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Krishti (Dinajpur)'s Jaha Bolibo Satya Bolibo, at Madhusudan
2026-01-12 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Bengali translation of Swadesh Deepak’s Court Martial, directed by Surojit Ghosh. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Tala Dhrupad Natya Sanstha (Hugli)'s Abhijan, at Girish
2026-01-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Bengali play directed by Debasish Chakraborty. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.

Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy
2026-01-14 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.

Out of Nowhere's Guards at the Taj, at Gyan Manch
2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:00 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Hindustani adaptation of Rajiv Joseph’s dark comedy that won the Obie award for best new American play in 2016. Two guards at the newly built Taj Mahal discuss perfection, duty, obedience and rebellion in a blend of humour, brutality and philosophical questions about beauty and power.

Rangakarmee's Lok Katha, at Sujata Sadan
2026-01-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Sujata Devi Smriti Sadan, 7 Hazra Road, Kolkata, India
The inaugural production at Rangakarmee’s festival celebrating their golden jubilee. A revival of their historic play directed by Usha Ganguli.

Curl's Seasons of Love, at Padatik
2026-01-16 19:30 - 21:00 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the characters attempt to find light at the end of the tunnel. Written by Ahon Gooptu and directed by Vikram Iyengar.
Further shows on January 17 and 18.

Beadon Street Subham's Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La, at Academy
2026-01-17 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The popular children’s production, directed by Anamitra Khan. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations.

Natyaranga's Sei Ek Binodini, at Tapan
2026-01-17 15:00 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Focusing on Nati Binodini’s last years, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay.
Two shows, at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Chidakash Kalalaya's Saraccārucakrm, at Birla Academy
2026-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Southern Avenue, Kolkata
A rare opportunity to see Kolkata’s only Sanskrit group in its latest production, a musical dance-drama.

Rangakarmee's Chanda Bedni, at Academy
2026-01-17 18:30 - 20:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangakarmee’s dynamic production that won multiple awards at META 2025. Based on Bundeli folklore, Alakhnandan dramatized the tragedy of Chanda, a member of the Bedni tribe, historically criminalized as prostitutes. Directed by Anirudh Sarkar. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Curl's Seasons of Love, at Padatik
2026-01-17 19:30 - 21:00 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the characters attempt to find light at the end of the tunnel. Written by Ahon Gooptu and directed by Vikram Iyengar.
Further shows on January 18.

Curl’s Seasons of Love, at Padatik
2026-01-18 17:00 - 21:00 | Padatik Little Theatre, 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata, 700017
A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the characters attempt to find light at the end of the tunnel. Written by Ahon Gooptu and directed by Vikram Iyengar.
Two performances, at 5 pm and 7:30 pm.

Rangalok’s Shekal Chhenra Hater Khonje, at Madhusudan
2026-01-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
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.

Rangakarmee’s Abhi Rat Baki Hai, at Rangakarmee
2026-01-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Rangakarmee Studio Theatre, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata, 700033, India
Translated into Hindi from Jayant Pawar’s Marathi play, Adhāntar, examining the dire straits of a Bahujan family during the textile mill lockouts in 1980s Bombay. Directed by Souti Chakraborty.
Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations.

Rangakarmee's Adhe Adhure, at Rangakarmee
2026-01-19 17:00 - 19:00 | Rangakarmee Studio Theatre, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata, 700033, India
Mohan Rakesh’s classic drama directed by Anirudh Sarkar. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations.

Rangakarmee's Pashmina, at Rangakarmee
2026-01-20 17:00 - 18:30 | Rangakarmee Studio Theatre, Prince Anwar Shah Road, Kolkata, 700033, India
Rangakarmee’s new production directed by Sajida Saji. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations.

Kathok Performing Repertoire's Ulgulan, at Tapan
2026-01-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Kathok’s new play in Bengali on Birsa Munda’s life. Directed by Kriti Majumdar.

Rangroop's Bhalo Pahar, at Academy
2026-01-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere of Rangroop’s new play, translated and set in Bengal by Tirthankar Chanda from British dramatist Timberlake Wertenbaker’s Winter Hill, about a group of women discussing the construction of a luxury hotel in a remote rural location.

Jadavpur Ramyani’s Haraner Natjamai, at Academy
2026-01-24 14:30 - 16:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Natya-anan’s Meghnad, at Kala Mandir
2026-01-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Based on the exceptional life, works, thoughts and times of renowned astrophysicist and nuclear scientist Meghnad Saha, one of the greatest figures who shaped modern India. He fought against caste-based discrimination, orthodox beliefs and divisive politics. His weapon was science. Bengali play written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.

People’s Little Theatre’s Panjare Danrer Shabda, at Madhusudan
2026-01-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Hara Bhattacharya’s play, directed by Kamalesh Chakrabarti, about a coach who fought against corruption in his professional capacity in the sports world and his discovery of an underprivileged girl as a promising wrestler.

Rangakarmee’s Chanda Bedni, at Birla Sabhagar
2026-01-25 18:30 - 20:00 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Rangakarmee’s dynamic production that won multiple awards at META 2025. Based on Bundeli folklore, Alakhnandan had dramatized the tragedy of Chanda, a member of the Bedni tribe, historically criminalized as prostitutes. Directed by Anirudh Sarkar. Part of Exide Kolkata Literary Meet.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Academy
2026-01-26 15:00 - 17:30 | 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.

Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Academy
2026-01-26 18:00 - 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.

Purba Paschim's A-shakti, at Madhusudan
2026-01-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay’s life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish.

Chetana’s Meghe Dhaka Ghatak, at Academy
2026-01-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, and his time in Bombay before returning to Kolkata to create his filmic masterpieces, through dialogues with his crafted characters. It sheds light on the real reasons behind his dissatisfaction and struggles with alcoholism and highlights the sacrifices of Surama in their time together. Directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay.

Natyaranga’s Sei Ek Binodini, at Tapan
2026-01-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay.

Shilpi Sangha’s Baghnakh, at Academy
2026-01-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Jayanta De’s story dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta, about the ever-increasing irrational instigation in society without thinking of humanity. Problems and failure in life get vented in various ugly forms; and nobody speaks up against the powerful. The play depicts the instinct to overcome a grave situation by violent or easy means rather than trying to solve the root cause of the issue.

Gandharvi’s Gulabijaan, at KCC
2026-01-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
A musical drama by Shukla Banerjee and group, which revives the legacy of Awadh’s courtesans through Kathak, Thumri and ghazals. Set in 1881 Kolkata, the play follows an ageing courtesan as she recounts her life, bringing to light a culture of resilience, refinement and resistance in a forgotten world of silken veils, haunting music and lost histories. Music directed by classical vocalist Pamela Singh.
Another show on January 31.

Beadon Street Subham’s Ami Pluto, at Rabindra Sadan
2026-01-31 18:00 - 20:00 | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
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: ★★★★ Read my review.
