Shekhar Sen’s Kabir, at Birla Academy
Long-running and inspiring solo production on Kabir’s life, foregrounding his lyrics sung by Sen. Recommended: ★★★★
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Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at Madhusudan
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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Pancham Vaidic’s Tumi Thik Jadi Bhabo Tumi Thik, at Madhusudan
Adapted from Pirandello’s Right You Are If You Think So and directed by Arpita Ghosh. Recommended: ★★★★
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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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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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