• 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 […]

  • Prachya’s Day Amadero, at Academy

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

    Dramatized by Sumantra Chattopadhyay from Abby Mann’s Judgment at Nuremberg about the Nazi trials and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay.

  • Natadha’s Mahabharat 2, at Academy

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

    Written by Shib Mukhopadhyay as his second dramatization of the epic, this time concentrating on the Udyoga Parva. Directed by Arna Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Samstab’s Gaurer Kabach, at Academy

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

    Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s magical story about Gaur, who loves to play the flute, and is loved by the ancient folk in his village, threatened by the arrival of a man who wants to take over everything. Dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★

  • Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Academy

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

  • Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Academy

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

    The record-breaking comedy that has had an uninterrupted run since 1972, with over 1200 performances. Written and directed by the late Saroj Ray for his own group Natasena.

  • Srijak’s Prajapati, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Samaresh Basu’s 1967 novel subsequently banned for obscenity (the Supreme Court overturned the judgment in 1985), dramatized and directed by Debashis Basu.

  • Bibhaban’s Char Deyaler Madhye, at Tripti Mitra Natyagriha

    Tripti Mitra Natyagriha Natya Akademi, Nandan complex, Kolkata

    Harold Pinter's Ashes to Ashes adapted and directed by Supriya Samajdar. Inaugurating Bibhaban's 24th Antaranga Natyotsab, which continues on May 12, 13 and 14 with two different productions every evening, at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.