• 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 Hapi-D, deliberately and delectably perverting the Danish tragedy into a festive comedy written and directed by Aniruddha Dasgupta. Recommended: ★★★★

  • Chetana’s Gopal Ure And Co., at Academy

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

    A musical within a play based on Bharatchandra Ray's Bidyasundar Palagan, on the love of Bidya and Sundar. Directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay and winner of two Supporting Actor awards at META 2024.

  • Sayak’s Bhalo Lok, at Academy

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

    Chandan Sen rediscovers and adapts Pirandello's nearly-forgotten All for the Best, written in 1920, the year before the classic Six Characters in Search of an Author. Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya.

  • Nat-ranga’s Chhayapather Sheshe, at Academy

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

    Dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay’s ghostly comedy set in a dilapidated north Kolkata hall about to be demolished to make way for a mall. Resident spooks protest against the reigning politician’s corruption.

  • Proscenium’s Art Centre’s annual intimate theatre festival

    Proscenium's Art Centre 46 A J C Bose Road, Kolkata

    In its 13th edition, Proscenium's 5-day festival starts at 6:30 every evening from the 17th to the 21st and features nine one-act plays including groups from Bally, Khardah, Ariadaha, Bhanta and Dakshineswar.

  • Sabar Path’s Trinayan, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s parable of power against love, directed by Sanjita. A forest girl inspires a sculptor to become his model for the idol of a goddess, for which the king has declared an award. In the temple she captivates everyone – which the king perceives as a threat to his reign. Trinayan is symbolic of […]

  • Shohan’s Amirah, at Madhusudan

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

    Inspired by Sophocles’ classic Greek tragedy Antigone, written by Anirban Sen and directed by Anish Ghosh.