Shohan’s Jera, at Minerva
Minerva Theatre Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), KolkataIndianized by Jagannath Guha from Giuseppe Tornatore’s influential film A Pure Formality, about an inspector interrogating a famous author. Directed by Anish Ghosh.
Indianized by Jagannath Guha from Giuseppe Tornatore’s influential film A Pure Formality, about an inspector interrogating a famous author. Directed by Anish Ghosh.
Utpal Dutt’s play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, revived and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
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.
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.
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, but fruitful in the fearless thirst for knowledge. Some people conspire to capture this power of science.
Adapted from Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys about two old comedians, by Farrukh Seyer and Avinash Gautam, and directed by Sumeet Vyas. Part of KCC's Ami Arts Festival.
The son of a Ramlila performer in Ayodhya moves to Mumbai to join the film industry but things don’t go as he wanted. Written and directed by Debasish. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.
The hilarious and touching story of a notorious gang leader and local legend in Patna, told through the innocent eyes of a young boy. Written and directed by Nihal Parashar. Part of KCC's Ami Arts Festival.
Danish Husain narrates the Dastangoi of the thrilling escapades of Amar Aiyyar, who finds himself entangled in the treacherous court of Emperor Afrasiyab. With humour, aiyyari (trickery) and adventure, Amar devises clever schemes to retrieve a stolen magical tablet. Part of KCC's Ami Arts Festival.
Ronald Harwood's play set in post-World War II Germany, about the de-Nazifying investigation of the world-famous music conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler. Directed by Atul Kumar. Part of KCC's Ami Arts Festival.