Nandipat’s Ballabhpurer Rupkatha, at Academy
Academy of Fine Arts 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, IndiaBadal Sircar’s mysterious comedy directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.
Badal Sircar’s mysterious comedy directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.
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: ★★★★
Based on Pirandello’s Right You Are (If You Think So), adapted by Pratik Datta and directed by Susnata Bhattacharya.
Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s poem and directed by Turna Das.
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s story by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.
A bilingual satire (Bengali and English) and dire commentary on love and surveillance in a dystopian world. Written and directed by Debopriya Bhattacharya, Necropolis transcends the bounds of traditional storytelling.
Adapted into Bengali and on the Indo-Bangladeshi border from Arthur Miller’s classic A View from the Bridge, about illegal migrants, by Kaberi Basu and directed by Buddhadeb Das.
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.
The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.