Adapted from Reginald Rose’s Twelve Angry Men into Bengali by Swatilekha Sengupta and directed by Saptarshi Maulik. Recommended: ★★★★.
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.
A Charan and Bhatta, among the oldest mediums of Indian storytelling, narrate Bhasa's five Sanskrit plays on the Mahabharata in Hindi. Asif Ali's script begins with Bhatta questioning Pancharatram, in which a condition is placed whereby if Drona finds the Pandavas living in exile within five nights, Duryodhana will give half the kingdom to the […]
Three plays performed by and for children: Sukumar Ray's Byanger Raja directed by Debabrata Maity, Tagore's Achalayatan directed by Anindita Chakraborty, and Badal Sircar's Bichitranushthan directed by Rakesh Das. Part of Nandikar's 42nd annual theatre festival.
Bijon Bhattacharya's classic drama first staged by the Indian People’s Theatre Association (IPTA) in 1944, set against the backdrop of the man-made Bengal famine of 1943. Directed by Sohini Sengupta and Arghya Dey Sarkar. Part of Nandikar's 42nd annual theatre festival.
Jayanta De’s story dramatized and directed by Suman Sengupta, about the ever-increasing irrational instigation in society without thinking of humanity. Problems and failure in life get vented in various ugly forms; and nobody speaks up against the powerful. The play depicts the instinct to overcome a grave situation by violent or easy means rather than […]
Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review.
A play written by Parthapratim Deb dramatizing the story of Krishna, directed by Sohini Sengupta. Part of Nandikar's 42nd annual 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. Two shows, at 2:45 pm and 6:30 pm. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
Shakespeare’s classic translated into Bengali by Chaiti Mitra and directed by Koushik Sen. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
