Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Girish
2025-05-18 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Anya Theatre’s Aparajita, at Madhusudan
2025-05-18 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Nitish Sen’s classic solo play reinterpreted and directed by Turna Das, inspired by the concept of Edward Albee’s Three Tall Women.

Aneek’s Pirandello o Puppeteer, at Tapan
2025-05-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Based on the life of famous Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello. Written by Chandan Sen and directed by Arup Kumar Roy.

Sanglap Kolkata’s Hulusthul, at Academy
2025-05-19 18:30 - 20:40 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge,
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Renaissance’s Toba Tek Singh, at Girish
2025-05-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Saadat Hasan Manto’s classic story dramatized and expanded by Rajesh Kumar and directed by Aloke Chakravorty in Hindi.

Chetana’s Hibijibi Bahini, at Academy
2025-05-20 18:30 - 20:40 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A “non-sense” production with child and adult actors, written and directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Alibaba, accompanied by his trusty donkey, opens the door to the cave and discovers no treasure but ancient, worthless artifacts and a rusted lamp from which emerges the Genie. Meanwhile, the band of thieves finds themselves devoid of any occupation in today’s hyper-competitive world of employment, and a magician enters their den.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Tapan
2025-05-20 18:30 - 21:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Chetla Krishti Sansad’s Amar Gan, at Academy
2025-05-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

Paikpara Akhor's Jharer Kheya, at Girish
2025-05-22 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Translated from Lillian Hellman’s awardwinning Watch on the Rhine (1941) about an anti-Fascist German visiting the US during World War II, and his encounter with a Nazi supporter. Directed by Asit Basu.

Ganakrishti’s Athaba Rabithakur, at Academy
2025-05-22 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Adapted from Slovenian dramatist Evald Flisar’s What about Leonardo, set in a neurological institute, and directed by Amitava Dutta.

Theatre Workshop’s Agnishajya, at Madhusudan
2025-05-23 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Utpal Dutt’s historical play about Ram Mohun Roy’s anti-sati activism, revived and directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Durgadas Smrity Sangha’s Joyar Bhatir Kabya, at Madhusudan
2025-05-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Based on research in the Sundarban about the secular worship of Banbibi, rights to water, jungle and life, and the terrible menace of trafficking. Written and directed by Kingshuk Bandhopadhyay.

Nandipat’s Chandrabati Katha, at Academy
2025-05-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Rangapat’s He Sindhusaras, at Academy
2025-05-25 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangapat’s latest production, based by dramatist Ujjwal Chattopadhyay on the making of Chekhov’s classic The Seagull, recreating the work of the Moscow Art Theatre, its director Stanislavski and lead actress Olga Knipper (Chekhov’s wife). Directed by Tapanjyoti.

Ritabrata Productions' Rakta-karabi, at Academy
2025-05-29 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rabindranath’s classic revived, directed and acted by Chaiti Ghoshal.

Kalyani Kalamandalam’s Stri, at Madhusudan
2025-05-29 18:40 - 20:40 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Based on Manik Bandyopadhyay, about how three desperate homemakers dominated by their husbands in different socioeconomic conditions empower themselves. Dramatized and directed by Somnath Gupta.

Ardere's Othello, at ICCR
2025-05-30 18:00 - 20:30 | Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Ho Chi Minh Sarani, Kolkata, 700016, India
Shakespeare’s tragedy performed in English by a student group.

Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Academy
2025-05-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen in a Bengali translation by Chaiti Mitra.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

The Red Curtain's Role Reversal, at Kala Kunj
2025-05-30 19:00 - 20:00 | Kala Kunj, Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata, 700045
An original play in English, part of the series “Feminism is not anti-men”, written and directed by Piyush Daga.

Swapna-sandhani’s Taray Taray, at Academy
2025-05-31 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A psychiatrist is visited by a young man who has severe hallucinations that connect him to Van Gogh and his paintings, questioning his own reality and that of his surroundings, and longing to visit the alternate reality in the paintings. Excerpts from Van Gogh’s life show nearly parallel crises. Dramatized from Srijato’s novel and directed by Koushik Sen.
Recommended: ★★★★

Dwitiya Satta’s Na Tor Janya, at Tapan
2025-05-31 18:30 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.

Sayak’s Dharmabatar, at Girish
2025-06-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play inspired by a foreign film about the personal conflict between a retired judge and his son who defends criminals. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.

Nat-ranga’s Ami Weds Ami, at Madhusudan
2025-06-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Revival of Sohan Bandopadhyay’s Bengali dramatization from 2010 of Charlie Fish’s short story “The Man Who Married Himself”, about a man who does just that.

Curl's Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-06 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
The world premiere of a realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Further performances on June 7, 8, 13, 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Durgapur Bhimroti’s Prati-prashna, at Tapan
2025-06-07 19:00 - 21:00 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Based on the Netflix webseries Criminal, exploring the scars of sexual harassment in the context of an unresolved police interrogation. Adapted and directed by Dipankar Sen.

Curl’s Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-07 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Further performances on June 8, 13, 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
2025-06-08 15:00 - 17:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India

Nirbak’s Saodagarer Nauka, at Girish
2025-06-08 18:30 - 20:40 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.

Curl's Labor Day Reunion, at The Urban Theatre Project
2025-06-08 19:30 - 21:00 | The Urban Theatre Project, Kabir Road, Kolkata, 700029
A realist memory play written and directed by Ahon Gooptu, developed between 2019 and 2022 in the United States. Three friends in Chicago find love and connection with each other, until compelled to reckon with questions about their identity, queerness and the root of their relationship. Sachi is preparing to give birth while Josh, the father, is running late to the hospital. Amari, her nurse, negotiates news about his family’s future in the US with an increasingly complicated delivery.
Further performances on June 13, 14 and 15. Contact 98318 18990.

Kalyani Kalamandalam's Radha-Ramkrishna, at Academy
2025-06-09 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
An original play written by Rakesh Ghosh and directed by Santanu Das, on Girish Ghosh’s historic production of Chaitanya Lila in which Nati Binodini stunned audiences with her male impersonation, while Ramkrishna nurtured Radha’s feminine bhava in himself and ultimately blessed Binodini after watching her performance.
