• 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.

  • Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Birla Sabhagar

    G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata

    Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

  • Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Akvarious Productions’ (Mumbai) Excess Estrogen, at Urban Theatre

    The Urban Theatre Project Kabir Road, Kolkata

    Seven short pieces about the chaos, comedy and contradictions of modern womanhood, written and performed by women. Sharp, witty and unapologetically honest, bold, irreverent and refreshingly real, it explores themes of sisterhood and human experiences. Two shows, the second exclusively a Ladies Night Only at 7 pm.

  • Sansriti’s Sher Afgan, at Madhusudan

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

    Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s adaptation of Pirandello’s metatheatrical classic, Henry IV, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★  Read my review.

  • Paikpara Akhor’s Jharer Kheya, at Academy

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

  • Akvarious Productions’ (Mumbai) Excess Estrogen, at Urban Theatre

    The Urban Theatre Project Kabir Road, Kolkata

    Seven short pieces about the chaos, comedy and contradictions of modern womanhood, written and performed by women. Sharp, witty and unapologetically honest, bold, irreverent and refreshingly real, they explore themes of sisterhood and human experiences. Two shows, the first exclusively a Ladies Night Only at 5 pm, the second open to all at 7 pm.

  • Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Academy

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

  • Theatre Platform’s Gharer Madhye Bari, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Dramatist-director Debasish’s new play about an old building facing demolition, whose residents face eviction, and whose inhabitants include non-humans too. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.

  • Rangroop’s Jadi Ar Ekbar, at Academy

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

    Rangroop marks the birth centenary of Badal Sircar with a revival of his perennial early comedy about wish fulfilment. Directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.