Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Birla Sabhagar
G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, KolkataBiographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.
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Padatik and Rikh’s Kripaya Sima Par Na Karen, at Padatik
Padatik Little Theatre 6/7 A J C Bose Road, KolkataVinay Sharma’s new play directed by him. Three episodes from different times linked by doublespeak around enforced silences: a professor faces an inquiry; a warlord declares himself God’s messenger; an activist faces the warlord’s wrath.
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Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaSudrak’s so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.
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People’s Little Theatre’s Panjare Danrer Shabda, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaHara 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.
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Darpana (Ahmedabad)’s Meanwhile Elsewhere, at Birla Sabhagar
G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, KolkataInspired by Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, this play written and directed by Yadavan Chandran explores themes of memory, desire and the human connection to space through a blend of storytelling, movement and music. It features Mallika Sarabhai and a cast of dancers and actors, including Penelope Deen, Lucrezia Maniscotti and Teertha Bhatt. Inaugural production in […]
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Chetana’s Meghe Dhaka Ghatak, at Birla Sabhagar
G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, KolkataMarking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, and his time in Bombay […]
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Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaUtpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
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Katkatha (Delhi)’s The Nights, at Birla Sabhagar
G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, KolkataA puppet-theatre play reinterpreting the Thousand and One Nights through shadow puppetry, masks, live music and dialogue, exploring power, isolation and human vulnerability with a focus on Scheherazade's survival and defiance. Devised by Anurupa Roy. Third production in Sanskriti Sagar's Sabhagar Theatre Festival.
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D for Drama (Mumbai)’s Kaumudi, at Birla Sabhagar
G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, KolkataA Hindi drama written and directed by Abhishek Majumdar exploring a father-son dynamic, inspired by Anand's novel Vyasam Vigneswaram and Borges' essay "Blindness", focusing on a rite of passage, caste-based injustices and the passing of knowledge. Spotlighting actors who perform as characters from the Mahabharata, the play raises philosophical questions about the value of life, […]
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PrimeTime Theatre (Mumbai)’s Autobiography, at Birla Sabhagar
G D Birla Sabhagar 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, KolkataMahesh Elkunchwar's play translated in English, in which an ageing, much admired, charismatic writer dictates his autobiography to a bright but irreverent researcher and, in the process, talks about a controversial book on his love-life, which he had published earlier, where he spoke about his contemporaries, his troubled 30-year-old relationship with his wife and his brief […]