Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Tapan
Tapan Theatre KalighatWritten and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s novel on Sita's story rather than Rama's. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s novel on Sita's story rather than Rama's. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Translated from Inherit the Wind, about the Scopes Trial in the US, and directed by Chandan Sen. Recommended viewing: ★★★★ Read my review: A-pabitra.
Actress Sukumari Datta’s historic play directed by Ishita Mukhopadhyay.
Dramatized from Samaresh Basu’s 1984 novel by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakrabarti. A wake-up call to any political ideology that strays from its humanistic roots. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Translated from Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Adapted from Florian Zeller’s newest French play, The Height of the Storm, a sensitive family drama. Directed by Anish Ghosh. Recommended viewing: ★★★★ Read review here.
Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.
Revival of dramatist-director Loknath Bandyopadhyay's farce, adapted from Peter Shaffer's hit Black Comedy (1965). One of the funniest productions you can presently view. Recommended: ★★★★
Premiere of dramatist-director Sumitro Bandyopadhyay's fictionalized depiction of professional theatre's nationalistic role at the time of the Bengal Partition.
Rajat Ghosh's biographical drama in Bengali, directed by Sayandeb Bhattacharya.