• Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Gyan Manch

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

    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.

  • Bengal Repertory’s Nihsanga Ishwar, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    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.

  • Proscenium’s Begum Jani Ki Haveli, at Gyan Manch

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

    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.

  • Naye Natua’s Maimansingha Gitika, at Academy

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

    The folktale of Mahuya by Dwija Kanai, dramatized and directed by Goutam Halder. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review here.

  • Little Thespian’s Chak, at Gyan Manch

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

    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, […]

  • Natyaranga’s Sei Ek Binodini, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    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: ★★★★.

  • Rangakarnee’s Eeraa–A Woman’s Search for Mirra Alfassa, at Rangakarmee

    Rangakarmee Studio Theatre Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata, India

    Premiere of Rangakarmee's first English play. It traces a contemporary woman’s journey to understand the life and consciousness of Mirra Alfassa, discovering how quiet moments of memory, care and inner awakening can become pathways to peace in our disturbed times. Directed by Anirudh Sarkar and performed by Ranjini Ghosh.

  • Ashirwad (Begusarai)’s Pashmina, at Gyan Manch

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

    Mrinal Mathur's touching Hindi play about a couple going for a vacation to Kashmir. Directed by Amit Roushan. Fifth production of Little Thespian’s 15th national theatre festival, Jashn-e-Azhar.

  • Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Academy

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

    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.