Sharanya Dey's new play in Bengali directed by Avi Chakraborty, on the occasion of Nattyamukh's completion of 25 years.
Anshuman Kar's play juxtaposes Rohit Vemula and Shambuka of the Ramayana, who was killed as he began a rigorous tapasya considered the exclusive right of Brahmins. It dramatizes the events that motivated Shambuka to choose tapasya as his form of protest and places alongside Vemula's suicide note, unravelling the incidents that led to his decision. […]
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.
Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.
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.
A retelling of the life of Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan from the humble town of Kumbakonam to the hallowed halls of Cambridge. The dramatis personae include devout and determined mother, Kamallatammal, who introduced him to the world of classical Indian mathematics; his young wife Janaki, whose loneliness, sacrifices and silent suffering form a backdrop to his […]
Rage's old production with Rajit Kapur and Shernaz Patel, an Indianization of Neil Simon's Prisoner of Second Avenue (unacknowledged in the credits). Presented by Anamika Kala Sangam. Read my review.
An ebullient Bengali pastiche of Hamlet. 4th Bell debuted in 2011 with this play, deliberately and delectably perverting Shakespeare’s tragedy into a festive comedy written and directed by Aniruddha Dasgupta. Recommended: ★★★★.
Marking Ritwik Ghatak's birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, and his time in Bombay […]
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.
