Mahmood Farooqui, who has revived the medieval storytelling tradition of Dastangoi and performed in Kolkata twice before, explores Karna’s life from the Mahabharata, in a masterful blend of Sanskrit, Urdu, Hindi, Farsi and Arabic.

Translated by Sankha Ghosh from Girish Karnad’s classic folk-based play Hayavadana, and directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay.

Directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya and written by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay, about a man who dutifully takes care of his ailing father but in doing so risks alienating his wife.

Dramatized from Manik Bandyopadhyay and directed by Arun Mukherjee. The story revisits the historic Tebhaga Movement of 1946-47 in Bengal, where Haran, an old sharecropper, has gone half-mad after police killed his son.

Revival of dramatist-director Loknath Bandyopadhyay’s farce, adapted from Peter Shaffer’s hit Black Comedy (1965). One of the funniest productions you can presently view. Recommended: ★★★★

In English, written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. A monodrama based on Shikhandi's story in the Mahabharata.

Adapted into Bengali from Vijay Tendulkar’s thought-provoking drama Mitrachi Gostha about a lesbian couple, and directed by Rajib Bardhan.

Adapted from the musical The Man of La Mancha about Don Quixote and directed by Sujan Mukhopadhyay.

Revival of their 2002 production. Based on Ariane Mnouchkine’s dramatization of Klaus Mann’s novel on the Nazi co-option of artists, translated and directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★

Utpal Dutt's classic drama, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay in Mukhomukhi's new production. Two performances on the same day, matinee and at 6:30.