Sayak's Atmajan, at Academy
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sayak’s Atmajan, written by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. About a man who dutifully takes care of his ailing father but in doing so risks alienating his wife.

Thespians' Witness, at Madhusudan
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Thespians’ Witness, written by Jit 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 mastery of persuasive tactics and even deceit allows them to present truth as falsehood. Yet, an unexpected turn of events alters their destinies, subjecting them to the possibility of severe retribution in their own lives. The play delves into the consequences of their deceptive ways, revealing a compelling tale of poetic justice.

Mangolik's Ram Udhao, at Academy
2023-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Mangolik’s Ram Udhao, written and directed by Samir Biswas. A strong political statement with a disturbing pun in the title.

Durgadas Smrity Sangha's Byapika Biday, at Madhusudan
2023-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Durgadas Smrity Sangha’s production of Amritalal Basu’s popular comedy Byapika Biday, directed by Asit Basu.

Jadavpur Manthan's Mitra, at Madhusudan
2023-07-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Jadavpur Manthan’s Mitra, from Vijay Tendulkar’s thought-provoking drama Mitrachi Gostha about a lesbian couple, adapted and directed by Rajib Bardhan.

KCC Arts Lab's Ravan Reloaded, at Academy
2023-07-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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. The play investigates the conventional construction of Ravan as evil.

Natasena's Phata Gopal, at Madhusudan
2023-07-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Natasena’s Phata Gopal, a sociopolitical satire written by Rajat Ghosh and directed by Durga Chakraborty. Recommended: ★★★★

Curtain Call's Nitanta Byaktigata, at Girish
2023-07-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Curtain Call’s Nitanta Byaktigata, written by Sounava Bose based on Narayan Sanyal’s Ami Netaji-ke Dekhechhi about Netaji, and directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay.

Alchemy's What Happened?, at Birla Sabhagar
2023-07-29 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
A comedy in English and Hindi, written by Heeba Shah and Phulmani Varma, and directed by Heeba Shah, about two women switching places with each other and trying to sort out each other’s lives and problems. It is also a take on how important technology is in the life of humans. The cast of eight includes Heeba Shah and Joy Fernandes. Presented by Sanskriti Sagar: 24615579/98300 15510.

Paramik's evening of two plays, at Academy
2023-07-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Paramik (Barrackpore) presents two plays. Paramik’s Phans is an Indianized adaptation of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” by Anirban Sen, directed by Suvojit Bandopadhyay. Pragati (Liluah)’s Sandipani is written by Anirban Sen and directed by Abir Ghosh, concerning a professor who tells his students about Che Guevara.

Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, at EZCC
2023-08-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Inaugural evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, with Chowpha-Plang-Lu.

Arunachal -- Ek Safarnama, at EZCC
2023-08-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Second evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.

Santoshpur Anuchintan's Hindi Natya Mahotsav, at Academy
2023-08-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Santoshpur Anuchintan’s two-day national Hindi theatre festival begins with Ghar by Sparsh Natyarang (New Delhi), written and directed by Gaurav Das, on the plight faced by a gay couple.

Ninu 80!, at EZCC
2023-08-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Third evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.

National Hindi Natya Mahotsav, at Academy
2023-08-05 15:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Three plays from the afternoon to the evening, organized by Santoshpur Anuchintan:
3:30 — Shadow Theatre (Bhopal) presents Manu Manas, directed by Manoj Nair
5:30 — Ghasiara Anweshan presents Birsa Munda, written and directed by Gaurav Das
6:45 — Sparsh Natya Rang (New Delhi) presents Pati Gaye Ri Kathiawar, directed by Ajit Chowdhury

Poju Mimak, at EZCC
2023-08-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Fourth evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.

Ichchhemato's Ghum Nei, at Academy
2023-08-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ichchhemato’s Ghum Nei, based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi.
Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.

Rangalok's Hantarak, at Minerva
2023-08-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Minerva Theatre, Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata
Rangalok’s Hantārak, written by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakraborty, about a professor who, fed up by the failure of law and order, politics and media, took matters into his own hands. Recommended: ★★★★
Read my review.

Ichchhemato's Mantu o Marx, at Academy
2023-08-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ichchhemato’s Mantu o Marx, written by Dhrubajyoti Chakrabarti, directed by Kushal Chattopadhyay. An unusual play where Marx appears today and tries to explain his theories to a Bengali labourer.

Prachya's Manikarnikay Manika, at Academy
2023-08-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Prachya’s Manikarnikay Manika, adapted into contemporary India from Sartre’s Respectful Prostitute by Anshuman Bhowmick and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
Read my review.

Theatre Workshop's Agnishajya, at Girish
2023-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Theatre Workshop’s Agnishajya, Utpal Dutt’s play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Chakdah Natyajan's Barricade, at Girish
2023-08-25 18:00 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Chakdah Natyajan’s production of Utpal Dutt’s Barricade, about the Nazis’ strategies of establishing fascism democratically, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
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Nandikar's Panchajanya, at Madhusudan
2023-08-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Nandikar’s Panchajanya, directed by Sohini Sengupta, written by Parthapratim Deb. The play dramatizes the story of Krishna.

Samstab's Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy
2023-08-27 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 Debashis. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★
Read my review.

Pragati's Sandipani, at Girish
2023-08-30 18:30 - 20:00 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Sandipani is written by Anirban Sen and directed by Abir Ghosh for Pragati (Liluah), concerning a professor who tells his students about Che Guevara.

Hajabarala's Ekanayaker Sesh Rat, at Academy
2023-08-31 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.

Shohan's Amirah, at Madhusudan
2023-09-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Inspired by Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Anirban Sen and directed by Anish Ghosh.

Alaap's Julius Caesar, at Gyan Manch
2023-09-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere of the Alaap production of Shakespeare’s classic directed in English by Rudrarup Mukhopadhyay.

Rangalok's Shekal Chhenra Hater Khonje, at Girish
2023-09-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Dramatized from Samaresh Basu’s 1984 novel by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakrabarti. A wake-up call to any political ideology that strays from its humanistic roots
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Nandimukh's Singhasaner Kshayrog, at Academy
2023-09-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Mohit Chattopadhyaya’s early play directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay. Fantasy with a political theme of revolution.
