• Rangapat’s Medea, at Academy

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

    Rangapat's Medea. Euripides' classic tragedy in Bengali directed by Tapanjyoti Das. Recommended viewing: ★★★★ Read my review.

  • Mangalik’s Manush Bhut, at Academy

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

    Mangalik’s longest-running production, dramatized from Syed Mustafa Siraj and directed by Samir Biswas. A comedy about a "dead" man coming alive. Recommended viewing: ★★★★

  • Sansriti’s Khokkas, at Academy

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

    Adapted from Evgeny Schwartz's satirical Russian play The Dragon (1944) by Arpita Ghosh and directed by Debesh Chattopadhyay. A village terrorized by a dragon finds an unlikely saviour.

  • Ichchhemato’s Kittankhola, at Academy

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

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

  • Kalyani Mukhosh’s Solver, at Academy

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

    A metaphorical Bengali play written and directed by Ayan Banerjee about the all-encompassing system that runs our lives, which simultaneously makes and breaks, preserves and destroys us.

  • Belgharia Avimukh’s Baishe August, at Academy

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

    From Howard Fast's novel about the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay.

  • Nat-ranga’s Mithye Car-er Satyi, at Academy

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

    Written and directed by Sohan Bandopadhyay, comedy and romance come together in an old-age home.

  • Crafts and Arts Utsav, at Birla Academy

    Birla Academy of Art and Culture Southern Avenue, Kolkata

    Crafts Council of West Bengal and Artisana's festival from November 1 to 10.

  • Gombeyata Yakshagana by K V Ramesh, at Birla Academy

    Birla Academy of Art and Culture Southern Avenue, Kolkata

    Gombeyata (traditional Karnataka puppetry) that tells Yakshagana mythological stories, by K V Ramesh's troupe from Kasaragod. Three performances between 12 pm to 6:30 pm. Presented by Crafts Council of West Bengal as part of their 10-day Utsav. Highly recommended: ★★★★★

  • Ravana Chhaya by Khageshwar Sahoo, at Birla Academy

    Birla Academy of Art and Culture Southern Avenue, Kolkata

    Ravana Chhaya, the very rare and beautiful form of shadow-puppet theatre from Odisha, presented by the disciple of legendary puppeteer Kolha Charan Sahoo. Three performances between 12 pm and 5:30 pm. Presented by Crafts Council of West Bengal as part of their 10-day Utsav. Highly recommended: ★★★★★