Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.
The first play in Sayak's ten-day competitive festival of Bengali theatre. Adapted from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet in Pala style by Bangladeshi director Sayik Siddiquee.
Written and directed by Debashis. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.
From Howard Fast’s novel about the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay. The second evening of Sayak's ten-day competitive festival of Bengali theatre.
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.
The third evening of Sayak's ten-day competitive festival of Bengali theatre. Arindam Mukherjee's play directed by Tathagata Chaudhuri.
Written by Amitabha Chakrabarti, directed by Ranjan Roy. Recommended viewing: ★★★★ Read my review. Fourth evening of Sayak's ten-day competitive festival of Bengali theatre.
Premiere of director Saurav Palodhi's adaptation of Clifford Odets's 1935 socialist classic, Waiting for Lefty, about the poverty of taxi drivers in the USA.
One of the great tragic love stories in Greek mythology, that of Orpheus and Eurydice, retold through poetry, music and philosophy. Written by Sanjoy Chattopadhyay and directed by Avi Sengupta.
Translated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★
