• Rangakarmee’s Lok-katha, at Madhusudan

    Madhusudan Mancha Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Revival of Rangakarmee’s classic 1987 production, originally directed by Usha Ganguli and written by Ratnakar Matkari.

  • Ichheymoto’s Ghum Nei, at Madhusudan

    Madhusudan Mancha Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi. Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.

  • Theatre Workshop’s Great Bengal Theatre, at Academy

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

    Dramatist-director Sumitro Bandyopadhyay’s fictionalized depiction of Bengali professional theatre’s nationalistic role at the time of the Partition. Last evening of Theatre Workshop's 58th anniversary festival.

  • Pancham Vaidic’s Pulish, at Academy

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

    Acclaimed Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s dark political satire on power titled Police, adapted and directed by Arpita Ghosh.

  • Bodnaam’s The Hunger Artist, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    A bilingual production inspired by Franz Kafka's A Hunger Artist, in which the circus magician Patol practises the art of surviving without eating. Dramatized into Bengali and English, and directed by Abhishek Roy Karmakar.

  • Kolkata Centre for Creativity’s Bechara B.B., at KCC

    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.

  • Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, at Academy

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

    Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, dramatized by Mohit Chattopadhyaya from Kabita Sinha’s story, and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★