Swapna-sandhani’s Hamlet, at Kala Mandir
Kala Mandir Shakespeare Sarani, KolkataShakespeare’s classic translated into Bengali by Chaiti Mitra and directed by Koushik Sen. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Shakespeare’s classic translated into Bengali by Chaiti Mitra and directed by Koushik Sen. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
A genrefluid show incorporating dance, drama and drag. Journeying across cultures, homes and nightclubs, Zizou finds belonging through Zenia Fauxbia Darling—his drag persona—with a little help from some queens he has grown up admiring in Bollywood films, like watching Madhuri Dixit for the first time or learning to dance with Saroj Khan on TV. Written, […]
Short plays written and directed by Sudipta Bhawmik: Banijye Basate Lakshmi is a solo performance in which Sudipta enacts a motivational speaker delivering a speech on how Bengali entrepreneurs can succeed in business. Paul o Vincent is a period piece set in 1888 that explores the intense, tragic relationship between Gauguin and Van Gogh right up […]
Based on the exceptional life, works, thoughts and times of renowned astrophysicist and nuclear scientist Meghnad Saha, one of the greatest figures who shaped modern India. He fought against caste-based discrimination, orthodox beliefs and divisive politics. His weapon was science. Written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.
Vijay Tendulkar's classic political satire directed in Bengali by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Inaugural performance of Baghajatin Alaap's 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
Ujjwal Chattopadhyay's play directed by Kalyan Bhattacharya. Six candidates for the position of assistant to a CEO are locked inside a room for the final selection test. Second production in Baghajatin Alaap's 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
Dramatist-director Debasish’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Third production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Chakravyuha by Ankurshristi Incorporated (Melbourne, Australia) and Sakshi by Not Really (Auckland, New Zealand). Fourth and fifth productions in Baghajatin Alaap's 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
Based on a short story by Mojaffar Hossain, in which a destitute and injured woman lies helplessly in the no man’s land between the borders of India and Bangladesh and no one comes to her rescue. Directed by Gargi Mukherjee and Golam Sarwan Haroon. Sixth production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
Manik Bandyopadhyay's classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb. Seventh production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.