Sayak’s new production, written by Arijit Biswas, directed by Meghnad Bhattacharya. An old party wholetimer in a village guards a ruined building that once was his local party office. Vested interests want him evicted to construct a community centre-cum-supermart. The story of thousands of grassroots workers who gave their all for an ideology and who […]

Dario Fo’s comedy The Virtuous Burglar, adapted and directed by Amitava Dutta. A robber breaks into an apartment, but his plans are complicated when he discovers he’s not alone, has to face two sets of cheating partners, and is forced to act as a go-between and a peacemaker. The would-be criminal beomes the moral compass.

An oddly philosophical young woman on a whimsical, chaotic ride through growing up, falling in love and falling apart. Somewhere between a breakdown and a breakthrough, the truth begins to blur. A bittersweet story about finding meaning—if there is any at all. Written and directed by Dhrreti Bhatt. More performances on the 5th, 6th and […]

A young researcher visits an old, dilapidated hall in north Kolkata, whose octogenarian owner gradually starts narrating his story and the miraculous journey of a young Gomira dancer from a small village in Dinajpur to the world of Kolkata commercial theatre, as well as the complicated lives of others around him. Written and directed by […]

An oddly philosophical young woman on a whimsical, chaotic ride through growing up, falling in love and falling apart. Somewhere between a breakdown and a breakthrough, the truth begins to blur. A bittersweet story about finding meaning—if there is any at all. Written and directed by Dhrreti Bhatt. More performances on the 6th and 7th.

Second day of 3-day festival, featuring Sitayan by Dsyti Lokkala Sanverdhan Akademi (Pinguli, Maharashtra) directed by Ganapat Sakharam Masge, and Agadum Baghadum by Not-a-Storyteller (Hridaypur) directed by Avik Bhattacharya.

A psychiatrist is visited by a young man who has severe hallucinations that connect him to Van Gogh and his paintings, questioning his own reality and that of his surroundings, and longing to visit the alternate reality in the paintings. Excerpts from Van Gogh’s life show nearly parallel crises. Dramatized from Srijato’s novel and directed […]

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. Recommended: ★★★★. Read my review. Three performances, at 10:30, 2:30 and 6:30.

A philosophical young woman with her therapist on a whimsical, chaotic ride through growing up and falling in love. Somewhere between a breakdown and a breakthrough, the reality blurs. A bittersweet story about confronting the truth. Written and directed by Dhrreti Bhatt. Recommended: ★★★★. Next performance on the 7th.

Concluding day of 3-day festival, featuring the host group's The Archer Stood Alone, on the Ekalavya story, directed by Sudip Gupta; Nicov Botelladearroz (Colombia)'s Rebirth directed by Nicolas Bernal; and Rang-Berang (Kolkata)'s Sidhel Kathi, directed by Atish Mukherjee.