41st National Theatre Festival 2024

December 20 to 25, 2024, Kolkata
Exhibition: Group Theatre & Nandikar
Please note:
  1. Please show a copy (either electronic or printed) of the booked ticket at the ticket counter of Academy of Fine Arts on the day of the show to get your regular ticket. We start delivering the tickets 2 hours prior to the show's start time. Kindly reach the venue at least 30 minutes before the show's start time to avoid any last-minute queues.
  2. Tickets once booked cannot be cancelled/altered.

Online Booking for 41st NATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL


20Dec 2024FRIDAY6:00 pm

INAUGURATION
Aaro Ekta Lear
(BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 30 min

Anjan Dutt Production, Kolkata

Drama: William Shakespeare / Anjan Dutt

Direction: Anjan Dutt

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

21Dec 2024SATURDAY2:30 pm

Manush (HINDI / BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 15 min

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Prafulla Roy / Saptarshi Maulik/ Anindita Chakraborty

Direction: Sohini Sengupta

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

21Dec 2024SATURDAY6:30 pm

Madhabi (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 20 min

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Bhisham Sahni / Swatilekha Sengupta

Direction: Swatilekha Sengupta

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

22Dec 2024SUNDAY3:00 pm

Ek Theke Baro (BENGALI) Duration : 1 hrs 40 min

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Swatilekha Sengupta

Direction: Saptarshi Maulik

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

22Dec 2024SUNDAY6:30 pm

Panchajanya - 22nd December (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 20 min

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Parthapratim Deb

Direction: Sohini Sengupta

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

23Dec 2024MONDAY6:30 pm

Unsewn (ENGLISH)
Jotne Rekho (BENGALI)
1 Ticket, 2 Plays Duration : 2 hrs 15 min

Seagull, Assam (Unsewn) AND Nandikar, Kolkata (Jotne Rekho)

Drama (Unsewn): Barkha Bahar / Federica Ruggieri

Direction (Unsewn): Barkha Bahar / Federica Ruggieri

Drama (Jotne Rekho): Arghya Dey Sarkar

Direction (Jotne Rekho): Arghya Dey Sarkar

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

24Dec 2024TUESDAY6:30 pm

Rani Kadambini (BENGALI) Duration : 1 hrs 40 min

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Narayan Sanyal / Swatilekha Sengupta

Direction: Sohini Sengupta

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

25Dec 2024WEDNESDAY10:00 am

Pakhi *, Lullu * & Perfect Prefect * (BENGALI) Children-friendly plays (1 Ticket, 3 Plays) Duration : 3 hrs

Children’s Ensemble, Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Leela Majumder / Swatilekha Sengupta (Pakhi), Troilakyanath Mukhopadhyay / Rakesh Das (Lullu), Swatilekha Sengupta (Perfect Prefect)

Direction: Debabarata Maity (Pakhi), Rakesh Das (Lullu), Anindita Chakraborty (Perfect Prefect)

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

25Dec 2024WEDNESDAY2:30 pm

Nabanna (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Bijon Bhattacharya

Direction: Sohini Sengupta / Arghya Dey Sarkar

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

25Dec 2024WEDNESDAY6:30 pm

Panchajanya - 25th December (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 20 min

Nandikar, Kolkata

Drama: Parthapratim Deb

Direction: Sohini Sengupta

Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata

 

* - Children-friendly plays. For all other plays, children below 6 years may not come.
THE PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES UNDER UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES

Online Booking for Regular Shows


Please note:
  1. Please show a copy (either electronic or printed) of the booked ticket at the ticket counter on the day of the show to get your regular ticket. We start delivering the tickets 2 hours prior to the show's start time. Kindly reach the venue at least 30 minutes before the show's start time to avoid any last-minute queues.
  2. Tickets once booked cannot be cancelled/altered.

Coming Soon. Please keep in touch.

29th June, 1960 - 29th June, 2023
Nandikar Grows 63 Years Young!


Nandikar's Birthday Celebration

Video Gallery


Sanitization - NANDIKAR

Here are glimpses of a complete sanitization process of our workplace in Nandikar (Federation Hall) today. We are resuming our activities soon with full of hope and aspiration to better days to come as we strive for THEATRE.

Cleaning Phase 1 - NANDIKAR

After a complete sanitization process today we started the first phase of our cleaning process. Stay tuned for more updates on how we get things rolling to revive back the good old days

Cleaning (Phase 2) & Redesigning - NANDIKAR

For the last couple of Days we've enjoyed the phases of sanitization and cleaning by decluttering of the old scraps to make way for new and creative things. In this process we have redesigned our workplace at Nandikar to revamp the interiors with vibrent colors and positive energy. We plan to resume soon with all our passion and love for theatre. Stay tuned with us as we roll back into the good old days.

Nandikar’s Latest Production ‘Ek Theke Baro’


Nandikar’s Latest Production ‘Ek Theke Baro’

 

Language: Bengali

Adaptation: Swatilekha Sengupta
Light: Sadhan Parui
Decor: Ayon Ghosh
Production Controller : Anindita Chakraborty
Assistant Director: Arghya Dey Sarkar
Direction: Saptarshi Maulik
Cheif Advisor: Sohini Sengupta

Cast 
Jury 1 : Apala Banerjee / Arundhati Sinha
Jury 2 : Rupsha Bhattacharyya / Sumegha Ghosh
Jury 3 : Arghya Dey Sarkar
Jury 4 : Anindita Chakraborty
Jury 5 : Diptasom Das
Jury 6 : Tanmoy Koley / Malay Sarkar
Jury 7 : Sourav Mukherjee
Jury 8 : Saptarshi Maulik
Jury 9 : Barishan Chatterjee
Jury 10 : Ayon Ghosh
Jury 11 : Kuldeep Polley
Jury 12 : Sourav Dinda
Peon : Kaushik Das
64 Years
And still in adolescence…

Nandikar (Bengali: নান্দীকার) is a theatre group in India. The group has its headquarters in Kolkata in the state of West Bengal, but works around the world.

We are a 64 Years-year-old theatre institution from Kolkata, India. We have been at the forefront of the national theatre movement since our inception in 1960. Our logo was designed by Satyajit Ray. For diversity, quality and scale of its sustained activities, Nandikar has earned a niche in the national cultural calendar.

NANDIKAR, NOT JUST A THEATRE GROUP but an Institution

Nandikar has produced about 80 Plays, performed these nearly 8500 times across the nation, featuring in all major National/State Festivals, as well as abroad. Quite a number of its productions, e.g. Natyakarer Sandhane Chhati Charitra, Tin Poysar Pala, Bhalomanush, Football, Antigone, etc., have been performed for more than 400 nights each.

National Theatre Festival, organised by Nandikar and in its 37th year now, is one of the foremost events in the theatre calendar of India.

Our theatre and communication training programs and workshops, tailor-made for actors, children, college students and corporates, are pioneering work in the field of application of performing arts in communication skill development and personality development.

We work with differently abled persons, correctional home inmates, deprived persons and residents of red light areas.

  • 2024 - Nabanna (Direction : Sohini Sengupta & Arghya Dey Sarkar)
  • 2022 - Ek Theke Baro (Direction : Saptarshi Maulik)
  • 2022 - Natya Gaaner Parampara (Direction : Sohini Sengupta)
  • 2022 - Antoron (Direction : Saptarshi Maulik)
  • 2022 - SATYAWATI (Direction : Ayon Ghosh)
  • 2019 - Prithibi Rasta Shabdo (Direction : Rudraprasad Sengupta)
  • 2019 - MANUSH (Direction : Sohini Sengupta)
  • 2018 - BYATIKRAM (Direction : Rudraprasad Sengupta)
  • 2018 - MRITYUNJOY (Direction : Saptarshi Maulik)
  • 2018 - BAHONER BAYNAKKA (Direction : Arghya Dey Sarkar)
  • 2017 - RANI KADAMBINI (Direction : Sohini Sengupta)
  • 2017 - JOL (Direction : Arghya Dey Sarkar)
  • 2016 - PANCHAJANYA (Direction : Sohini Sengupta)
  • 2016 - ALIPHA (Direction : Sohini Sengupta )
  • 2016 - TOKTOPOSH (Direction : Arghya Dey Sarkar)
  • 2014 - BIPANNATA (Direction : Sohini Sengupta)
  • 2013 - NAACHNI (Direction : Parthapratim Deb)
  • 2012 - HRIDMAJHARE (Direction : Supriya Chakraborty)
  • 2011 - ANTO-AADI-ANTO (Direction : Debsankar Halder)
  • 2011 - KANU (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2011 - MULYO FEROT (Direction : Sumanta Gangopadhyay)
  • 2011 - AAMAR PRIYO RABINDRANATH (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2010 - MADHABI (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2008 - AJNATOBAAS (Direction : Sumanta Gangopadhyay)
  • 2008 - AAHARE SHAISHAB (Direction : Partha Pratim Deb)
  • 2008 - TOMAR NAAM (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2008 - GHNYAGHASUR (Direction : Biswajit Ghosh Majumdar)
  • 2006 - NANA RANGER DIN (Direction : Rudraprasad Sengupta)
  • 2006 - PAKHI (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2006 - NOTUN CHHELE NATABAR (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2006 - RAATER KUTUM (Direction : An Ensemble Production)
  • 2004 - DULIA (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta)
  • 2004 - ANDHARMONI (Direction : Swatilekha Sengupta & Goutam Halder)
  • 1998 - SHANU ROY CHOWDHURY (Direction : Rudraprasad Sengupta)
  • 1993 - PATA JHORE JAYE (Direction : Rudraprasad Sengupta)
  • 1993 - JODIO SANDHYA (Direction : Rudraprasad Sengupta)
  • We will update shortly. Please keep in touch.

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