Revival of two plays in English by Bangalore Little Theatre: Shailesh Parekh's The Prophet and the Poet, on the exchanges between Tagore and Gandhi, and Robi's Garden, some of Tagore's comic skits for children. Directed by Vijay Padaki.
Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.
Adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s internationally successful Death and the Maiden and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Akhtarujjaman Iliyas’s novel dramatized by Samir Dasgupta and directed by Goutam Halder in 1997, revived by Kishore Sengupta.
A satirical play in Hindi by Sharad Joshi adapting the well-known parable of the blind men and an elephant into a depiction of contemporary politics, societal apathy and inaction. Directed by Vinay Sharma.
Story by Sunil Gangopadhyay about a fictional 19th-century British officer in Bengal, dramatized by Sounava Basu and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay.
An original Bengali play on how life begins after retirement. Written by Soumya Biswas and directed by Samir Biswas.
Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s poem about classical heroines and directed by Turna Das. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
The record-breaking comedy that has had an uninterrupted run since 1972, with over 1200 performances. Written and directed by the late Saroj Ray for his own group Natasena.
Debasish Ray's biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakrabarti's novel Panchananer Haraph.
