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Chetana’s Mahatma Banam Gandhi, at University Institute
2024-07-26 18:00 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | University Institute, College Street, Kolkata, 700073, India
Translated by Arun Mukherjee from Ajit Dalvi’s play on Gandhiji’s relationship with his son, and directed by Sujan Mukherjee.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Jadavpur Ramyani’s Haraner Natjamai, at Madhusudan
2024-07-24 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
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.

Angik’s Binodini Opera, at Madhusudan
2024-07-23 18:00 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Biographical drama on Nati Binodini co-written by Abanti Chakraborty and Sibashis Bandyopadhyay, and directed by Abanti Chakraborty.

Chetana’s Marich Sambad, at Birla Sabhagar
2024-07-22 18:00 - 20:30 | G D Birla Sabhagar, 29 Ashutosh Chowdhury Avenue, Kolkata, 700019
Final performance of the revival of Chetana’s classic production, written and directed by Arun Mukhopadhyay.

Ichheymoto’s Henry Kothay?, at Academy
2024-07-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Director Saurav Palodhi’s adaptation of Clifford Odets’s 1935 socialist classic, Waiting for Lefty, about the poverty of taxi drivers in the USA.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Bhorer Baranda, at Academy
2024-07-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A Good Samaritan doctor comes to the aid of a single woman. Written by Pradipta Bhattacharya and directed by Kishore Sengupta.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review

Durgapur Bhimroti's Prati-prashna, at Tapan
2024-07-19 19:00 - 20:30 | Tapan Theatre, Kalighat
Based on the Netflix webseries Criminal, exploring the scars of sexual harassment in the context of an unresolved police interrogation. Adapted and directed by Dipankar Sen.

Purba Paschim's Sri o Nidhu-babu Katha, at Academy
2024-07-19 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
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.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Academy
2024-07-18 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay.

Nandipat’s Ballabhpurer Rupkatha, at Academy
2024-07-16 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Badal Sircar’s mysterious comedy directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.

Hajabarala’s Ekanayaker Sesh Rat, at Academy
2024-07-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Written and directed by Chandan Sen, Ekanāyaker Sesh Rāt depicts an imaginary strife-torn African nation where a military dictator took over but now faces a popular revolution.

Chakdah Natyajan's Panch Phoran, at Girish
2024-07-15 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
A satirical “modern Puranic story” about the mythical Panchakanya, written by Sharmila Maitra and directed by Suranjana Dasgupta.

Mukhomukhi’s Tiner Taloyar, at Uttam Mancha
2024-07-14 18:30 - 21:00 | Uttam Mancha, Manoharpukur Road, Kolkata

Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, at Academy
2024-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Rangroop’s Mayer Mato, dramatized by Mohit Chattopadhyaya from Kabita Sinha’s story, and directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★

Kolkata Centre for Creativity's Bechara B.B., at KCC
2024-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Kolkata Centre for Creativity, Anandapur, E M Bypass, Kolkata
Directed and designed by Suman Mukhopadhyay from fragments of plays by Bertolt Brecht, reflecting the essence of Brecht’s life, ideas and philosophy.

Kalyani Natyacharcha Kendra’s Chilekothar Sepai, at Madhusudan
2024-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Akhtarujjaman Iliyas’s novel dramatized by Samir Dasgupta and directed by Goutam Halder in 1997, revived by Kishore Sengupta.

Pragati (Liluah)’s Sandipani, at Rabindra Sadan
2024-07-13 18:30 - 20:30 | Rabindra Sadan, Cathedral Road, Kolkata, 700016
Written by Anirban Sen and directed by Abir Ghosh, concerning a professor who tells his students about Che Guevara.

Bodnaam's The Hunger Artist, at Gyan Manch
2024-07-13 18:00 - 19:00 | Gyan Manch, Gyan Manch, 11, Pretoria St, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
A bilingual production inspired by Franz Kafka’s A Hunger Artist, in which the circus magician Patol practises the art of surviving without eating. Dramatized into Bengali and English, and directed by Abhishek Roy Karmakar.

Pancham Vaidic's Pulish, at Academy
2024-07-13 15:30 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Acclaimed Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s dark political satire on power titled Police, adapted and directed by Arpita Ghosh.

Theatre Workshop’s Great Bengal Theatre, at Academy
2024-07-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Dramatist-director Sumitro Bandyopadhyay’s fictionalized depiction of Bengali professional theatre’s nationalistic role at the time of the Partition. Last evening of Theatre Workshop’s 58th anniversary festival.

Ichheymoto’s Ghum Nei, at Madhusudan
2024-07-12 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Based on Utpal Dutt’s early play about lorry drivers, directed by Saurav Palodhi.
Highly recommended ★★★★★. Winner of META awards. Read my review.

Rangakarmee’s Lok-katha, at Madhusudan
2024-07-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Revival of Rangakarmee’s classic 1987 production, originally directed by Usha Ganguli and written by Ratnakar Matkari.

Nirbak's Saodagarer Nauka, at Academy
2024-07-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay, inaugurating Theatre Workshop’s 58th anniversary festival.

Rangroop’s Manmayi Girls School, at Madhusudan
2024-07-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.

Curtain Call’s Ekti Asamajik Premer Galpa, at Girish
2024-07-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Girish Mancha, Bagbazar
Adapted from Mahesh Dattani’s Seven Steps around the Fire and directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay. An investigation into the murder of a eunuch exposes many unpleasant truths.

Kalyani Kalamandalam's Stri, at Academy
2024-07-06 15:00 - 17:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Premiere. Based on Manik Bandyopadhyay, about how three desperate homemakers dominated by their husbands in different socioeconomic conditions empower themselves. Dramatized and directed by Somnath Gupta.

Mangolik’s Return Gift, at Academy
2024-07-05 18:30 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
An original Bengali play on how life brings joy after retirement for a lonesome man who loves children. Written by Soumya Biswas and directed by Samir Biswas.

Beadon Street Subham's Ami Pluto, at Academy
2024-07-04 18:00 - 20:30 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Inspired by Steve Metzger’s awardwinning children’s book Pluto Visits Earth!, the story of a tiny planet but also a beautiful wish that grants love, rejoices in friendship and finds hope in remembering who we actually are. Dramatized by Kallol Lahiri and Alekhya Ghosh, set in Kolkata, and directed by Anamitra Khan.
Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.

Aneek’s Aksharik, at Academy
2024-07-02 18:30 - 21:00 | Academy of Fine Arts, 2, Cathedral Rd, Maidan, Kolkata, West Bengal 700020, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700071, India
Debasish Ray’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakrabarti’s novel Panchananer Haraph.

Naye Natua’s Maimansingha Gitika, at Madhusudan
2024-07-01 18:30 - 20:30 | Madhusudan Mancha, Gariahat Rd S, Jodhpur Park,, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700031, India
Dramatized from the folktale of Mahuya by Dwija Kanai and directed by Goutam Halder. Recommended: ★★★★
Read my review here.
