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Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Girish
2024-12-14 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.

Rangroop’s Garal, at Academy
2024-12-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of this searing play because of the R G Kar tragedy in Kolkata. Dramatized by Mainak Sengupta, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

Mangolik’s Bapu, at Academy
2024-12-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
One of the best Bengali biodramas on Gandhiji, written by Jeet-Satragni and directed by Samir Biswas. Recommended: ★★★★
Read my review.

Rangalok’s Shekal Chhenra Hater Khonje, at Girish
2024-12-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Dramatized from Samaresh Basu’s 1984 novel by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakrabarti. A wake-up call to any political ideology that strays from its humanistic roots.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Academy
2024-12-07 10:00 - 12:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.

Studio 9's My Name Is Jaan, at Birla Sabhagar
2024-12-06 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.

Durgadas Smrity Sangha’s Joyar Bhatir Kabya, at Academy
2024-12-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Based on research in the Sundarban about the secular worship of Banbibi, rights to water, jungle and life, and the terrible menace of trafficking. Written and directed by Kingshuk Bandhopadhyay.

Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Academy
2024-12-01 18:30 - 21:00 | 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.

Kolkata Centre for Creativity’s Bechara B.B., at KCC
2024-12-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
Directed and designed by Suman Mukhopadhyay from fragments of plays by Bertolt Brecht, reflecting the essence of Brecht’s life, ideas and philosophy.

Wright & Grainger (UK)'s Helios, at Urban Theatre Project
2024-11-30 19:00 - 20:30 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A story about the son of the god of the sun, told by a British troupe. Presented by QTP, Mumbai.

The Company Theatre (Mumbai)'s Taking Sides, at Birla Sabhagar
2024-11-30 18:30 - 21:00 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Ronald Harwood’s play set in post-World War II Germany, about the de-Nazifying investigation of the world-famous music conductor Wilhelm Furtwangler. Directed by Atul Kumar. Part of KCC’s Ami Arts Festival.

Hoshruba Repertory (Mumbai)'s Qissebazi, at KCC
2024-11-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
Danish Husain narrates the Dastangoi of the thrilling escapades of Amar Aiyyar, who finds himself entangled in the treacherous court of Emperor Afrasiyab. With humour, aiyyari (trickery) and adventure, Amar devises clever schemes to retrieve a stolen magical tablet. Part of KCC’s Ami Arts Festival.

D for Drama (Mumbai)’s Patna Ka Superhero, at KCC
2024-11-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
The hilarious and touching story of a notorious gang leader and local legend in Patna, told through the innocent eyes of a young boy. Written and directed by Nihal Parashar. Part of KCC’s Ami Arts Festival.

KCC Arts Lab’s Ravan Reloaded, at KCC
2024-11-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
The son of a Ramlila performer in Ayodhya moves to Mumbai to join the film industry but things don’t go as he wanted. Written and directed by Debasish. Highly recommended: ★★★★★. Read my review.

D for Drama (Mumbai)'s Purane Chawal, at Birla Sabhagar
2024-11-28 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Adapted from Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys about two old comedians, by Farrukh Seyer and Avinash Gautam, and directed by Sumeet Vyas. Part of KCC’s Ami Arts Festival.

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Academy
2024-11-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s novel by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, but fruitful in the fearless thirst for knowledge. Some people conspire to capture this power of science.

Chetla Krishti Sansad’s Amar Gan, at KCC
2024-11-27 18:00 - 20:00 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
A blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Beadon Street Subham’s Shab Charitra Kalpanik, at Academy
2024-11-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, 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.

Theatre Workshop’s Agnishajya, at Girish
2024-11-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Utpal Dutt’s play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, revived and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Shohan’s Jera, at Minerva
2024-11-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Minerva Theatre, Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata
Indianized by Jagannath Guha from Giuseppe Tornatore’s influential film A Pure Formality, about an inspector interrogating a famous author. Directed by Anish Ghosh.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy (two shows)
2024-11-24 14:30 - 20:30 | 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: ★★★★
Matinee at 2:30 and evening at 6:30.

Sudrak’s Shikh-kha Jatir Merudanda, at Academy
2024-11-23 15:00 - 17:00 | 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.

Chetana's Hibijibi Bahini, at Academy
2024-11-22 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.

Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy
2024-11-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The Dario Fo–Franca Rame political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismoy Roy and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.

Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Madhusudan
2024-11-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Academy
2024-11-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted by Soumitra Chatterjee from Murray Schisgal’s The Typists, and directed by Poulomi Chatterjee. Two stenographers in an office become friends over time and grow old together.

Anya Theatre’s Romeo Ebang Juliet, at Academy
2024-11-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Based on Debes Roy’s Bengali rendering of Shakespeare’s classic and Jan Otcenasek’s Romeo and Juliet in Darkness. Directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Recommended: ★★★★

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Meyeti, at Academy
2024-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s internationally successful Death and the Maiden and directed by Kishore Sengupta.

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Tapan
2024-11-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat

Kolkata Twist's Banaspatir Chhaya, at Academy
2024-11-10 15:00 - 17:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere of Ratan Kumar Das’s new play about an older man whose only roots are his memories, his daughter and his house, as everything changes all around. Directed by Biplab Bandopadhyay.
