Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, at EZCC
Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre EZCC, Broadway Road, Sector 3, Bidhannagar, West Bengal, IndiaInaugural evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, with Chowpha-Plang-Lu.
Inaugural evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav, with Chowpha-Plang-Lu.
Second evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.
Santoshpur Anuchintan's two-day national Hindi theatre festival begins with Ghar by Sparsh Natyarang (New Delhi), written and directed by Gaurav Das, on the plight faced by a gay couple.
Third evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.
Three plays from the afternoon to the evening, organized by Santoshpur Anuchintan: 3:30 -- Shadow Theatre (Bhopal) presents Manu Manas, directed by Manoj Nair 5:30 -- Ghasiara Anweshan presents Birsa Munda, written and directed by Gaurav Das 6:45 -- Sparsh Natya Rang (New Delhi) presents Pati Gaye Ri Kathiawar, directed by Ajit Chowdhury
Fourth evening of the 4-day Arunachal Rang Mahotsav.
Ichchhemato's Ghum Nei, based on Utpal Dutt's early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi. Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.
Rangalok’s Hantārak, written by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakraborty, about a professor who, fed up by the failure of law and order, politics and media, took matters into his own hands. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Ichchhemato's Mantu o Marx, written by Dhrubajyoti Chakrabarti, directed by Kushal Chattopadhyay. An unusual play where Marx appears today and tries to explain his theories to a Bengali labourer.
Prachya's Manikarnikay Manika, adapted into contemporary India from Sartre's Respectful Prostitute by Anshuman Bhowmick and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.