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Jadavpur Ramyani’s Haraner Natjamai, at Rabindra Sadan
2024-05-02 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
Dramatized 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.

Chakdah Natyajan’s Bilwamangal Kabya, at Academy
2024-04-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Inspired by Girish Ghosh’s devotional masterpiece Bilwamangal Thakur, written and directed by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay.

Aneek's Aksharik, at Academy
2024-04-28 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rajat Chakrabarti’s biographical novel Panchananer Haraph about the forgotten Bengali typesetter, Panchanan Karmakar, dramatized and directed by Debasish Ray.

Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Girish
2024-04-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s story by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.

Beadon Street Subham’s Ami Pluto, at Madhusudan
2024-04-27 18:15 - 20:15 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Inspired by Steve Metzger’s awardwinning children’s book Pluto Visits Earth!, the story of a tiny planet but also a beautiful wish that grants love, rejoices in friendship and finds hope in remembering who we actually are. Dramatized by Kallol Lahiri and Alekhya Ghosh, set in Kolkata, and directed by Anamitra Khan.
Recommended: ★★★★

Mukhomukhi's Tiner Taloyar, at Academy
2024-04-27 14:30 - 17:00 | 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.

Theatre Shine's Postmaster (Bengali), at 10th Planet Studio
2024-04-26 19:30 - 20:30 | 10th Planet Studio, 49/7A, Purbachal Main Rd, South Purbachal, Haltu, Kolkata, 700078, India
Tagore’s short story brilliantly conceptualized and directed by Suvojit Bandyopadhyay in an intimate-theatre setting.
Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.

Theatre Shine’s Postmaster (Hindi), at 10th Planet Studio
2024-04-26 18:30 - 19:30 | 10th Planet Studio, 49/7A, Purbachal Main Rd, South Purbachal, Haltu, Kolkata, 700078, India

The Creative Arts’ The Dice of Desire, at ICCR
2024-04-23 19:00 - 20:30 | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, India
Inspired by modern retellings of the Mahabharata on its female characters: Gandhari, Kunti, Ganga, Satyavati, Amba, Ambika, Ambalika, Shikhandi, Draupadi, Chitrangada, and others. A bilingual all-women play with dialogue by Mrityunjay Kumar Singh, directed by Ramanjit Kaur and Vansh Bhardwaj.

The Creative Arts' The Dice of Desire, at ICCR
2024-04-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, India

Ekush Shatak’s Krishnaranga, at Academy
2024-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of dramatist-director Loknath Bandyopadhyay’s farce, adapted from Peter Shaffer’s hit Black Comedy (1965). One of the funniest productions you can presently view. Recommended: ★★★★

Nandipat’s Abritta, at Girish
2024-04-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Written by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Prokash Bhattacharya, about an old Jatra actor and his wife live in trying urban conditions with a young woman and man from the same village.

Oikatan (Dakshineswar)'s Raj Deul, at Proscenium
2024-04-21 18:30 - 19:30 | Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700016
Part of Proscenium’s intimate theatre festival. Dramatized from Tagore’s poem “Dindan” by Pradeep Moulik and directed by Punyabrata Mukherjee.

Bhanta Theatre Labour's FantaC, at Proscenium
2024-04-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700016
Part of Proscenium’s intimate theatre festival. Written and directed by Asish Sardar.

Tala Pratyasha's Baich, at Proscenium
2024-04-20 18:30 - 19:30 | Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700016
Part of Proscenium Art Centre’s Intimate Theatre Festival. Directed by Asok Bose.

Theatre Workshop’s Great Bengal Theatre, at Rabindra Sadan
2024-04-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
Dramatist-director Sumitro Bandyopadhyay’s fictionalized depiction of Bengali professional theatre’s nationalistic role at the time of the Partition.

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Girish
2024-04-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
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.

Ichheymoto’s Birangana Kabya, at Academy
2024-04-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s poem and directed by Turna Das.

Shohan’s Amirah, at Madhusudan
2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Inspired by Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Anirban Sen and directed by Anish Ghosh.

Sabar Path's Trinayan, at Girish
2024-04-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s parable of power against love, directed by Sanjita. A forest girl inspires a sculptor to become his model for the idol of a goddess, for which the king has declared an award. In the temple she captivates everyone – which the king perceives as a threat to his reign. Trinayan is symbolic of rulers institutionalizing religion as well as exploiting and ravaging the creative force of nature.

Spandan People's Theatre's Birangana, at Proscenium
2024-04-18 18:30 - 19:30 | Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700016
Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s poem directed by Samudra Guha in intimate style.

Proscenium's Art Centre's annual intimate theatre festival
2024-04-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Proscenium’s Art Centre, 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700016
In its 13th edition, Proscenium’s 5-day festival starts at 6:30 every evening from the 17th to the 21st and features nine one-act plays including groups from Bally, Khardah, Ariadaha, Bhanta and Dakshineswar.

Nat-ranga’s Chhayapather Sheshe, at Academy
2024-04-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay’s ghostly comedy set in a dilapidated north Kolkata hall about to be demolished to make way for a mall. Resident spooks protest against the reigning politician’s corruption.

Sayak's Bhalo Lok, at Academy
2024-04-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Chandan Sen rediscovers and adapts Pirandello’s nearly-forgotten All for the Best, written in 1920, the year before the classic Six Characters in Search of an Author. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.

Chetana's Gopal Ure And Co., at Academy
2024-04-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A musical within a play based on Bharatchandra Ray’s Bidyasundar Palagan, on the love of Bidya and Sundar. Directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay and winner of two Supporting Actor awards at META 2024.

4th Bell's Hapi-D, at Gyan Manch
2024-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
An ebullient Bengali pastiche of Hamlet. 4th Bell had debuted in 2011 with Hapi–D, deliberately and delectably perverting the Danish tragedy into a festive comedy written and directed by Aniruddha Dasgupta.
Recommended: ★★★★

Shabdomugdho's Stanyapayi, at Tripti Mitra
2024-04-14 18:30 - 20:00 | Tripti Mitra Natyagriha, Natya Akademi, Nandan complex, Kolkata, 700020
Based on a story by Binod Ghoshal, dramatized and directed by Rakesh Ghosh.

Paramik (Barrackpore)'s Phans, at Rabindra Sadan
2024-04-12 19:30 - 20:30 | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
An Indianized adaptation of Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” by Anirban Sen, directed by Suvojit Bandopadhyay.

Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Academy
2024-04-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Madhusudan
2024-04-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.
