Theatre

One of Bohurupee's best productions from the 1990s, written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Kumar Roy (on his birth centenary) and now revived by Sanjay Banerjee. Premiere of the revival. Read my review of the original.

Rangroop marks the birth centenary of Badal Sircar with a revival of his perennial early comedy about wish fulfilment. Directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.

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.

Premiere of Sayak's new production, written by Arijit Biswas, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. An old party wholetimer in a village guards a ruined building that once was his local party office. Vested interests want him evicted to construct a community centre-cum-supermart. The story of thousands of grassroots workers who gave their all for an ideology […]

The folktale of Mahuya by Dwija Kanai, dramatized and directed by Goutam Halder. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review here.

The 20-year-old group based outside Santiniketan that has made a name in Santali theatre presents their interpretation of Tagore's classic Dakghar, titled Mitten Bahawak Daran, directed by Partha Gupta.

Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar.

Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

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.

Based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi. Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.

Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to changing times through the decades. Dramatized from Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s stories and directed by Saurav Palodhi. The only production from Kolkata to reach the final round of META 2026, Delhi, where it […]

Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

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. Read my review.

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.

Director Debesh Chattopadhyay's interpretation of Buddhadeva Bose's verse drama on Karna.

One of Utpal Dutt’s earliest original plays, directed by Debasish. Set in 1930s Bengal, it depicts a rural cell of freedom fighters plotting against the British. Read my review.

Soumitra Chatterjee' adaptation of Pinter's Betrayal, a pathbreaking play that develops in reverse chronological sequence. Directed by Poulomi Chatterjee. Marking the 30th anniversary of Mukhomukhi.

The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay’s life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish.

An English dramatization of Liam O'Flaherty's short story, scripted and directed by Adhiraj Ghosh Dastidar. At a new intimate venue, the group's rehearsal blackbox behind Minerva Theatre. Two performances, at 5:30 and 7 pm.

Revival of Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukherjee.