• Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Dayamayir Katha, at Academy

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

    Sunanda Sikdar’s award-winning book, based on her poignant childhood memories in East Pakistan, dramatized and directed by Kishore Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy

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

    Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.

  • The Forbidden Productions’ and Creative Arts’ The Chai Queens, at TCA

    The Creative Arts 31/2A Sadananda Road, Kolkata, India

    A one-hour play based on Taranjit Kaur’s storyline and Vikrant Dhote’s script, directed by Ramanjit Kaur. A queer tale of love, longing and the quiet choices women make for family, culture and survival. Two shows, at 5 and 7 p.m.

  • Rangroop’s Swaha, at Academy

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

    About rural superstition exploiting young girls, dramatized from Sayantani Putatunda and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Rabindra Sadan

    Rabindra Sadan Cathedral Road, Kolkata

    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.

  • Arohee’s Dhanapatir Char, at Academy

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

    Amar Mitra's novel chronicling a year in the life of an estuarine island, mixing realism with the myth of a sea turtle, dramatized and directed by Ranjan Ray.

  • Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

  • Theatrecian’s Verdict, at Gyan Manch

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

    Based on Agatha Christie's drama about a murder and directed by Aaron Targain, in English.

  • Mukhomukhi and Tritiyo Sutra’s Mephisto, at Academy

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

    Revival of their 2002 production. Based on Ariane Mnouchkine’s dramatization of Klaus Mann’s novel on the Nazi co-option of artists, translated and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★