• Rangroop’s Swaha, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    About rural superstition exploiting young girls, dramatized from Sayantani Putatunda and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Nat-ranga’s Chhayapather Sheshe, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Premiere of dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay's new play, a 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. Two performances, at 3 and 6:30 pm.

  • Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Translated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★

  • Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s story by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.

  • Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Kala Kunj

    Kala Kunj Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata

    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. A charity fund-raiser to support the Welfare Society for the Blind.

  • Samstab’s Uranta Tarader Chhaya, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Written and directed by Debashis. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.

  • Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy

    Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dario Fo’s political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismay Ray and directed by Bimal Chakrabarti.