• Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

  • Chetana’s Meghe Dhaka Ghatak, at Madhusudan

    Madhusudan Mancha Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Marking 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, his time in Bombay before […]

  • Stagephiles’ Cocaine, at Padatik

    Padatik Little Theatre 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    Pendleton King's 1916 American play adapted to Kolkata. Set in a cramped attic apartment, it is a raw, unflinching look at two people at the absolute end of their tether. Trapped between the agony of addiction and the hauntingly beautiful memories of their past under the bridge, they hatch a desperate plan to protect their […]

  • Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Four childhood friends from the 1990s grow up and go different ways, passing through youthful romances, heated arguments and political movements, testifying to changing times through the decades. Dramatized from Rahul Arunoday Banerjee’s stories and directed by Saurav Palodhi. The only production from Kolkata to reach the final round of META 2026, Delhi, where it […]

  • Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Meyeti, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s internationally successful Death and the Maiden and directed by Kishore Sengupta.

  • Stagephiles’ Cocaine, at Padatik

    Padatik Little Theatre 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    Pendleton King’s 1916 American play adapted to Kolkata. Set in a cramped attic apartment, it is a raw, unflinching look at two people at the absolute end of their tether. Trapped between the agony of addiction and the hauntingly beautiful memories of their past under the bridge, they hatch a desperate plan to protect their […]

  • Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Chatur Ranga, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    KNK's new production directed by Kishore Sengupta featuring two couples, friendship, suspicion, deceit. And the truth. Adapted by Ratan Kumar Das from Florian Zeller's The Truth, where trust is fragile, loyalty is negotiable, and everyone has something to hide.

  • Mangalik’s Manush Bhut, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Mangalik’s longest-running production, dramatized from Syed Mustafa Siraj and directed by Samir Biswas. A comedy about a “dead” man coming alive. Recommended: ★★★★

  • Kalyani Mukhosh’s 2034, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Inspired by Badal Sircar’s Mani-Kanchan and directed by Ayan Banerjee. The play anticipates the future through the act of a famous magician couple. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Sudrak’s Morche Para Alo, at Madhusudan

    Madhusudan Mancha Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Debasis Majumder's new play on the fragility of human relationships and the pain of breaking them. It highlights three major forms of separation: death,hich occurs through conflict, betrayal or coercion and creates a deeper wound than death.