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La’s revival of their old play Aniket Sandhya, written and directed by Chandan Sen, about the plight of lonely senior citizens.
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Ichheymoto’s Kittankhola, at Minerva
Selim Al Deen’s play about a village fair in Bangladesh where a troupe goes to perform, directed by Saurav Palodhi.
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