The minuscule Tripti Mitra Natyagriha has become a go-to site for small-scale and experimental Bengali theatre that flowers in close quarters rather than on the proscenium stage. Two productions there

Bengali groups from outside Kolkata find it very difficult to book halls in the city. Yet, as my reviews make it a point to prove, much good work originates there,

Continuing to combat religious oppression of the underprivileged, Bengali theatre fights relentlessly against exploitation in all its forms. In narrowing the focus to violence against women in rural areas, two

Mukhomukhi’s festival thoughtfully marking 75 years of group theatre unprecedentedly premiered eight new Bengali productions over one week and had an explosive start with Prachyo’s Manikarnikāy Manikā, adapted from Jean-Paul

In Dwitiya Satta’s new play, Nā Tor Janya, written and directed by Suman Sengupta, Macbeth meets The Matrix on the subject of the artist coopted and corrupted by forces around

Little Thespian’s national theatre festival, renamed Jashn-e-Azhar to memorialize Azhar Alam, featured in Hindi three renowned north Indian writers on its first three days. Vivechana Rangmandal (Jabalpur) presented Dujo Kabir