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  • Chadar Badar puppetry, at KCC

    Kolkata Centre for Creativity Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata

    Performance of the little-publicized marionette form from the Santal Parganas.

  • Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Academy

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

    Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay. Read my review.

  • Sarabhuj’s Macbeth, at Academy

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

    Tarun Pradhan’s Bangla folk adaptation and direction of Shakespeare’s classic using the performing arts of Medinipur. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.  

  • Nothing Like Persepolis, at The Urban Theatre Project

    The Urban Theatre Project Kabir Road, Kolkata

    An independent and intimate production  that borrows from Persepolis, Macbeth and the various wars of survival around us, and features three women clowns and their many voices, protests and prophecies, served with a red nose on top. Written and directed by Sourav R Nath. Repeat performance at 7:30 pm the same evening.

  • Nat-ranga’s Ami Weds Ami, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Revival of Sohan Bandopadhyay’s Bengali dramatization from 2010 of Charlie Fish’s short story “The Man Who Married Himself”, about a man who does just that.

  • Nandikar’s Madhabi, at Academy

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

    Bhisham Sahni’s play translated into Bengali and directed by Swatilekha Sengupta.

  • Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Academy

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

    Shakespeare's classic translated into Bengali by Chaiti Mitra and directed by Koushik Sen. Part of Nandikar's 42nd Theatre Festival. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Nandikar’s Ek Theke Baro, at Academy

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

    Adapted from Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men into Bengali by Swatilekha Sengupta and directed by Saptarshi Maulik. Recommended: ★★★★.

  • Natya Anan’s Meghnad, at Academy

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

    Based on the exceptional life, works, thoughts and times of renowned astrophysicist and nuclear scientist Meghnad Saha, one of the greatest figures who shaped modern India. He fought against caste-based discrimination, orthodox beliefs and divisive politics. His weapon was science. Written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.