• Aneek’s Aksharik, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    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.

  • Anya Theatre’s Aparajita, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    Nitish Sen’s classic solo play reinterpreted and directed by Turna Das, inspired by the concept of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women.

  • Charitraangan Theatre Lab’s Do Sajiv Bindu, at Proscenium

    Proscenium's Art Centre 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    A surreal Hindi piece that follows two characters who haven’t slept for many years. As they drift through shifting timelines of past, present and future, the narrative explores themes of memory, stillness and distorted reality through a minimal, poetic form. Written and directed by Paraangad Shaw.

  • Chetla Krishti Sansad’s Amar Gan, at Madhusudan

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

    A blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Akvarious Productions’ (Mumbai) Tiki-Taka, at Urban Theatre

    The Urban Theatre Project Kabir Road, Kolkata

    The Indian football team has miraculously made it into a prestigious final. But real games play out behind the scenes. Written by Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra, directed by Adhaar Khurana. Two shows, the second at 7:30.

  • Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Madhusudan

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

    Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by the American film The Judge (2014) about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.

  • Studio 9’s My Name Is Jaan, at Birla Sabhagar

    G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata

    Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Presented by Gameplan as part of its Kolkata Baarish festival. Read my review.

  • Akvarious Productions’ (Mumbai) Tiki-Taka, at Urban Theatre

    The Urban Theatre Project Kabir Road, Kolkata

    The Indian football team has miraculously made it into a prestigious final. But real games play out behind the scenes. Written by Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra, directed by Adhaar Khurana. Two shows, the second at 7:30.

  • Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Academy

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

    Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge, Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy

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

    Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.