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Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Madhusudan
2025-03-26 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, 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.

Beadon Street Subham’s Shab Charitra Kalpanik, at Madhusudan
2025-03-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Dramatized from Parashuram’s Mahesher Mahajatra about two friends searching for ghosts, by Kallol Lahiri and members of the repertory, and directed by Anamitra Khan.

Pancham Vaidic’s Tumi Thik Jadi Bhabo Tumi Thik, at Madhusudan
2025-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Adapted from Pirandello’s Right You Are If You Think So and directed by Arpita Ghosh.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Studio 9’s My Name Is Jaan, at Birla Sabhagar
2025-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Kala Mandir
2025-03-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★

Durgapur Bhimroti’s Prati-prashna, at Academy
2025-03-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Nandipat's Chandrabati Katha, at Academy
2025-03-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere of Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Madhusudan
2025-04-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.
Read my review.

Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy
2025-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Dayamayir Katha, at Academy
2025-04-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sunanda Sikdar’s award-winning book, based on her poignant childhood memories in East Pakistan, dramatized and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

The Forbidden Productions' and Creative Arts' The Chai Queens, at TCA
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | The Creative Arts, 31/2A Sadananda Road, Kolkata, 700026, India
Premiere of a play based on Taranjit Kaur’s storyline and Vikrant Dhote’s script, directed by Ramanjit Kaur. A queer tale of love, longing and the quiet choices women make for family, culture and survival.

Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy
2025-04-04 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 Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah.
Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.

The Forbidden Productions’ and Creative Arts’ The Chai Queens, at TCA
2025-04-05 17:00 - 20:00 | The Creative Arts, 31/2A Sadananda Road, Kolkata, 700026, India
A one-hour play based on Taranjit Kaur’s storyline and Vikrant Dhote’s script, directed by Ramanjit Kaur. A queer tale of love, longing and the quiet choices women make for family, culture and survival. Two shows, at 5 and 7 p.m.

Rangroop’s Swaha, at Academy
2025-04-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
About rural superstition exploiting young girls, dramatized from Sayantani Putatunda and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Rabindra Sadan
2025-04-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
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.

Arohee's Dhanapatir Char, at Academy
2025-04-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Amar Mitra’s novel chronicling a year in the life of an estuarine island, mixing realism with the myth of a sea turtle, dramatized and directed by Ranjan Ray.

Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Tapan
2025-04-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Theatrecian's Verdict, at Gyan Manch
2025-04-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Based on Agatha Christie’s drama about a murder and directed by Aaron Targain, in English.

Mukhomukhi and Tritiyo Sutra’s Mephisto, at Academy
2025-04-11 18:00 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of their 2002 production. Based on Ariane Mnouchkine’s dramatization of Klaus Mann’s novel on the Nazi co-option of artists, translated and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy
2025-04-12 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India

Nandikar’s Panchajanya, at Academy
2025-04-13 10:30 - 13:00 | 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.

Rangakarmee’s Chanda Bedni, at Madhusudan
2025-04-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
At the prestigious META 2025, this production directed by Anirudh Sarkar received the awards for Best Ensemble, Best Lighting (Badal Das), Best Female Actor (Ranjini Ghosh) and Best Choreography (Subhojiet Guha and Madhumita Chakraborty). Written by the late Alakhnandan Sinha in Bundeli dialect around 1990, the play protests against rural oppression.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Sarat Sadan
2025-04-13 18:30 - 21:00 | Sarat Sadan, Behala, Kolkata, India

Chetana’s Marich Sambad, at Academy
2025-04-14 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.

Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
2025-04-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Tapan
2025-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat

Shishikshu’s Jara Brishtite Bhijechhilo, at Madhusudan
2025-04-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Revival of the production featuring poetic text by Joy Goswami, direction by Gautam Halder and solo enactment by Bijoylakshmi Barman.

Alaap’s Agun, at Academy
2025-04-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
An original romantic play commemorating the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971, written by Rakesh Ghosh and directed by Parthapratim Deb.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Anya Theatre's Caretaker, at Gyan Manch
2025-04-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Harold Pinter’s early drama translated into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee.

Renaissance's Toba Tek Singh, at Academy
2025-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Saadat Hasan Manto’s classic story dramatized and expanded by Rajesh Kumar and directed by Aloke Chakravorty in Hindi.
