• Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy

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

    Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.

  • Sararat Meyeder Thiyetar, at Academy

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

    Academy of Fine Arts Workers Union hosts all-night theatre supporting #WeWantJustice. Participating directors include Sima Mukhopadhyay, Poulomi Chatterjee, Srabanti Bhattacharya, Turna Das, Sanjita and Nancy.

  • 4th Bell’s Hapi-D, at Gyan Manch

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

    An ebullient Bengali pastiche of Hamlet. 4th Bell had debuted in 2011 with this play, deliberately and delectably perverting Shakespeare’s tragedy into a festive comedy written and directed by Aniruddha Dasgupta. Recommended: ★★★★

  • 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.

  • Rangroop’s Garal, at Academy

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

    Rangroop has revived this searing play because of last month's tragedy in Kolkata. Dramatized by Mainak Sengupta, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Minerva

    Minerva Theatre Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata

    Dario Fo’s political satire Can’t Pay, Won’t Pay (1974) adapted into Bengali by Bismoy Roy and directed by Bimal Chakraborty.

  • Purba Paschim’s Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Madhusudan

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

    Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about the triangle between Tappa pioneer Nidhu-babu, his royal patron-friend Mahananda Ray, and the latter’s mistress Srimati who became Nidhu-babu’s devoted disciple. Directed by Soumitra Mitra.

  • Ekush Shatak’s Krishnaranga, at Academy

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

    Revival of dramatist-director Loknath Bandyopadhyay’s farce, adapted from Peter Shaffer’s hit Black Comedy (1965). One of the funniest productions you can presently view; we cannot reveal more! Recommended: ★★★★

  • Nandipat’s Pet-i Case, at Academy

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