Theatrecian’s Verdict, at Gyan Manch
Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaBased on Agatha Christie's drama about a murder and directed by Aaron Targain, in English.
Based on Agatha Christie's drama about a murder and directed by Aaron Targain, in English.
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: ★★★★
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
A play written by Parthapratim Deb dramatizing the story of Krishna, directed by Sohini Sengupta.
At the prestigious META 2025, this production directed by Anirudh Sarkar received the awards for Best Ensemble, Best Lighting (Badal Das), Best Female Actor (Ranjini Ghosh) and Best Choreography (Subhojiet Guha and Madhumita Chakraborty). Written by the late Alakhnandan Sinha in Bundeli dialect around 1990, the play protests against rural oppression.
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
Revival of Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.
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 the production featuring poetic text by Joy Goswami, direction by Gautam Halder and solo enactment by Bijoylakshmi Barman.