• Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La’s Aniket Sandhya, at Madhusuan

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

    Revival of the group's old production, written and directed by Chandan Sen, about the plight of lonely senior citizens.

  • Aneek’s Angina Jure Bhor, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    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 […]

  • Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy

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

    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. Two performances, at 2:45 and 6:30. […]

  • Sansriti’s Kothakar Charitra Kothay Rekhechha, at Madhusudan

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

    Translated from Pirandello’s metatheatrical classic Six Characters in Search of an Author by Rudraprasad Sengupta and directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Natyaranga’s Sei Ek Binodini, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    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 […]

  • Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    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 […]

  • Shohan’s Amirah, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    Inspired by Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy Antigone, Indianized by Anirban Sen and directed by Anish Ghosh.

  • Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Kala Mandir

    Kala Mandir Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata

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

  • Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    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.

  • Pratikriti’s Padma Nadir Majhi, at Rabindra Sadan

    Rabindra Sadan Cathedral Road, Kolkata

    Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Alok Deb in Pratikriti’s long-running production. Highly recommended: ★★★★★