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Seconds Before Coming (Delhi), at Urban Theatre
2026-04-17 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-04-18 19:00 - 20:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
Freshly kissed by a man, an eleven-year-old girl believed she had fallen in love. Now an adult, she is soaked in pain. As the body reveals itself to be a sea of conflicts and mirrors, she urgently tries to swim to the smooth surfaces of herself. Instead, when she finds herself sinking into the soft noise of her childhood, and turns to us to ask: what does any of this mean? Created and performed solo by Rishika Kaushik.

Theatre Platform’s Gharer Madhye Bari, at Tapan
2026-04-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Dramatist-director Debasish’s new play about an old building facing demolition, whose residents face eviction, and whose inhabitants include non-humans too.
Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.

Mangalik’s Manush Bhut, at Academy
2026-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Mangalik’s longest-running production, dramatized from Syed Mustafa Siraj and directed by Samir Biswas. A comedy about a “dead” man coming alive. Recommended: ★★★★

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Girish
2026-04-19 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.

Roopkatha Rangmanch (Mumbai)'s La-ilaaj, at Kala Mandir
2026-04-19 18:30 - 21:00 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Pankaj Tripathi’s return to his theatre roots with a musical that explores love, passion, responsibility, self-respect and consent. Set in a city neighbourhood around a local band party, it follows different characters as they struggle to define love in their own lives. Written and directed by Faiz Mohammed Khan, it features a 30-member ensemble.
Presented by Anamika Kala Sangam.

Seconds Before Coming (Delhi), at Urban Theatre
2026-04-19 19:00 - 20:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
Freshly kissed by a man, an eleven-year-old girl believed she had fallen in love. Now an adult, she is soaked in pain. As the body reveals itself to be a sea of conflicts and mirrors, she urgently tries to swim to the smooth surfaces of herself. Instead, when she finds herself sinking into the soft noise of her childhood, and turns to us to ask: what does any of this mean? Created and performed solo by Rishika Kaushik. A final performance on April 20, same time same place.

Jadavpur Manthan's Ramanujan, at Academy
2026-04-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A retelling of the life of Srinivasa Iyengar Ramanujan from the humble town of Kumbakonam to the hallowed halls of Cambridge. The dramatis personae include devout and determined mother, Kamallatammal, who introduced him to the world of classical Indian mathematics; his young wife Janaki, whose loneliness, sacrifices and silent suffering form a backdrop to his spiritual quest and scientific ascent; and G. H. Hardy, the English mathematician who receives a letter filled with unconventional theorems and identities, intrigued and awestruck by which he becomes Ramanujan’s academic collaborator. Written and directed by Rajib Bardhan.

Guild of the Goat (Delhi)'s Seconds Before Coming, at Urban Theatre
2026-04-20 19:00 - 20:30 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
Freshly kissed by a man, an eleven-year-old girl believed she had fallen in love. Now an adult, she is soaked in pain. As the body reveals itself to be a sea of conflicts and mirrors, she urgently tries to swim to the smooth surfaces of herself. Instead, when she finds herself sinking into the soft noise of her childhood, and turns to us to ask: what does any of this mean? Created and performed solo by Rishika Kaushik, directed by Anirudh Nair.

Ichheymoto’s Je Janlagulor Akash Chhilo, at Academy
2026-04-21 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, 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 won four awards.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Akvarious (Mumbai)'s Dekh Behen, at Urban Theatre
2026-04-24 17:00 - 18:30 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
Over 130 performances across 13 cities, “the first fully female superhit”. A bittersweet comedy about daughters, girlfriends, mothers, sisters, wives, at a big fat Delhi wedding. Merely hours before they need to put up their rehearsed item number, five bridesmaids catch up, gossip, eat, drink and bitch about their identical outfits. But that’s not the only thing they have in common — they all dislike the bride. Written by Dilshad Edibam and Tahira Nath, directed by Shikha Talsania and Prerna Chawla. Two performances, at 5 and 8 pm.

Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Academy
2026-04-24 18:30 - 20:40 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Akvarious (Mumbai)’s Dekh Behen, at Urban Theatre
2026-04-25 17:00 - 21:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Over 130 performances across 13 cities, “the first fully female superhit”. A bittersweet comedy about daughters, girlfriends, mothers, sisters, wives, at a big fat Delhi wedding. Merely hours before they need to put up their rehearsed item number, five bridesmaids catch up, gossip, eat, drink and bitch about their identical outfits. But that’s not the only thing they have in common — they all dislike the bride. Written by Dilshad Edibam and Tahira Nath, directed by Shikha Talsania and Prerna Chawla. Two 90-minute performances, at 5 and 8 pm.

Akvarious (Mumbai)'s Dekh Behen 2, at Urban Theatre
2026-04-26 17:00 - 18:30 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
The sequel to the popular Dekh Behen. The gang reunites at the tumultuous, alcohol-free wedding of Kanupriya. Written by Dilshad Edibam and Tahira Nath, and directed by Shikha Talsania and Prerna Chawla, it follows the bridesmaids (older, but not necessarily wiser) handling orthodox in-laws and crazy drama. Two performances, at 5 and 8 pm.

Theatre Workshop’s Gadaibabu Aschhen, at Academy
2026-04-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Beckett’s classic Waiting for Godot and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Akvarious (Mumbai)’s Dekh Behen 2, at Urban Theatre
2026-04-27 17:00 - 21:30 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029

Bohurupee's Kinu Kaharer Thetar, at Academy
2026-05-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
One of Bohurupee’s best productions from the 1990s, written by Manoj Mitra, directed by Kumar Roy (on his birth centenary) and now revived by Sanjay Banerjee. Premiere of the revival.
Read my review of the original.
