Partap Sehgal's play about Bulleh Shah, descendant of Prophet Mohammad and belonging to the upper Pathan caste, whose family members opposed him becoming a disciple of the Sufi seer Shah Inayat, considered a lower caste, and did not even like him dancing and singing from street to street. Directed by Arvind Singh. Part of Little […]
Dramatized from Samares Mazumdar’s novel, the third in his Animesh quartet, focusing on the journey of Animesh’s son. Scripted and directed by Sitangshu Khatua.
Partap Sehgal's play is a narrative of Bhagat Singh's life, whose revolutionary actions are repeatedly highlighted, but his socialist ideology relegated to the background. He emerges as a radical in actions and also in his thinking. Directed by Kewal Dhaliwal. Concluding production of Little Thespian's Jashn-e-Azhar national theatre festival.
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.
Ibsen’s trailblazing Doll’s House adapted by Ratan Kumar Das and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about the triangle between Tappa pioneer Nidhu-babu, his royal patron-friend Mahananda Ray, and the latter’s mistress Srimati who became Nidhu-babu’s devoted disciple. Directed by Soumitra Mitra.
A very rare opportunity to see the solo genre of the ancient Sanskrit form of Kutiyattam from Kerala, performed by one of its finest younger exponents, Kapila Venu, using a 6th-century Tamil text. A must-watch.
Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire on education written and directed by Debasis Majumdar. Read my review.
The record-breaking comedy that has had an uninterrupted run since 1972, with over 1200 performances. Written and directed by the late Saroj Ray for his own group Natasena.
Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s magical story about Gaur, who loves to play the flute, and is loved by the ancient folk in his village, threatened by the arrival of a man who wants to take over everything. Dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta.
