Hypokrites’ 16 Pātā, at Gyan Manch
Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaMohit Chattopadhyaya’s play about two “madmen” in an asylum, directed by Saikat Ghosh.
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Santoshpur Anuchintan’s Birsa Ka Jungle, at Triguna Sen Auditorium
Triguna Sen Auditorium Jadavpur University, Kolkata, IndiaAn attempt to make people aware of our ancestors' fight to protect the historic Jamkopai forest of Chakradharpur in Jharkhand. The play, developed by dramatist-director Gaurav Das in response to the climate change that threatens our very existence, awakens us to act and protect Mother Nature for future generations. The performers are children and young adults […]
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Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaTranslated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
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Rangroop’s Spare Parts, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaWritten by Swapnamoy Chakraborty and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. An ordinary man’s rise to money, fame and power lead him astray from his earlier humanity.
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Jadavpur Ramyani’s Haraner Natjamai, at Madhusudan
Madhusudan Mancha Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaDramatized from Manik Bandyopadhyay and directed by Arun Mukherjee. The story revisits the historic Tebhaga Movement of 1946-47 in Bengal, where Haran, an old sharecropper, has gone half-mad after police killed his son.
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Chetla Krishti Sangsad’s Amar Gan, at Sisir Mancha
Sisir Mancha 1/1 A J C Bose Road, KolkataA blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★
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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 new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education directed by Debasis Majumdar.
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Theatre Platform’s Gharer Madhye Bari, at Tapan
Tapan Theatre KalighatDramatist-director Debasish’s new play about an old building facing demolition, whose residents face eviction, and whose inhabitants include non-humans too. Recommended: ★★★★
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Aneek’s Aksharik, at Tapan
Tapan Theatre KalighatDramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
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Chetana’s Jagannath, at Kala Mandir
Kala Mandir Shakespeare Sarani, KolkataFinal performance of Chetana’s classic production Jagannath, adapted from Lu Xun’s The True Story of Ah Q and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.