Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch
Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaHarold Pinter's early drama translated into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee.
Harold Pinter's early drama translated into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee.
Saadat Hasan Manto's classic story dramatized and expanded by Rajesh Kumar and directed by Aloke Chakravorty in Hindi.
Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Narayan Sanyal’s Rāni Kādambini, dramatized by Swatilekha Sengupta and directed by Sohini Sengupta, about Kadambini Ganguly’s achievements as one of the first two Indian women to graduate (1882) and earn a medical degree (1886). Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by a foreign film about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.
Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya and written by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay, about a man who dutifully takes care of his ailing father but in doing so risks alienating his wife.
The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
Revival of Sayak's production dramatized by Chandan Sen from Amar Mitra's short story “Akal”. In a poor, remote backwater, the young Damini serves virtually as a caregiver to three generations of ineffectual, doddering men: she wangles government dole for them, using her charm to achieve her ends while keeping her dignity. The apparently social drama […]
Badal Sircar’s mysterious comedy directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.