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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Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Academy
Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
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Smaranik (Bengaluru)’s Nati Binodini, at Tapan
Rajat Ghosh’s biographical drama in Bengali, directed by Sayandeb Bhattacharya.
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Theatre Workshop’s Great Bengal Theatre, at Academy
Premiere of dramatist-director Sumitro Bandyopadhyay’s fictionalized depiction of professional theatre’s nationalistic role at the time of the Bengal Partition.
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Ekush Shatak’s Krishnaranga, at Academy
Revival of dramatist-director Loknath Bandyopadhyay’s farce, adapted from Peter Shaffer’s hit Black Comedy (1965). One of the funniest productions you can presently view. Recommended: ★★★★
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Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Academy
Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.
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Shohan’s Jharer Churoy, at Madhusudan
Adapted from Florian Zeller’s newest French play, The Height of the Storm, a sensitive family drama. Directed by Anish Ghosh. Recommended viewing: ★★★★ Read review here.
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Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Tomar Kono Satya Nei, at Madhusudan
Translated from Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
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Rangalok’s Shekal Chhenra Hater Khonje, at University Institute
Dramatized from Samaresh Basu’s 1984 novel by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakrabarti. A wake-up call to any political ideology that strays from its humanistic roots. Recommended: ★★★★ Read
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Ushneek’s Apurbba Sati, at Academy
Actress Sukumari Datta’s historic play directed by Ishita Mukhopadhyay.
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Natya-anan’s A-pabitra, at Academy
Translated from Inherit the Wind, about the Scopes Trial in the US, and directed by Chandan Sen. Recommended viewing: ★★★★ Read my review: A-pabitra.
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Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Tapan
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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