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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, […] |
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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 […] |
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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. |
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Vijay Tendulkar's classic political satire directed in Bengali by Sujan Mukhopadhyay. Inaugural performance of Baghajatin Alaap's 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
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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. |
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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.
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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.
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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. |
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Manik Bandyopadhyay's classic novel dramatized and directed by Parthapratim Deb. Seventh production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
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A play written by Parthapratim Deb dramatizing the story of Krishna, directed by Sohini Sengupta. Final production in Baghajatin Alaap’s 2nd international Bengali theatre festival.
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Manmatha Ray's 1930 mythological-political allegory directed by Kaushik Chatterjee. Part of Minerva's National Theatre Festival 2026. |
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Four monologues written by Shanta Gokhale, directed by Parna Pethe in Hindi/English. Part of Minerva's National Theatre Festival 2026.
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Marathi play directed by Anupam Barve. Part of Minerva's National Theatre Festival 2026. |
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Translated from Lillian Hellman’s awardwinning Watch on the Rhine (1941) about an anti-fascist German fleeing to the US during World War II, and his encounter with a Nazi supporter. Directed by Asit Basu. A performance in homage to the late Bhadra Basu, who led the group.
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A play in Bengali directed by Sanjoy Kar. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.
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A play in Assamese directed by Polash Loing. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026. |
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Based on Satyajit Ray's short story, directed by Sumit Kumar Roy. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.
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Written by Sounava Bose based on Narayan Sanyal’s Ami Netaji-ke Dekhechhi about Netaji and the INA’s Rani of Jhansi regiment in Burma, and directed by Tirthankar Chattopadhyay. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026. |
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A Marathi play about the centuries-old rural musical storytelling form of Kalgitura. Directed by Sachin Shinde. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.
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A Marathi play directed by Suyog Deshpande. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.
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A play written and directed by Meghna Roy Choudhury in Hindi and English, with moments of Bangla. Set in a metro city, it follows a young woman who measures her own hunger, shaped by chosen migration, against her grandmother’s hunger, shaped by forced migration and famine. The performance explores hunger, memory, home and survival, with […] |
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A monodrama blending powerful storytelling with deep emotional presence that brings alive the soul of Draupadi, who stands as a symbol of courage, dignity and unshakable resolve.
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A play in Hindi and Bengali on Kadambari Devi, Tagore's sister-in-law who committed suicide. Written and directed by Meghna Roy Choudhury. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.
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A play in Hindi directed by Happy Ranajit. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026. |
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A play written and directed by Meghna Roy Choudhury in Hindi and English, with moments of Bangla. Set in a metro city, it follows a young woman who measures her own hunger, shaped by chosen migration, against her grandmother’s hunger, shaped by forced migration and famine. The performance explores hunger, memory, home and survival, with […]
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Dedicated to all people who have found themselves between cities, between choices, between who they were and who they’re becoming, still searching for a place to belong, who have folded their lives into cardboard boxes and goodbyes. The devised solo piece written by Ramanjit Kaur and Ruhani Singh, directed by Ramanjit, traces the journey of […]
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A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the […] |
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Dramatized from Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay’s Ek Āshcharja Pheriwālā by Kuntal Mukhopadhyay and directed by Debasish. A mysterious hawker sells seemingly useless things, which evil people conspire to capture, while an eccentric scientist pursues his thirst for knowledge, Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review.
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Bengali translation of Swadesh Deepak's Court Martial, directed by Surojit Ghosh. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026.
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Bengali play directed by Debasish Chakraborty. Part of Minerva’s National Theatre Festival 2026. |
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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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Hindustani adaptation of Rajiv Joseph's dark comedy that won the Obie award for best new American play in 2016. Two guards at the newly built Taj Mahal discuss perfection, duty, obedience and rebellion in a blend of humour, brutality and philosophical questions about beauty and power.
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The inaugural production at Rangakarmee's festival celebrating their golden jubilee. A revival of their historic play directed by Usha Ganguli.
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A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the […] |
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Focusing on Nati Binodini's last years, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay. Two shows, at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
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The popular children's production, directed by Anamitra Khan. Part of Rangakarmee's golden jubilee celebrations.
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A rare opportunity to see Kolkata's only Sanskrit group in its latest production, a musical dance-drama. |
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A memory play about love and loss that grapples with themes of family and homesickness as well as the intergenerational bonds that give individual family members the strength to stay together despite the dementia and geography that threaten to separate them. Through mutual experiences of grief and an overarching love for Shakespeare and Rabindrasangit, the […]
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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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Translated into Hindi from Jayant Pawar's Marathi play, Adhāntar, examining the dire straits of a Bahujan family during the textile mill lockouts in 1980s Bombay. Directed by Souti Chakraborty. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations. |
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Mohan Rakesh's classic drama directed by Anirudh Sarkar. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations. |
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Rangakarmee's new production directed by Sajida Saji. Part of Rangakarmee’s golden jubilee celebrations. |
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Kathok's new play in Bengali on Birsa Munda's life. Directed by Kriti Majumdar. |
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Premiere of Rangroop's new play, translated and set in Bengal by Tirthankar Chanda from British dramatist Timberlake Wertenbaker's Winter Hill, about a group of women discussing the construction of a luxury hotel in a remote rural location. |
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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.
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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. Bengali play written by Sudipta Bhawmik and directed by Chandan Sen.
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Hara Bhattacharya’s play, directed by Kamalesh Chakrabarti, about a coach who fought against corruption in his professional capacity in the sports world and his discovery of an underprivileged girl as a promising wrestler. |
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Rangakarmee’s dynamic production that won multiple awards at META 2025. Based on Bundeli folklore, Alakhnandan had dramatized the tragedy of Chanda, a member of the Bedni tribe, historically criminalized as prostitutes. Directed by Anirudh Sarkar. Part of Exide Kolkata Literary Meet. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. |
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Ujjwal Chattopadhyay’s play about Chandrabati, the 16th-century poet who composed the first Bangla Ramayan from the perspective of Sita, as well as parts of the Maimansingha Gitika. Directed by Prokash Bhattacharya.
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The record-breaking comedy that has had an uninterrupted run since 1972, with over 1200 performances. Written and directed by the late Saroj Ray for his own group Natasena.
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The poet Shakti Chattopadhyay's life, thought and times dramatized by Ujjwal Chattopadhyay and directed by Debasish. |
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Marking Ritwik Ghatak’s birth centenary, this biodrama by Jeet Satragni, unlike the usual portrayal of Ghatak as an unwavering and fearless rebel, delicately explores his early years as a romantic and passionate lover of art. It traces his journey towards a stable career in cinema after marrying his muse, Surama, and his time in Bombay […] |
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One of the more unusual treatments of Nati Binodini’s llife: a play within a play on her last years and her friendship with Tara Sundari, promising revelations that have not come to light previously, and including many old songs. Written by Surajit Bandyopadhyay and directed by Anindita Bandyopadhyay. |
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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 […] |
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A musical drama by Shukla Banerjee and group, which revives the legacy of Awadh’s courtesans through Kathak, Thumri and ghazals. Set in 1881 Kolkata, the play follows an ageing courtesan as she recounts her life, bringing to light a culture of resilience, refinement and resistance in a forgotten world of silken veils, haunting music and […] |
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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 […]
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Chekhov’s classic Uncle Vanya adapted to an old, decaying estate in rural Bengal and directed by Somudranil Sarkar.
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Dramatized from Michael Madhusudan Dutt’s epic and directed by Goutam Halder, his long-running solo hit. |
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