• Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    A so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.

  • Bengal Repertory’s Uttarottar Ramcharit, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Bengal Repertory's new production, a journey of re-search through the Ramayana and Indian philosophies, written by Suman Saha and Anupam Dasgupta. Suman Saha directs, following classical guidelines and traditional practices harmonizing with modern urban forms.

  • Kalyani Kalamandalam’s Radha-Ramakrishna, at Madhusudan

    Madhusudan Mancha Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    An original play written by Rakesh Ghosh and directed by Santanu Das, on Girish Ghosh’s historic production of Chaitanya Lila in which Nati Binodini stunned audiences with her male impersonation, while Sri Ramakrishna nurtured Radha’s feminine bhava in himself independently and blessed Binodini after watching her performance. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Nandikar’s Panchajanya, at Kala Mandir

    Kala Mandir Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata

    A play written by Parthapratim Deb dramatizing the story of Krishna, directed by Sohini Sengupta.