Wright & Grainger (UK)’s Helios, at Urban Theatre Project
The Urban Theatre Project Kabir Road, KolkataA story about the son of the god of the sun, told by a British troupe. Presented by QTP, Mumbai.
A story about the son of the god of the sun, told by a British troupe. Presented by QTP, Mumbai.
Directed and designed by Suman Mukhopadhyay from fragments of plays by Bertolt Brecht, reflecting the essence of Brecht’s life, ideas and philosophy.
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by a foreign film about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.
Based on research in the Sundarban about the secular worship of Banbibi, rights to water, jungle and life, and the terrible menace of trafficking. Written and directed by Kingshuk Bandhopadhyay.
Arpita Chatterjee's solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty.
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.
Dramatized from Samaresh Basu’s 1984 novel by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakrabarti. A wake-up call to any political ideology that strays from its humanistic roots. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
One of the best Bengali biodramas on Gandhiji, written by Jeet-Satragni and directed by Samir Biswas. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Revival of this searing play because of the R G Kar tragedy in Kolkata. Dramatized by Mainak Sengupta, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.