Ritabrata Productions' Rakta-karabi, at Academy
2025-05-29 18:30 - 21:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rabindranath’s classic revived, directed and acted by Chaiti Ghoshal.

Kalyani Kalamandalam’s Stri, at Madhusudan
2025-05-29 18:40 - 20:40 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Based on Manik Bandyopadhyay, about how three desperate homemakers dominated by their husbands in different socioeconomic conditions empower themselves. Dramatized and directed by Somnath Gupta.

Ardere's Othello, at ICCR
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:30 | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, India
Shakespeare’s tragedy performed in English by a student group.

Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Academy
2025-05-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen in a Bengali translation by Chaiti Mitra.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

The Red Curtain's Role Reversal, at Kala Kunj
2025-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Kala Kunj, Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata, 700045
An original play in English, part of the series “Feminism is not anti-men”, written and directed by Piyush Daga.

Swapna-sandhani’s Taray Taray, at Academy
2025-05-31 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A psychiatrist is visited by a young man who has severe hallucinations that connect him to Van Gogh and his paintings, questioning his own reality and that of his surroundings, and longing to visit the alternate reality in the paintings. Excerpts from Van Gogh’s life show nearly parallel crises. Dramatized from Srijato’s novel and directed by Koushik Sen.
Recommended: ★★★★

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Tapan
2025-05-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.

Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Girish
2025-06-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
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.

Nat-ranga’s Ami Weds Ami, at Madhusudan
2025-06-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Revival of Sohan Bandopadhyay’s Bengali dramatization from 2010 of Charlie Fish’s short story “The Man Who Married Himself”, about a man who does just that.

Curl's Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
The world premiere of a realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Further performances on June 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Durgapur Bhimroti’s Prati-prashna, at Tapan
2025-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Based on the Netflix webseries Criminal, exploring the scars of sexual harassment in the context of an unresolved police interrogation. Adapted and directed by Dipankar Sen.

Curl’s Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-07 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Further performances on June 8, 13, 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
2025-06-08 15:00 - 17:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatist-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.

Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Girish
2025-06-08 18:30 - 20:40 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Curl's Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Further performances on June 13, 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Kalyani Kalamandalam's Radha-Ramkrishna, at Academy
2025-06-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
An original play written by Rakesh Ghosh and directed by Santanu Das, on Girish Ghosh’s historic production of Chaitanya Lila in which Nati Binodini stunned audiences with her male impersonation, while Ramkrishna nurtured Radha’s feminine bhava in himself and ultimately blessed Binodini after watching her performance.

Renaissance’s Toba Tek Singh, at Rabindra Sadan
2025-06-10 18:30 - 20:00 | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
Saadat Hasan Manto’s classic story dramatized and expanded by Rajesh Kumar and directed by Aloke Chakravorty in Hindi.

Paikpara Akhor’s Jharer Kheya, at Academy
2025-06-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Translated from Lillian Hellman’s awardwinning Watch on the Rhine (1941) about an anti-Fascist German visiting the US during World War II, and his encounter with a Nazi supporter. Directed by Asit Basu.

Curl’s Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-13 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Recommended: ★★★★. Further performances on June 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Curl’s Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-14 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Recommended: ★★★★. Final performance on June 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Chetana’s Hibijibi Bahini, at Academy
2025-06-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A “non-sense” production with child and adult actors, written and directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Alibaba, accompanied by his trusty donkey, opens the door to the cave and discovers no treasure but ancient, worthless artifacts and a rusted lamp from which emerges the Genie. Meanwhile, the band of thieves finds themselves devoid of any occupation in today’s hyper-competitive world of employment, and a magician enters their den.

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Girish
2025-06-15 18:30 - 20:40 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge,
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy
2025-06-15 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Curl’s Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-15 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Recommended: ★★★★. Contact 98318 18990.

Chhandaneer's Tor Bhitare Jagiya Ke Je, at Madhusudan
2025-06-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
A dance-drama interpretation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth directed in Bharatanatyam style by Soumalini Sengupta.

Little Thespian’s Endgame, at Sisir Mancha
2025-06-19 18:30 - 20:00 | Sisir Mancha, 1/1 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata
Samuel Beckett’s classic Endgame, translated into Hindi by Uma Jhunjhunwala and directed by S. M. Azhar Alam.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read review here.

Anya Theatre’s Caretaker, at Gyan Manch
2025-06-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Harold Pinter’s early drama translated into Bengali and directed by Arindam Mukherjee.

Samstab’s Gaurer Kabach, at Academy
2025-06-21 14:30 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s magical story about Gaur, who loves to play the flute, and is loved by the ancient folk in his village, threatened by the arrival of a man who wants to take over everything. Dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Rangroop's Jadi Ar Ekbar, at Academy
2025-06-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Marking the birth centenary of Badal Sircar, the premiere of Rangroop’s revival of his perennial early comedy about wish fulfilment. Directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.

Shohan’s Amirah, at Madhusudan
2025-06-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Inspired by Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy Antigone, Indianized by Anirban Sen and directed by Anish Ghosh.
