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Angan’s Nilambala Chhe Ana, at Academy
2025-09-27 15:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata) | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
After the turbulent 1960s, young Nilambala and Uddalak cross into the thunderous calls of the 1970s. Before the stormy chaos settles, life becomes unstable again—then the change of 1977, a breeze of dreamlike euphoria. But again the tide turns, and the river of life becomes a vast low tide. Uddalak, now past sixty, appears like a sage of time with Nilambala, his witness and companion, seemingly mere history. Written by Shantanu Majumdar and directed by Abhi Sengupta.

Rangroop’s Jadi Ar Ekbar, at Academy
2025-09-26 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangroop marks the birth centenary of Badal Sircar with a revival of his perennial early comedy about wish fulfilment. Directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Tapan
2025-09-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Dramatist-director Debasish’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.

Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Academy
2025-09-23 18:30 - 20:40 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Rangapat’s He Sindhusaras, at Academy
2025-09-21 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangapat’s latest production, based by dramatist Ujjwal Chattopadhyay on the making of Chekhov’s classic The Seagull, recreating the work of the Moscow Art Theatre, its director Stanislavski and lead actress Olga Knipper (Chekhov’s wife). Directed by Tapanjyoti.

Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Kala Mandir
2025-09-21 18:30 - 20:45 | Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

Chetana’s Marich Sambad, at Gyan Manch
2025-09-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.

Little Thespian’s Patjhad, at Academy
2025-09-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Tennessee Williams’ Glass Menagerie, revival of the production directed by S. M. Azhar Alam.

Ichheymoto’s Ghum Nei, at Gyan Manch
2025-09-20 18:30 - 20:30 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi.
Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.

Pancham Vaidic’s Rajnaitik Hatya?, at Madhusudan
2025-09-20 18:00 - 20:00 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Revived production based on Jean-Paul Sartre’s Crime Passionnel about a Communist plot of political assassination, adapted into Bengali and directed by Arpita Ghosh.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra's Nim Amrita, at Academy
2025-09-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Somerset Maugham’s play on euthanasia, The Sacred Flame, by Bhaskar Lahiri and directed by Kishore Sengupta.

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Academy
2025-09-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge,
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Academy
2025-09-18 18:30 - 20:40 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Chetana's Meghe Dhaka Ghatak, at Academy
2025-09-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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 before returning to Kolkata to create his filmic masterpieces, through dialogues with his crafted characters. It sheds light on the real reasons behind his dissatisfaction and struggles with alcoholism and highlights the sacrifices of Surama in their time together. Directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay.

4th Bell’s Hapi-D, at Tapan
2025-09-13 19:30 - 21:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
An ebullient Bengali pastiche of Hamlet. 4th Bell debuted in 2011 with this play, deliberately and delectably perverting Shakespeare’s tragedy into a festive comedy written and directed by Aniruddha Dasgupta.
Recommended: ★★★★.

Rage (Mumbai)'s The Siddhus of Upper Juhu, at Birla Sabhagar
2025-09-13 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Rage’s old production with Rajit Kapur and Shernaz Patel, an Indianization of Neil Simon’s Prisoner of Second Avenue (unacknowledged in the credits). Presented by Anamika Kala Sangam.
Read my review.

Jadavpur Manthan's Ramanujan, at Aban Mahal
2025-09-12 18:30 - 20:30 | CLT Aban Mahal, 90 Kankulia, Gariahat Road, Kolkata, India
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 spiritual quest and scientific ascent; and G. H. Hardy, the English mathematician who receives a letter filled with unconventional theorems and identities, intrigued and awestruck by which he becomes Ramanujan’s academic collaborator. Written and directed by Rajib Bardhan.

Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Academy
2025-09-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by the American film The Judge (2014) about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.

Studio 9’s My Name Is Jaan, at Birla Sabhagar
2025-09-07 18:30 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Arpita Chatterjee’s solo musical on Gauhar Jan, directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Read my review.

Durgapur Bhimroti’s Prati-prashna, at Tapan
2025-09-06 18:00 - 20:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Based on the Netflix webseries Criminal, exploring the scars of sexual harassment in the context of an unresolved police interrogation. Adapted and directed by Dipankar Sen.

Ashokenagar Nattyamukh's Vemular Ramayan, at Sisir Mancha
2025-09-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Sisir Mancha, 1/1 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata
Anshuman Kar’s play juxtaposes Rohit Vemula and Shambuka of the Ramayana, who was killed as he began a rigorous tapasya considered the exclusive right of Brahmins. It dramatizes the events that motivated Shambuka to choose tapasya as his form of protest and places alongside Vemula’s suicide note, unravelling the incidents that led to his decision. Directed by Avi Chakraborty.

Ashokenagar Nattyamukh's Shakespeare Must Die, at Madhusudan
2025-08-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Sharanya Dey’s new play in Bengali directed by Avi Chakraborty, on the occasion of Nattyamukh’s completion of 25 years.

Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Tapan
2025-08-30 18:30 - 20:40 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India

Theatre Workshop’s Agnishajya, at Academy
2025-08-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Utpal Dutt’s historical play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, revived and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Sudrak’s Shikh ^kha Jatir Merudanda, at Madhusudan
2025-08-30 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Sudrak’s so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.

Theatre House (Santiniketan)'s Antigone, at Rabindra Bhaban (Baranagar)
2025-08-29 18:30 - 20:30 | Rabindra Bhaban, Baranagar, Kolkata, India
A bilingual contemporization of Sophocles’ classic set in a violent modern metropolis, directed by Alessandro Anil in English and Bengali.

Shilpi Sangha's Baghnakh, at Madhusudan
2025-08-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Jayanta De’s story dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta, about the ever-increasing irrational instigation in society without thinking of humanity. Problems and failure in life get vented in various ugly forms; and nobody speaks up against the powerful. The play depicts the instinct to overcome a grave situation by violent or easy means rather than trying to solve the root cause of the issue.

People’s Little Theatre’s Panjare Danrer Shabda, at Academy
2025-08-28 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Hara Bhattacharya’s play, directed by Kamalesh Chakrabarti, about a coach who fought against corruption in his professional capacity in the sports world and his discovery of an underprivileged girl as a promising wrestler.

Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy
2025-08-27 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
The Dario Fo–Franca Rame political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismoy Roy and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.

Angan's Nilambala Chhe Ana, at Academy
2025-08-26 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
