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 […]
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
A puppet-theatre play reinterpreting the Thousand and One Nights through shadow puppetry, masks, live music and dialogue, exploring power, isolation and human vulnerability with a focus on Scheherazade's survival and defiance. Devised by Anurupa Roy. Third production in Sanskriti Sagar's Sabhagar Theatre Festival.
A Hindi drama written and directed by Abhishek Majumdar exploring a father-son dynamic, inspired by Anand's novel Vyasam Vigneswaram and Borges' essay "Blindness", focusing on a rite of passage, caste-based injustices and the passing of knowledge. Spotlighting actors who perform as characters from the Mahabharata, the play raises philosophical questions about the value of life, […]
Mahesh Elkunchwar's play translated in English, in which an ageing, much admired, charismatic writer dictates his autobiography to a bright but irreverent researcher and, in the process, talks about a controversial book on his love-life, which he had published earlier, where he spoke about his contemporaries, his troubled 30-year-old relationship with his wife and his brief […]
Adapted into Bengali 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 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 […]
Ganakrishti's new production, adapted from Dario Fo's early farce The Virtuous Burglar and directed by Amitava Dutta.
Written and directed by Debasish, set in the Tripura hills about the friendship of two boys as they grow up.
Chetana’s classic production, adapted from Lu Xun’s The True Story of Ah Q and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.
