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Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Academy
2025-03-05 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Prachya’s Khelaghar, at Academy
2025-03-08 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ibsen’s trailblazing Doll’s House adapted by Ratan Kumar Das and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Purba Paschim’s Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Academy
2025-03-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about the triangle between Tappa pioneer Nidhu-babu, his royal patron-friend Mahananda Ray, and the latter’s mistress Srimati who became Nidhu-babu’s devoted disciple. Directed by Soumitra Mitra.

Kapila Venu (Irinjalakuda)'s Saiva Kuttu, at Alipore Museum
2025-03-09 19:00 - 20:00 | Alipore Musiem, Judges Court Road, Kolkata, India
A very rare opportunity to see the solo genre of the ancient Sanskrit form of Kutiyattam from Kerala, performed by one of its finest younger exponents, Kapila Venu, using a 6th-century Tamil text. A must-watch.

Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
2025-03-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.

Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Academy
2025-03-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The record-breaking comedy that has had an uninterrupted run since 1972, with over 1200 performances. Written and directed by the late Saroj Ray for his own group Natasena.

Samstab’s Gaurer Kabach, at Academy
2025-03-13 18:30 - 20:30 | 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.

Rangroop’s Swaha, at Academy
2025-03-15 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
About rural superstition exploiting young girls, dramatized from Sayantani Putatunda and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Kala Mandir
2025-03-16 18:00 - 21:00 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen in a Bengali translation by Chaiti Mitra.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Nat-ranga's Ami Weds Ami, at Girish
2025-03-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
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.

Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Academy
2025-03-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Hajabarala’s Ekanayaker Sesh Rat, at Academy
2025-03-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Written and directed by Chandan Sen, Ekanāyaker Sesh Rāt depicts an imaginary strife-torn African nation where a military dictator took over but now faces a popular revolution.

Natadha’s Mahabharat 2, at Madhusudan
2025-03-21 18:00 - 21:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Written by Shib Mukhopadhyay as his second dramatization of the epic, this time concentrating on the Udyoga Parva. Directed by Arna Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Srijak's Prajapati, at Tapan
2025-03-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Samaresh Basu’s 1967 novel subsequently banned for obscenity (the Supreme Court overturned the judgment in 1985), dramatized and directed by Debashis Basu.

Padatik/rikh’s Mark Twain: Live in Bombay!, at KCC
2025-03-22 18:00 - 20:00 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
Based by Canadian playwright Gabriel Emanuel on Twain’s not-too-well-known Indian visit and lecture in Bombay, directed and enacted by Vinay Sharma.
Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.

Ichheymoto’s Mantu o Marx, at Academy
2025-03-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
An unusual play where Marx appears today and tries to explain his theories to a Bengali labourer. Written by Dhrubajyoti Chakrabarti and directed by Kushal Chattopadhyay.

Nat-ranga’s Ami Weds Ami, at Academy
2025-03-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India

Chetana’s Hibijibi Bahini, at Academy
2025-03-24 18:30 - 20:30 | 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.

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Madhusudan
2025-03-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
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.

Beadon Street Subham’s Shab Charitra Kalpanik, at Madhusudan
2025-03-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
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.

Pancham Vaidic’s Tumi Thik Jadi Bhabo Tumi Thik, at Madhusudan
2025-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Adapted from Pirandello’s Right You Are If You Think So and directed by Arpita Ghosh.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Studio 9’s My Name Is Jaan, at Birla Sabhagar
2025-03-30 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Kala Mandir
2025-03-30 18:30 - 21:00 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★

Durgapur Bhimroti’s Prati-prashna, at Academy
2025-03-31 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Nandipat's Chandrabati Katha, at Academy
2025-03-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere of Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Madhusudan
2025-04-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.
Read my review.

Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy
2025-04-02 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Dayamayir Katha, at Academy
2025-04-03 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Sunanda Sikdar’s award-winning book, based on her poignant childhood memories in East Pakistan, dramatized and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

The Forbidden Productions' and Creative Arts' The Chai Queens, at TCA
2025-04-03 19:00 - 20:30 | The Creative Arts, 31/2A Sadananda Road, Kolkata, 700026, India
Premiere of a play based on Taranjit Kaur’s storyline and Vikrant Dhote’s script, directed by Ramanjit Kaur. A queer tale of love, longing and the quiet choices women make for family, culture and survival.

Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy
2025-04-04 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah.
Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.
