The Padatik ensemble touches top form collectively on the latest productions in their two ongoing series, the literary Writers on Stage and the informal Theatre in Jeans. Beparwāh Manto celebrates

Time once again to record the activities of Bengali groups outside Kolkata. The two reviewed in this column demonstrate technical standards indistinguishable from their metropolitan counterparts, proving that the so-called

Kolkatans can currently see Bengali productions based on the works of Central European authors, not a very common occurrence. Ganakrishti has of course regularly translated plays by Evald Flisar from

The high costs of bringing an out-of-town proscenium production here have scuttled our once-regular exposure to such theatre. In its place, we get more barebones solo or duo performers, Mumbai

Education has become a central concern for several Bengali groups ever since our very own “School for Scandal” erupted in front of our eyes last year. Among recent productions, I

It always encourages to see young groups working imaginatively. The yet-unnamed creators of Necropolis staged their third performance of this play, though it goes back nine years to dramatist-director Debopriya