Kolkata Centre for Creativity's Bechara B.B., at KCC
2024-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
Directed and designed by Suman Mukhopadhyay from fragments of plays by Bertolt Brecht, reflecting the essence of Brecht’s life, ideas and philosophy.

Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, at Academy
2024-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, dramatized by Mohit Chattopadhyaya from Kabita Sinha’s story, and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Uttam Mancha
2024-07-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Uttam Mancha, Manoharpukur Road, Kolkata
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.

Chakdah Natyajan's Panch Phoran, at Girish
2024-07-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
A satirical “modern Puranic story” about the mythical Panchakanya, written by Sharmila Maitra and directed by Suranjana Dasgupta.

Hajabarala’s Ekanayaker Sesh Rat, at Academy
2024-07-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Written and directed by Chandan Sen, Ekanāyaker Sesh Rāt depicts an imaginary strife-torn African nation where a military dictator took over but now faces a popular revolution.

Nandipat’s Ballabhpurer Rupkatha, at Academy
2024-07-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Badal Sircar’s mysterious comedy directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy
2024-07-18 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India

Purba Paschim's Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Academy
2024-07-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Durgapur Bhimroti's Prati-prashna, at Tapan
2024-07-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
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.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Bhorer Baranda, at Academy
2024-07-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A Good Samaritan doctor comes to the aid of a single woman. Written by Pradipta Bhattacharya and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review

Ichheymoto’s Henry Kothay?, at Academy
2024-07-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Director Saurav Palodhi’s adaptation of Clifford Odets’s 1935 socialist classic, Waiting for Lefty, about the poverty of taxi drivers in the USA.

Chetana’s Marich Sambad, at Birla Sabhagar
2024-07-22 18:00 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Final performance of the revival of Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.

Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Madhusudan
2024-07-23 18:00 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.

Jadavpur Ramyani’s Haraner Natjamai, at Madhusudan
2024-07-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Dramatized from Manik Bandyopadhyay and directed by Arun Mukherjee. The story revisits the historic Tebhaga Movement of 1946-47 in Bengal, where Haran, an old sharecropper, has gone half-mad after police killed his son.

Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at University Institute
2024-07-26 18:00 - 20:30 | University Institute, College Street, Kolkata, 700073, India
Translated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Sarat Sadan
2024-07-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Sarat Sadan, Behala, Kolkata, India
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.

Padatik & rikh’s Andhon ka Hathi, at Padatik
2024-07-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A satirical play in Hindi by Sharad Joshi adapting the well-known parable of the blind men and an elephant into a depiction of contemporary politics, societal apathy and inaction. Directed by Vinay Sharma.

Chetana’s Jagannath, at Madhusudan
2024-07-28 11:00 - 13:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Final performance of Chetana’s classic production Jagannath, adapted from Lu Xun’s The True Story of Ah Q and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.

Purba Paschim’s Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Girish
2024-07-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar

KCC Arts Lab’s Ravan Reloaded, at KCC
2024-07-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
Kolkata Centre for Creativity Arts Lab’s Ravan Reloaded, written and directed by Debasish. The son of a Ramlila performer in Ayodhya moves to Mumbai to join the film industry but things don’t go as he wanted. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.

Prachya's Khelaghar, at Kala Mandir
2024-07-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Ibsen’s trailblazing Doll’s House adapted by Ratan Kumar Das and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Nandimukh’s Lanthan Saheber Banglo, at Madhusudan
2024-07-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Story by Sunil Gangopadhyay about a fictional 19th-century British officer in Bengal, dramatized by Sounava Basu and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay.

Sudrak’s Shikh-kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
2024-07-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire directed by Debasis Majumdar.

Kalyani Mukhosh’s Solver, at Minerva
2024-08-01 18:30 - 20:00 | Minerva Theatre, Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata
A metaphorical Bengali play written and directed by Ayan Banerjee about the all-encompassing system that runs our lives, which simultaneously makes and breaks, preserves and destroys us.

Belgharia Avimukh’s Baishe August, at Minerva
2024-08-02 18:00 - 20:00 | Minerva Theatre, Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata
From Howard Fast’s novel about the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay.

Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Academy
2024-08-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Academy
2024-08-03 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.

Kalyani Kalamandalam’s Stri, at Madhusudan
2024-08-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Based on Manik Bandyopadhyay, about how three desperate homemakers dominated by their husbands in different socioeconomic conditions empower themselves. Dramatized and directed by Somnath Gupta.

Dastangoi Collective (Delhi)'s Dastan-e Naina, at KCC
2024-08-04 18:00 - 20:00 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
A dastan based on the life of legendary Thumri singer Naina Devi, born in Kolkata as Nilina Sen, granddaughter of Keshub Chunder Sen. Written and performed by Mahmood Farooqui.

Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Minerva
2024-08-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Minerva Theatre, Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata
Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
