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Story by Sunil Gangopadhyay about a fictional 19th-century British officer in Bengal, dramatized by Sounava Basu and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay.
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Sudrak’s new, so-called “uneducated” satire directed by Debasis Majumdar. |
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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. |
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From Howard Fast’s novel about the trial of Sacco and Vanzetti, dramatized and directed by Kaushik Chattopadhyay.
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The highly popular 1932 play written by Rabindranath Maitra, directed by Sima Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here. |
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Written and directed by Suman Sengupta, a portrayal of the dilemma of an accomplished commercial artist who sells out to the ruthless and competitive contemporary ratrace.
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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. |
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A dastan based on the life of legendary Thumri singer Naina Devi, born in Kolkata as Nilina Sen, granddaughter of Keshub Chunder Sen. Written and performed by Mahmood Farooqui. |
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Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay. |
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A blind and wheelchair-bound youth, highly intelligent, wants to know about light from his physicist father. Written and directed by Suman Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★ |
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Based on Debes Roy’s Bengali rendering of Shakespeare’s classic and Jan Otcenasek’s Romeo and Juliet in Darkness. Directed by Abanti Chakraborty. Recommended: ★★★★
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Premiere of Vinay Sharma's new "dramedy" in Hindi, written and directed by him. |
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Sharad Joshi's perennial Hindi satire, adapting the well-known parable of the blind men and an elephant into a depiction of contemporary politics, societal apathy and inaction. Directed by Vinay Sharma.
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Mohit Chattopadhyaya's play about two "madmen" in an asylum, directed by Saikat Ghosh.
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Indianized by Jagannath Guha from Giuseppe Tornatore’s influential film A Pure Formality, about an inspector interrogating a famous author. Directed by Anish Ghosh. |
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An original musical play based on research in the Sundarban about the secular worship of Banbibi and rights to the water, jungle and life. Written and directed by Kingshuk Bandhopadhyay. |
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Sunanda Sikdar's award-winning book, based on her poignant childhood memories in East Pakistan, dramatized and directed by Kishore Sengupta. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Utpal Dutt’s classic play, directed by Suman Mukhopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★
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Story by Sunil Gangopadhyay about a fictional 19th-century British officer in Bengal, dramatized by Sounava Basu and directed by Ashoke Chattopadhyay. |
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Shakespeare’s classic directed by Koushik Sen in a Bengali translation by Chaiti Mitra. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review here.
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Debasish Ray’s biodrama about Panchanan Karmakar, the first creator of Bengali moveable typeface in the 18th century, based on Rajat Chakraborti’s novel Panchananer Haraph. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Vinay Sharma’s new play in Hindi, written and directed by him. |
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Ibsen’s trailblazing Doll’s House adapted by Ratan Kumar Das and directed by Biplab Bandyopadhyay. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review. |
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Ajit Ganguli's adaptation of J. B. Priestley's An Inspector Calls, a perennial favourite of Bengali groups. Directed by Indrajit Pal.
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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. |
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Acclaimed Polish dramatist Slawomir Mrozek’s dark political satire on power titled Police, adapted and directed by Arpita Ghosh. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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Premiere of the last play written by Little Thespian's S. M. Azhar Alam, directed by Uma Jhunjhunwala. About the various challenges faced by Indian Muslims during the conflict in East Pakistan in 1971. through the struggles of one such family. |
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Dramatized from Narayan Sanyal’s novel by Tirthankar Chanda, about an idealistic teacher. Directed by Ram Mukhopadhyay.
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As two plays collide, their characters face a meltdown before briefly finding some new meaning in their otherwise unquestioning lives. Script / Design / Direction: Vinay Sharma Enquiries: 85840 66230 |
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Written and directed by Debasish. An imaginative account of the conflict between Nadir Shah and Muhammad Shah. Highly recommended: ★★★★★ Read my review.
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At one level, the story of an actress performing different roles. At another level, the story of several women, many women. Yet one more level, the story of an Everywoman figure, perhaps. Script / Design / Direction: Vinay Sharma Read my review. Enquiries: 85840 66230
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Dramatized from Samaresh Basu’s 1984 novel by Tirthankar Chanda and directed by Shyamal Chakrabarti. A wake-up call to any political ideology that strays from its humanistic roots. Recommended: ★★★★ Read my review. |
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Dramatist-director Sohan Bandopadhyay’s ghostly comedy set in a dilapidated north Kolkata hall about to be demolished to make way for a mall. Resident spooks protest against the reigning politician’s corruption. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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Premiere of this production based on Habib Tanvir's autobiographical writings and public interviews. Scripted and directed by Danish Husain. |
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Adapted into Bengali and on the Indo-Bangladeshi border from Arthur Miller’s classic A View from the Bridge, about illegal migrants, by Kaberi Basu and directed by Buddhadeb Das. |
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Revival of Ajitesh Bandopadhyay’s drama about the crisis of identity and relevance of a Jatra artiste. Directed by Ashok Mukhopadhyay.
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Director Saurav Palodhi’s adaptation of Clifford Odets’s 1935 socialist classic, Waiting for Lefty, about the poverty of taxi drivers in the USA. |