Curl's Item, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-12-29 19:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A genrefluid show incorporating dance, drama and drag. Journeying across cultures, homes and nightclubs, Zizou finds belonging through Zenia Fauxbia Darling—his drag persona—with a little help from some queens he has grown up admiring in Bollywood films, like watching Madhuri Dixit for the first time or learning to dance with Saroj Khan on TV. Written, designed and performed by Ahon Gooptu.

ECTA (New Jersey)'s two Bengali plays, at Tapan
2026-01-01 18:30 - 21:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Short plays written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik: Banijye Basate Lakshmi is a solo performance in which Sudipta enacts a motivational speaker delivering a speech on how Bengali entrepreneurs can succeed in business. Paul o Vincent is a period piece set in 1888 that explores the intense, tragic relationship between Gauguin and Van Gogh right up to the famous “ear incident”.

Natya Anan’s Meghnad, at Academy
2026-01-02 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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. Written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.

Chetana's Ghashiram Kotwal, at Academy
2026-01-03 14:00 - 16:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Vijay Tendulkar’s classic political satire directed in Bengali by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Inaugural performance of Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.

Emirates Bengal Natyagoshthi (Dubai)'s Prahasan, at Academy
2026-01-03 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play directed by Kalyan Bhattacharya. Six candidates for the position of assistant to a CEO are locked inside a room for the final selection test. Second production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
2026-01-04 10:00 - 12:30 | West Bengal
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. Third production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Bengali one-act plays from Australia and New Zealand, at Academy
2026-01-04 14:00 - 17:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Chakravyuha by Ankurshristi Incorporated (Melbourne, Australia) and Sakshi by Not Really (Auckland, New Zealand). Fourth and fifth productions in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.

Epic Actors' Workshop (New Jersey)'s No Man's Land, at Academy
2026-01-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Based on a short story by Mojaffar Hossain, in which a destitute and injured woman lies helplessly in the no man’s land between the borders of India and Bangladesh and no one comes to her rescue. Directed by Gargi Mukherjee and Golam Sarwan Haroon. Sixth production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.

Baghajatin Alaap's Padma Nadir Majhi, at Academy
2026-01-05 14:00 - 16:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb. Seventh production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.

Little Thespian’s Chak, at Girish
2026-01-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
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.

Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Santipur Sanskritik's Karagar, at Madhusudan
2026-01-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Manmatha Ray’s 1930 mythological-political allegory directed by Kaushik Chatterjee. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Nandikar’s Panchajanya, at Academy
2026-01-05 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A play written by Parthapratim Deb dramatizing the story of Krishna, directed by Sohini Sengupta.
Final production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.

Social Manch & Peace Projects (Pune)'s Something Like Truth, at Madhusudan
2026-01-06 18:30 - 20:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Four monologues written by Shanta Gokhale, directed by Parna Pethe in Hindi/English.
Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Rakhadi Studio (Pune)'s Thakishi Samvad, at Girish
2026-01-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Marathi play directed by Anupam Barve. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Natyabhumi (Agartala)'s Rangin Rumal, at Madhusudan
2026-01-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
A play in Bengali directed by Sanjoy Kar. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Shipabhoomi (Golaghat)'s Oi: Ya, at Girish
2026-01-07 18:30 - 20:00 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
A play in Assamese directed by Polash Loing. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Paikpara Akhor’s Jharer Kheya, at Academy
2026-01-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Translated from Lillian Hellman’s awardwinning Watch on the Rhine (1941) about an anti-fascist German fleeing to the US during World War II, and his encounter with a Nazi supporter. Directed by Asit Basu.
A performance in homage to the late Bhadra Basu, who led the group.

Kabyakala Manan's Bhuto, at Madhusudan
2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Based on Satyajit Ray’s short story, directed by Sumit Kumar Roy. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Curtain Call’s Nitanta Byaktigata, at Girish
2026-01-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Written by Sounava Bose based on Narayan Sanyal’s Ami Netaji-ke Dekhechhi about Netaji and the INA’s Rani of Jhansi regiment in Burma, and directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay.

Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Sachin Shinde Academy (Nashik)'s Kalgitura, at Madhusudan
2026-01-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
A Marathi play about the centuries-old rural musical storytelling form of Kalgitura. Directed by Sachin Shinde.
Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Aasakta (Pune)'s Via Savargaon Khurd, at Girish
2026-01-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
A Marathi play directed by Suyog Deshpande. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Kheyechhish?, at Anuchintan Art Centre
2026-01-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Anuchintan Art Centre, 33, 25, Kali Kumar Majumdar Rd, Bagan Bari, Santoshpur, Kolkata, 700075, India
A play written and directed by Meghna Roy Choudhury in Hindi and English, with moments of Bangla. Set in a metro city, it follows a young woman who measures her own hunger, shaped by chosen migration, against her grandmother’s hunger, shaped by forced migration and famine. The performance explores hunger, memory, home and survival, with live cooking of dishes born of scarcity.

Curl's Seasons of Love, at Padatik
2026-01-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the characters attempt to find light at the end of the tunnel. Further shows on January 10, 11, 16, 17, 18.
Written by Ahon Gooptu and directed by Vikram Iyengar.

Anjana Chandak's Draupadi, at Birla Academy
2026-01-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Southern Avenue, Kolkata
A monodrama blending powerful storytelling with deep emotional presence that brings alive the soul of Draupadi, who stands as a symbol of courage, dignity and unshakable resolve.

Paradigm Shift Arts (Pune)'s Kadambari, at Madhusudan
2026-01-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
A play in Hindi and Bengali on Kadambari Devi, Tagore’s sister-in-law who committed suicide. Written and directed by Meghna Roy Choudhury. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Unicorn Actors Studio (Mumbai)'s 1984 Uploading, at Girish
2026-01-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
A play in Hindi directed by Happy Ranajit. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Curl's Seasons of Love, at Padatik
2026-01-10 19:30 - 21:00 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the characters attempt to find light at the end of the tunnel. Further shows on January 11, 16, 17, 18.
Written by Ahon Gooptu and directed by Vikram Iyengar.

Kheyechhish?, at The Urban Theatre Project
2026-01-11 11:00 - 17:30 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A play written and directed by Meghna Roy Choudhury in Hindi and English, with moments of Bangla. Set in a metro city, it follows a young woman who measures her own hunger, shaped by chosen migration, against her grandmother’s hunger, shaped by forced migration and famine. The performance explores hunger, memory, home and survival, with live cooking of dishes born of scarcity.
Two performances, at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The Creative Arts’ Home in a Suitcase, at TCA
2026-01-11 17:00 - 20:00 | The Creative Arts, 31/2A Sadananda Road, Kolkata, 700026, India
Dedicated to all people who have found themselves between cities, between choices, between who they were and who they’re becoming, still searching for a place to belong, who have folded their lives into cardboard boxes and goodbyes. The devised solo piece written by Ramanjit Kaur and Ruhani Singh, directed by Ramanjit, traces the journey of a 24-year-old woman whose footsteps echo through Kolkata, Allentown, New York, Dublin and Mumbai. who gathers memories like loose threads, questions of identity, and ever-elusive idea of home into her suitcase, carrying roots in mid-air. Two shows, at 5 pm and 7 pm.

Curl's Seasons of Love, at Padatik
2026-01-11 17:30 - 21:00 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the characters attempt to find light at the end of the tunnel. Written by Ahon Gooptu and directed by Vikram Iyengar.
Two performances, at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Further shows on January 16, 17, 18.
