Srijak’s Prajapati, at Tapan
Tapan Theatre KalighatSamaresh Basu's 1967 novel subsequently banned for obscenity (the Supreme Court overturned the judgment in 1985), dramatized and directed by Debashis Basu.
Samaresh Basu's 1967 novel subsequently banned for obscenity (the Supreme Court overturned the judgment in 1985), dramatized and directed by Debashis Basu.
Based by Canadian playwright Gabriel Emanuel on Twain's not-too-well-known Indian visit and lecture in Bombay, directed and enacted by Vinay Sharma. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.
An unusual play where Marx appears today and tries to explain his theories to a Bengali labourer. Written by Dhrubajyoti Chakrabarti and directed by Kushal Chattopadhyay.
Revival of Sohan Bandopadhyay’s Bengali dramatization from 2010 of Charlie Fish’s short story “The Man Who Married Himself”, about a man who does just that.
A “non-sense” production with child and adult actors, written and directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Alibaba, accompanied by his trusty donkey, opens the door to the cave and discovers no treasure but ancient, worthless artifacts and a rusted lamp from which emerges the Genie. Meanwhile, the band of thieves finds themselves devoid of any occupation in […]
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.
Dramatized from Parashuram’s Mahesher Mahajatra about two friends searching for ghosts, by Kallol Lahiri and members of the repertory, and directed by Anamitra Khan.
Adapted from Pirandello’s Right You Are If You Think So and directed by Arpita Ghosh. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★