• Bangalore Little Theatre’s double bill of Tagore, at KCC

    Kolkata Centre for Creativity Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata

    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.

  • Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Madhusudan

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

    Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.

  • Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Meyeti, at Academy

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

    Adapted from Ariel Dorfman’s internationally successful Death and the Maiden and directed by Kishore Sengupta.

  • Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Chilekothar Sepai, at Academy

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

    Akhtarujjaman Iliyas’s novel dramatized by Samir Dasgupta and directed by Goutam Halder in 1997, revived by Kishore Sengupta.

  • Padatik & rikh’s Andhon ka Hathi, at Padatik

    Padatik Little Theatre 6/7 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    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.

  • Nandimukh’s Lanthan Saheber Banglo, at Academy

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

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

  • Mangolik’s Return Gift, at Madhusudan

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

    An original Bengali play on how life begins after retirement. Written by Soumya Biswas and directed by Samir Biswas.

  • Ichheymoto’s Birangana Kabya, at Academy

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

    Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s poem about classical heroines and directed by Turna Das. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Natasena’s Gorur Garir Headlight, at Madhusudan

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

    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.

  • 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 Chakrabarti's novel Panchananer Haraph.