• Angan’s Nilambala Chhe Ana, at Rabindra Sadan

    Rabindra Sadan Cathedral Road, Kolkata

    After the turbulent 1960s, young Nilambala and Uddalak cross into the thunderous calls of the 1970s. Before the stormy chaos settles, life becomes unstable again—then the change of 1977, a […]

  • Out of Nowhere’s Guards at the Taj, at Padatik

    Padatik Little Theatre 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    Hindustani adaptation by a new local group of Rajiv Joseph’s dark comedy that won the Obie award for best new American play in 2016. Two guards at the newly built […]

  • Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

  • Renaissance’s Charandas MLA, at Sisir Mancha

    Sisir Mancha 1/1 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    Revival of Renaissance’s Hindi production from the 1990s. Dramatized from Satinath Bhaduri’s satirical story by Partha Sarathi Upadhyay and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.

  • Mangolik’s Ram Udhao, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    A play in Bengali carrying a strong political statement with a disturbing pun in the title. Written and directed by Samir Biswas.

  • Chidakash Kalalaya’s Samvatsar Katha, at KCC

    Kolkata Centre for Creativity Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata

    The culminating performance of a ten-day immersive residency at KCC, directed by Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee Piyal Bhattacharya. Rooted in Bharata’s Natyashastra, it presents the cycle of India’s six seasons, […]

  • Aaloron (Yorkshire)’s Prasanga: Prem, at ICCR

    Indian Council for Cultural Relations Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata, India

    Based on four of Tagore’s timeless love stories that explore different phases of love and the complex tapestry of human relationships. The production in Bengali aims to bring these classic […]

  • Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    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.

  • Aneek’s Angina Jure Bhor, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    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 […]

  • Angan’s Nilambala Chhe Ana, at Madhusudan

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

    fter the turbulent 1960s, young Nilambala and Uddalak cross into the thunderous calls of the 1970s. Before the stormy chaos settles, life becomes unstable again—then the change of 1977, a […]