• Theatre House (Santiniketan)’s Hamlet, at Academy

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

    International production of Shakespeare's tragedy directed by Alessandro Anil.

  • Ichheymoto’s Kittankhola, at Minerva

    Minerva Theatre Utpal Dutt Sarani (Beadon Street), Kolkata

    Selim Al Deen’s play about a village fair in Bangladesh where a troupe goes to perform, directed by Saurav Palodhi.

  • Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La’s Aniket Sandhya, at Academy

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

    Ha-Ja-Ba-Ra-La’s revival of their old play Aniket Sandhya, written and directed by Chandan Sen, about the plight of lonely senior citizens.

  • Rangroop’s Swaha, at Academy

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

    About rural superstition exploiting young girls, dramatized from Sayantani Putatunda and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Nat-ranga’s Chhayapather Sheshe, at Academy

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

    Premiere of dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay's new play, a 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. Two performances, at 3 and 6:30 pm.

  • Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Girish

    Girish Mancha Bagbazar

    The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

  • Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at Academy

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

    Translated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee. Recommended: ★★★★

  • Kolkata Playmakers’ Parabola Sir, at Academy

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

    Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s story by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.

  • Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Kala Kunj

    Kala Kunj Kala Mandir, Shakespeare Sarani, Kolkata

    Adapted by Soumitra Chatterjee from Murray Schisgal’s The Typists, and directed by Poulomi Chatterjee. Two stenographers in an office become friends over time and grow old together. A charity fund-raiser to support the Welfare Society for the Blind.