• Ebang Theatrix (Washington)’s Five Grains of Rice, at Academy

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

    Play in English written and directed by Arindam Ghosh, staged by his group from the US, about a romantic triangle set in India.

  • Mukhomukhi’s Typist, at Madhusudan

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

    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.

  • Chetana’s Marich Sambad, at Academy

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

    Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.

  • Anushthan (Mumbai)’s Jogiya Rag, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Hindi play written by Vijay Pandit and directed by Devendra Raj Ankur at Little Thespian's National Theatre Festival.

  • Blank Verse’s Chashme Baddur, at Academy

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

    Wacky play for children and adults, combining Gabbar Singh with Rabi Thakur. Written and directed by Raja Bhattacharya. Recommended viewing: ★★★★

  • 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: ★★★★

  • Unicorn Actors’ Studio (Delhi)’s Rup Arup, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Devised and directed by the late Tripurari Sharma, the play presents the evolution in the performatory circumstances of Nautanki, from its traditional female impersonation to the entry of women mainly from the Bedini caste in more recent times.

  • Sansriti’s Sher Afgan, at Academy

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

    Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s adaptation of Pirandello’s metatheatrical classic, Henry IV, directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Purbaranga’s Sitayan, at Academy

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

    Written and directed by Malay Ray, inspired by Mallika Sengupta’s novel on Sita’s story rather than Rama’s. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.

  • Setu Sanskritik Kendra (Varanasi)’s Moh, at Gyan Manch

    Gyan Manch Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dramatized from Mannu Bhandari's Majburi by Pratima Sinha and directed by Saleem Raja, for Little Thespian's National Theatre Festival.