Dramatist-director Sumitro Bandyopadhyay’s fictionalized depiction of Bengali professional theatre’s nationalistic role at the time of the Partition. Last evening of Theatre Workshop's 58th anniversary festival.
Acclaimed Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s dark political satire on power titled Police, adapted and directed by Arpita Ghosh.
A bilingual production inspired by Franz Kafka's A Hunger Artist, in which the circus magician Patol practises the art of surviving without eating. Dramatized into Bengali and English, and directed by Abhishek Roy Karmakar.
Written by Anirban Sen and directed by Abir Ghosh, concerning a professor who tells his students about Che Guevara.
Akhtarujjaman Iliyas’s novel dramatized by Samir Dasgupta and directed by Goutam Halder in 1997, revived by Kishore Sengupta.
Directed and designed by Suman Mukhopadhyay from fragments of plays by Bertolt Brecht, reflecting the essence of Brecht’s life, ideas and philosophy.
Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, dramatized by Mohit Chattopadhyaya from Kabita Sinha’s story, and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.
A satirical "modern Puranic story" about the mythical Panchakanya, written by Sharmila Maitra and directed by Suranjana Dasgupta.
Written and directed by Chandan Sen, Ekanāyaker Sesh Rāt depicts an imaginary strife-torn African nation where a military dictator took over but now faces a popular revolution.
