• Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch

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

    Harold Pinter's early drama translated into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee.

  • Renaissance’s Toba Tek Singh, at Academy

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

    Saadat Hasan Manto's classic story dramatized and expanded by Rajesh Kumar and directed by Aloke Chakravorty in Hindi.

  • Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy

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

    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.

  • Nandikar’s Rani Kadambini, at Academy

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

    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.

  • Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy

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

    Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Auro Town Hall

    Auro Town Hall Dum Dum Cantonment, Kolkata, India

    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.

  • Sayak’s Atmajan, at Auro Town Hall

    Auro Town Hall Dum Dum Cantonment, Kolkata, India

    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.

  • Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Academy

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

    The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Sayak’s Damini-he, at Auro Town Hall

    Auro Town Hall Dum Dum Cantonment, Kolkata, India

    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 […]