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Theatre Workshop's Agnishajya, at Girish
2023-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Theatre Workshop’s Agnishajya, Utpal Dutt’s play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Prachya's Manikarnikay Manika, at Academy
2023-08-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Prachya’s Manikarnikay Manika, adapted into contemporary India from Sartre’s Respectful Prostitute by Anshuman Bhowmick and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
Read my review.

Ichchhemato's Mantu o Marx, at Academy
2023-08-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ichchhemato’s Mantu o Marx, written by Dhrubajyoti Chakrabarti, directed by Kushal Chattopadhyay. An unusual play where Marx appears today and tries to explain his theories to a Bengali labourer.

Rangalok's Hantarak, at Minerva
2023-08-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Minerva Theatre, Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata
Rangalok’s Hantārak, written by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakraborty, about a professor who, fed up by the failure of law and order, politics and media, took matters into his own hands. Recommended: ★★★★
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Ichchhemato's Ghum Nei, at Academy
2023-08-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ichchhemato’s Ghum Nei, based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi.
Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.

Poju Mimak, at EZCC
2023-08-05 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Fourth evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.

National Hindi Natya Mahotsav, at Academy
2023-08-05 15:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Three plays from the afternoon to the evening, organized by Santoshpur Anuchintan:
3:30 — Shadow Theatre (Bhopal) presents Manu Manas, directed by Manoj Nair
5:30 — Ghasiara Anweshan presents Birsa Munda, written and directed by Gaurav Das
6:45 — Sparsh Natya Rang (New Delhi) presents Pati Gaye Ri Kathiawar, directed by Ajit Chowdhury

Ninu 80!, at EZCC
2023-08-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Third evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.

Santoshpur Anuchintan's Hindi Natya Mahotsav, at Academy
2023-08-04 18:30 - 20:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Santoshpur Anuchintan’s two-day national Hindi theatre festival begins with Ghar by Sparsh Natyarang (New Delhi), written and directed by Gaurav Das, on the plight faced by a gay couple.

Arunachal -- Ek Safarnama, at EZCC
2023-08-03 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Second evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.

Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, at EZCC
2023-08-02 18:30 - 20:00 | Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre, EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, India
Inaugural evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, with Chowpha-Plang-Lu.

Paramik's evening of two plays, at Academy
2023-07-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Paramik (Barrackpore) presents two plays. Paramik’s Phans is an Indianized adaptation of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” by Anirban Sen, directed by Suvojit Bandopadhyay. Pragati (Liluah)’s Sandipani is written by Anirban Sen and directed by Abir Ghosh, concerning a professor who tells his students about Che Guevara.

Alchemy's What Happened?, at Birla Sabhagar
2023-07-29 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
A comedy in English and Hindi, written by Heeba Shah and Phulmani Varma, and directed by Heeba Shah, about two women switching places with each other and trying to sort out each other’s lives and problems. It is also a take on how important technology is in the life of humans. The cast of eight includes Heeba Shah and Joy Fernandes. Presented by Sanskriti Sagar: 24615579/98300 15510.

Curtain Call's Nitanta Byaktigata, at Girish
2023-07-28 18:00 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Curtain Call’s Nitanta Byaktigata, written by Sounava Bose based on Narayan Sanyal’s Ami Netaji-ke Dekhechhi about Netaji, and directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay.

Natasena's Phata Gopal, at Madhusudan
2023-07-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Natasena’s Phata Gopal, a sociopolitical satire written by Rajat Ghosh and directed by Durga Chakraborty. Recommended: ★★★★

KCC Arts Lab's Ravan Reloaded, at Academy
2023-07-25 18:30 - 20:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Kolkata Centre for Creativity Arts Lab’s Ravan Reloaded, written and directed by Debasish. The son of a Ramlila performer in Ayodhya moves to Mumbai to join the film industry. The play investigates the conventional construction of Ravan as evil.

Jadavpur Manthan's Mitra, at Madhusudan
2023-07-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Jadavpur Manthan’s Mitra, from Vijay Tendulkar’s thought-provoking drama Mitrachi Gostha about a lesbian couple, adapted and directed by Rajib Bardhan.

Durgadas Smrity Sangha's Byapika Biday, at Madhusudan
2023-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Durgadas Smrity Sangha’s production of Amritalal Basu’s popular comedy Byapika Biday, directed by Asit Basu.

Mangolik's Ram Udhao, at Academy
2023-07-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Mangolik’s Ram Udhao, written and directed by Samir Biswas. A strong political statement with a disturbing pun in the title.

Thespians' Witness, at Madhusudan
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Thespians’ Witness, written by Jit Satragni and directed by Partha Mukhopadhyay. Some lawyers, under the guise of their profession, aid real offenders in escaping consequences through the exploitation of legal loopholes. Their mastery of persuasive tactics and even deceit allows them to present truth as falsehood. Yet, an unexpected turn of events alters their destinies, subjecting them to the possibility of severe retribution in their own lives. The play delves into the consequences of their deceptive ways, revealing a compelling tale of poetic justice.

Sayak's Atmajan, at Academy
2023-07-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sayak’s Atmajan, written by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. About a man who dutifully takes care of his ailing father but in doing so risks alienating his wife.

Aneek's Pirandello o Puppeteer, at Girish
2023-07-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Aneek’s Pirandello o Puppeteer, written by Chandan Sen and directed by Arup Kumar Roy. Based on the life of famous Italian playwright Pirandello.

Anya Theatre's Topi, at Academy
2023-07-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Anya Theatre’s Topi, an original play written and directed by Arindam Mukherjee about two men trying to find employment in Mumbai.

Nandimukh's Lanthan Saheber Banglo, at Girish
2023-07-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Nandimukh’s Lanthan Saheber Banglo. Story by Sunil Gangopadhyay about a fictional 19th-century British officer, dramatized by Sounava Basu and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay.

Kabir Bedi in An Ode to Rumi, at Birla Sabhagar
2023-07-08 18:30 - 19:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Sanskriti Sagar presents a one-hour recital of Sufi mystic poet Rumi’s verse read to music by acclaimed actor, Kabir Bedi. The show invokes the magic of Rumi and expresses the merging, the oneness and the union of self and the divine, through music and poetry. It reveals a seeker’s journey on a spiritual path, searching for sacredness. Sacredness opens the doors of the heart, the seeker finds love and passion, the passion is intense and pure, and the seeker meets the divine. The poems are divided into three sections: The Seeker, Finding Love and Union with the Divine.
Tickets are available at the venue. For booking contact 9830015510.

Kalyani Kalamandalam's Raktakta Jharokha, at Academy
2023-07-05 18:45 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Kalyani Kalamandalam’s Raktakta Jharokha, translated from Yasmine Beverly Rana’s The War Zone Is My Bed by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Santanu Das.

Belgharia Abhimukh's Kojagari, at Academy
2023-07-02 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Belgharia Abhimukh’s Kojagari, from Howard Fast’s novel Silas Timberman, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review here: Kojagari.

Ganakrishti's Ghare Baire Chiriyakhana, at Madhusudan
2023-06-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Ganakrishti’s Ghare Baire Chiriyakhana, adapted from Edward Albee’s final play At Home at the Zoo (containing his prequel to The Zoo Story) and directed by Amitabha Datta. Recommended: ★★★★
Read my review: Ghare Baire Chiriyakhana

Curtain Call's Ekti Asamajik Premer Galpa, at Madhusudan
2023-06-25 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Curtain Call’s Ekti Asamajik Premer Galpa, adapted from Mahesh Dattani’s Seven Steps around the Fire and directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay. An investigation into the murder of a eunuch exposes many unpleasant truths.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra's Bhorer Baranda, at Academy
2023-06-25 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Bhorer Baranda, written by Pradipta Bhattacharya and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review: Bhorer Baranda | Typist.
