• Hypokrites’ 16 Pātā, at Gyan Manch

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

    Mohit Chattopadhyaya's play about two "madmen" in an asylum, directed by Saikat Ghosh.

  • Shohan’s Jera, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    Indianized by Jagannath Guha from Giuseppe Tornatore’s influential film A Pure Formality, about an inspector interrogating a famous author. Directed by Anish Ghosh.

  • Durgadas Smrity Sangha’s Joyar Bhatir Kabya, at Madhusudan

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

    An original musical play based on research in the Sundarban about the secular worship of Banbibi and rights to the water, jungle and life. Written and directed by Kingshuk Bandhopadhyay.

  • Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Dayamayir Katha, at Academy

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

    Sunanda Sikdar's award-winning book, based on her poignant childhood memories in East Pakistan, dramatized and directed by Kishore Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Nandimukh’s Lanthan Saheber Banglo, at Minerva

    Minerva Theatre Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata

    Story by Sunil Gangopadhyay about a fictional 19th-century British officer in Bengal, dramatized by Sounava Basu and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay.

  • Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Rabindra Sadan

    Rabindra Sadan Cathedral Road, Kolkata

    Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen in a Bengali translation by Chaiti Mitra. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Aneek’s Aksharik, at Tapan

    Tapan Theatre Kalighat

    Debasish Ray’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.