• 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 […]

  • Mangolik’s Bapu, at Academy

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

    One of the best Bengali biodramas on Gandhiji, written by Jeet-Satragni and directed by Samir Biswas. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Shantipur Harmony’s Basabadal, at KCC

    Kolkata Centre for Creativity Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata

    What does it mean to leave a house, and what do we carry with us when we do? Directed by Arpan Garai, a striking contemporary Bengali play that explores identity, […]

  • Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Madhusudan

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

  • Thespians’ Witness, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Written by Jeet Satragni and directed by Partha Mukhopadhyay. Some lawyers, under the guise of their profession, aid real offenders in escaping consequences through the exploitation of legal loopholes. Their […]

  • 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. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Aneek’s Angina Jure Bhor, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    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 […]

  • Rangakarmee’s Adhe Adhure, at Rangakarmee

    Rangakarmee Studio Theatre Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata, India

    Mohan Rakesh’s classic domestic drama directed by Anirudh Sarkar at Rangakarmee's intimate studio theatre.