Cinebahini’s Boka Baksho, at Gyan Manch
Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaBased on Pinter's early one-act two-hander, The Dumb Waiter, adapted into Bengali by Soumit Deb.
Based on Pinter's early one-act two-hander, The Dumb Waiter, adapted into Bengali by Soumit Deb.
Debasis Majumder‘s new play on the fragility of human relationships and the pain of breaking them. It highlights three major forms of separation: death, which is a natural consequence to be accepted without anger; physical distancing, which becomes a daily habit over time; and emotional separation, which occurs through conflict, betrayal or coercion and creates […]
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge, Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Director Debesh Chattopadhyay’s faithful interpretation of Buddhadeva Bose’s verse drama on Karna’s choice before the war begins.
Adapted into Urdu by S. M. Azhar Alam from The Sins of the Mother by American playwright Tony Devaney Morinelli. It is a one-act all-women psychological family drama that examines the destructive legacy of alcoholism, emotional abuse and trauma through the lives of three generations of women. Directed by Uma Jhunjhunwala.
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, his time in Bombay before […]
Soumitra Chatterjee’s adaptation of Pinter’s Betrayal, a pathbreaking play that develops in reverse chronological sequence. Directed by Poulomi Chatterjee. Marking the 30th anniversary of Mukhomukhi.
Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s epic and directed by Goutam Halder, his long-running solo hit.
Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar.
Based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi. Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.