A biodrama on the life and philosophy of Kazi Nazrul Islam above and beyond his image as “the revolutionary poet”, written by Ratan Sanyamath and directed by Gagandeep. At Nati Binodini Mancha, Rabindra Bharati University, Barrackpore Trunk Road.
Badal Sircar's classic in Pratibha Agrawal's Hindi translation, directed by Jayant Deshmukh. Inaugural production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar.
Dario Fo's comedy The Virtuous Burglar, adapted and directed by Amitabha Datta. A robber breaks into an apartment, but his plans are complicated when he discovers he’s not alone, has to face two sets of cheating partners, and is forced to act as a go-between and a peacemaker. The would-be criminal beomes the moral compass.
Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s Bengali novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s. Second production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Set on the last day of Krishna’s life, this production won five META awards last year, including Best Production, Best Script, Best Design, Best Female Supporting Actor and Best Male Actor. Designed and directed by Suman Saha, co-written by Soham Gupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
An Urdu/Hindi Indianization of Federico Garcia Lorca’s classic The House of Bernarda Alba. Adapted and directed by Anjum Rizvi. Third production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar. Read my review.
Manik Bandyopadhyay’s classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb.
The folktale of Mahuya by Dwija Kanai, dramatized and directed by Goutam Halder. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review here.
The last play written by Little Thespian’s S. M. Azhar Alam, directed by Uma Jhunjhunwala. About the various challenges faced by Indian Muslims after the conflict in East Pakistan in 1971, through the struggles of one such family whose Indian citizenship is questioned. Read my review. Fourth production of Little Thespian's 15th national theatre festival, […]
One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★.
