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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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Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Alok Deb in Pratikriti’s long-running production. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ |
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Ritwik Ghatak's long-forgotten but highly relevant drama that has a simplicity and warmth at a human level. The first half is set in Calcutta during a post-Partition riot and the second half in the milieu of a village family in East Bengal. Directed by Kaushik Ghosh. |
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Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s magical story about Gaur, who loves to play the flute, and is loved by the ancient folk in his village, threatened by the arrival of a man who wants to take over everything. Dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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A so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.
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Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to the times and documented by contemporanous hit songs and TV clips. Dramatized from Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee’s story and directed by Saurav Palodhi. Recommended: ★★★★ |
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Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review. |
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One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★. |
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A multimedia theatre performance that reflects on the lives of contemporary female impersonators in Sitala Jatra or Sitala Mangal, a rich and diverse but now endangered performatory ritual mostly found in rural West Bengal. Sitala (from sital, meaning cool; literally, the cool one), a non-Aryan deity, is the much-dreaded goddess or mother of diseases in […]
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The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay’s life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish.
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Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar. |
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Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about the triangle between Tappa pioneer Nidhu-babu, his royal patron-friend Mahananda Ray, and the latter’s mistress Srimati who became Nidhu-babu’s devoted disciple. Directed by Soumitra Mitra.
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Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by the American film The Judge (2014) about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. |
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Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to the times and documented by contemporanous hit songs and TV clips. Dramatized from Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee’s story and directed by Saurav Palodhi. The only production from Kolkata to reach the final round […]
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Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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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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Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, and his time in Bombay […]
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Based on the Netflix webseries Criminal, exploring the scars of sexual harassment in the context of an unresolved police interrogation. Adapted and directed by Dipankar Sen. |
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Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to the times and documented by contemporanous hit songs and TV clips. Dramatized from Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee’s story and directed by Saurav Palodhi. The only production from Kolkata to reach the final round […] |
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The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay’s life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish.
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Based on the exceptional life, works, thoughts and times of renowned astrophysicist and nuclear scientist Meghnad Saha, one of the greatest figures who shaped modern India. He fought against caste-based discrimination, orthodox beliefs and divisive politics. His weapon was science. Bengali play written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.
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Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review. |
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One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★. Two performances, at 3 pm and […]
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One of the best Bengali biodramas on Gandhiji, written by Jeet-Satragni and directed by Samir Biswas. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
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What does it mean to leave a house, and what do we carry with us when we do? Directed by Arpan Garai, a striking contemporary Bengali play that explores identity, memory and belonging through objects, silences and stories that refuse easy answers. An old man, a nameless broker and a house where even the bed […] |
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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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Written by Jeet Satragni and directed by Partha Mukhopadhyay. Some lawyers, under the guise of their profession, aid real offenders in escaping consequences through the exploitation of legal loopholes. Their mastery of persuasive tactics and even deceit allows them to present truth as falsehood. Yet, an unexpected turn of events alters their destinies, subjecting them […] |
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Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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A young researcher visits an old, dilapidated hall in north Kolkata, whose octogenarian owner, initially hostile, gradually starts narrating his story and the miraculous journey of a young Gomira dancer from a small village in Dinajpur to the world of Kolkata theatre. The researcher realizes the man’s unparalleled love for theatre and this auditorium. Written […]
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Mohan Rakesh’s classic domestic drama directed by Anirudh Sarkar at Rangakarmee's intimate studio theatre.
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A biodrama on the life and philosophy of Kazi Nazrul Islam above and beyond his image as “the revolutionary poet”, written by Ratan Sanyamath and directed by Gagandeep. At Nati Binodini Mancha, Rabindra Bharati University, Barrackpore Trunk Road. |
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A biodrama on the life and philosophy of Kazi Nazrul Islam above and beyond his image as “the revolutionary poet”, written by Ratan Sanyamath and directed by Gagandeep. At Nati Binodini Mancha, Rabindra Bharati University, Barrackpore Trunk Road. |
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Badal Sircar's classic in Pratibha Agrawal's Hindi translation, directed by Jayant Deshmukh. Inaugural production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar.
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Dario Fo's comedy The Virtuous Burglar, adapted and directed by Amitabha Datta. A robber breaks into an apartment, but his plans are complicated when he discovers he’s not alone, has to face two sets of cheating partners, and is forced to act as a go-between and a peacemaker. The would-be criminal beomes the moral compass. |
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Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s Bengali novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s. Second production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Set on the last day of Krishna’s life, this production won five META awards last year, including Best Production, Best Script, Best Design, Best Female Supporting Actor and Best Male Actor. Designed and directed by Suman Saha, co-written by Soham Gupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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An Urdu/Hindi Indianization of Federico Garcia Lorca’s classic The House of Bernarda Alba. Adapted and directed by Anjum Rizvi. Third production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar. Read my review.
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Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb.
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The folktale of Mahuya by Dwija Kanai, dramatized and directed by Goutam Halder. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review here. |
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The last play written by Little Thespian’s S. M. Azhar Alam, directed by Uma Jhunjhunwala. About the various challenges faced by Indian Muslims after the conflict in East Pakistan in 1971, through the struggles of one such family whose Indian citizenship is questioned. Read my review. Fourth production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, […]
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One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★. |
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Premiere of Rangakarmee's first English play. It traces a contemporary woman’s journey to understand the life and consciousness of Mirra Alfassa, discovering how quiet moments of memory, care and inner awakening can become pathways to peace in our disturbed times. Directed by Anirudh Sarkar and performed by Ranjini Ghosh.
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Mrinal Mathur's touching Hindi play about a couple going for a vacation to Kashmir. Directed by Amit Roushan. Fifth production of Little Thespian’s 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar.
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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 Bhattacharya. |
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Satyanarayan Patel's folk-styled musical directed by Vivek and Pragati Pandey. Sixth and final production of Little Thespian’s 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar.
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Inspired by Daphne Du Maurier’s “The Blue Lenses” , Indrashis Laharry’s Bengali adaptation is a comedy of illusions revolving around a blind lady who regains her eyesight after an operation. As the bandages are removed, she sees everything – or, rather, everyone – quite differently. Directed by Sayandeb Bhattacharya. |
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Written by Anirban Sen and directed by Abir Ghosh, concerning a professor who tells his students about Che Guevara.
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A so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review. |
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Based on the exceptional life, works, thoughts and times of renowned astrophysicist and nuclear scientist Meghnad Saha, one of the greatest figures who shaped modern India. He fought against caste-based discrimination, orthodox beliefs and divisive politics. His weapon was science. Bengali play written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.
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Jayanta De’s story dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta, about the ever-increasing irrational instigation in society without thinking of humanity. Problems and failure in life get vented in various ugly forms; and nobody speaks up against the powerful. The play depicts the instinct to overcome a grave situation by violent or easy means rather than […] |
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Playwrights, readers and anyone who enjoys listening to plays and conversations around them, join us for Third Bell Weekend. Third Bell is an initiative of Bhasha Centre in search of new Bangla plays, building a space for new writing and playwrights. Picnic with Playwrights Bring your work, share, listen, and connect with fellow writers. No […]
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Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, his time in Bombay before […]
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Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play based on the making of Chekhov’s classic The Seagull, recreating the work of the Moscow Art Theatre, its director Stanislavski and lead actress Olga Knipper (Chekhov’s wife). Directed by Tapanjyoti.
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Tagore’s classic revived, directed and acted by Chaiti Ray Ghoshal. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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Inspired by Samaresh Basu's story Pap-punya, a play by Suman Tinku of Bangladesh directed by Suhan Basu of Delhi.
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Tagore's classic, a lighthouse in these dark times, directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay for Ashokenagar Avijatri Sanskritic Sanastha. Set in a contemporary context where technology dominates the soul as power and wealth have made Yakshapuri darker.
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Based on Taslima Nasrin’s novel that explores the plight of married women and feminism. A young woman's life has been a series of betrayals and silent sufferings, denied the chance to pursue her dreams and subjected to relentless domestic violence. But with quiet, fierce resistance, she chooses an unexpected path. Dramatized and directed by Suhan […] |