Charitraangan Theatre Lab's Do Sajiv Bindu, at Proscenium
2025-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700016
A surreal Hindi piece that follows two characters who haven’t slept for many years. As they drift through shifting timelines of past, present and future, the narrative explores themes of memory, stillness and distorted reality through a minimal, poetic form. Written and directed by Paraangad Shaw.

Chetla Krishti Sansad’s Amar Gan, at Madhusudan
2025-07-23 18:00 - 21:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
A blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Akvarious Productions' (Mumbai) Tiki-Taka, at Urban Theatre
2025-08-02 17:00 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
The Indian football team has miraculously made it into a prestigious final. But real games play out behind the scenes. Written by Adhir Bhat and Bobby Nagra, directed by Adhaar Khurana. Two shows, the second at 7:30.

Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Madhusudan
2025-08-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by the American film The Judge (2014) about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.

Studio 9’s My Name Is Jaan, at Birla Sabhagar
2025-08-02 19:00 - 21:00 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Presented by Gameplan as part of its Kolkata Baarish festival.
Read my review.

Akvarious Productions’ (Mumbai) Tiki-Taka, at Urban Theatre
2025-08-03 17:00 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Academy
2025-08-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge,
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy
2025-08-06 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.

Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Birla Sabhagar
2025-08-07 18:30 - 21:00 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch
2025-08-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Harold Pinter’s early drama translated and transplanted into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Akvarious Productions' (Mumbai) Excess Estrogen, at Urban Theatre
2025-08-09 17:00 - 20:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
Seven short pieces about the chaos, comedy and contradictions of modern womanhood, written and performed by women. Sharp, witty and unapologetically honest, bold, irreverent and refreshingly real, it explores themes of sisterhood and human experiences. Two shows, the second exclusively a Ladies Night Only at 7 pm.

Sansriti’s Sher Afgan, at Madhusudan
2025-08-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s adaptation of Pirandello’s metatheatrical classic, Henry IV, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Paikpara Akhor’s Jharer Kheya, at Academy
2025-08-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Translated from Lillian Hellman’s awardwinning Watch on the Rhine (1941) about an anti-fascist German fleeing to the US during World War II, and his encounter with a Nazi supporter. Directed by Asit Basu.

Akvarious Productions’ (Mumbai) Excess Estrogen, at Urban Theatre
2025-08-10 17:00 - 20:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
Seven short pieces about the chaos, comedy and contradictions of modern womanhood, written and performed by women. Sharp, witty and unapologetically honest, bold, irreverent and refreshingly real, they explore themes of sisterhood and human experiences. Two shows, the first exclusively a Ladies Night Only at 5 pm, the second open to all at 7 pm.

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Academy
2025-08-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Theatre Platform’s Gharer Madhye Bari, at Tapan
2025-08-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Dramatist-director Debasish’s new play about an old building facing demolition, whose residents face eviction, and whose inhabitants include non-humans too.
Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.

Rangroop’s Jadi Ar Ekbar, at Academy
2025-08-14 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangroop marks the birth centenary of Badal Sircar with a revival of his perennial early comedy about wish fulfilment. Directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
2025-08-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Prachya’s Khelaghar, at Academy
2025-08-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ibsen’s trailblazing Doll’s House adapted by Ratan Kumar Das and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Pancham Vaidic's Rajnaitik Hatya?, at Academy
2025-08-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere of this revived production based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s Crime Passionnel about a Communist plot of political assassination, adapted into Bengali and directed by Arpita Ghosh.

Naye Natua’s Meghnadbadh Kabya, at Academy
2025-08-23 14:30 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s epic and directed by Goutam Halder, his long-running solo hit.

Pancham Vaidic’s Tumi Thik Jadi Bhabo Tumi Thik, at Madhusudan
2025-08-23 15:00 - 17:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Adapted from Pirandello’s Right You Are If You Think So and directed by Arpita Ghosh.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Pancham Vaidic’s Pulish, at Madhusudan
2025-08-24 15:00 - 17:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Acclaimed Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s dark political satire on power titled Police, adapted and directed by Arpita Ghosh.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Girish
2025-08-24 18:30 - 20:40 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
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.

Angan's Nilambala Chhe Ana, at Academy
2025-08-26 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
After the turbulent 1960s, young Nilambala and Uddalak cross into the thunderous calls of the 1970s. Before the stormy chaos settles, life becomes unstable again—then the change of 1977, a breeze of dreamlike euphoria. But again the tide turns, and the river of life becomes a vast low tide. Uddalak, now past sixty, appears like a sage of time with Nilambala, his witness and companion, seemingly mere history. Written by Shantanu Majumdar and directed by Abhi Sengupta.

Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The Dario Fo–Franca Rame political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismoy Roy and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.

People’s Little Theatre’s Panjare Danrer Shabda, at Academy
2025-08-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Hara Bhattacharya’s play, directed by Kamalesh Chakrabarti, about a coach who fought against corruption in his professional capacity in the sports world and his discovery of an underprivileged girl as a promising wrestler.

Shilpi Sangha's Baghnakh, at Madhusudan
2025-08-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Jayanta De’s story dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta, about the ever-increasing irrational instigation in society without thinking of humanity. Problems and failure in life get vented in various ugly forms; and nobody speaks up against the powerful. The play depicts the instinct to overcome a grave situation by violent or easy means rather than trying to solve the root cause of the issue.

Theatre House (Santiniketan)'s Antigone, at Rabindra Bhaban (Baranagar)
2025-08-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Rabindra Bhaban, Baranagar, Kolkata, India
A bilingual contemporization of Sophocles’ classic set in a violent modern metropolis, directed by Alessandro Anil in English and Bengali.

Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Madhusudan
2025-08-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Sudrak’s so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.
