42nd National Theatre Festival 2025
- 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.
- Tickets once booked cannot be cancelled/altered.
Online Booking for 42nd NATIONAL THEATRE FESTIVAL
16Dec 2025TUESDAY6:00 pm
INAUGURATION
Aksharik
(BENGALI)
Duration : 3 hrs
Aneek, Kolkata
Drama: Rajat Chakraborty / Debasish
Direction: Debasish
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
17Dec 2025WEDNESDAY6:30 pm
Ferari Fauj (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 30 min
Naihati Natya Samannyay Samiti, 24-Pgs (N)
Drama: Utpal Dutt
Direction: Debasish
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
18Dec 2025THURSDAY6:30 pm
Bhanu (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs
Shyambazar Mukhomukhi & Tritiyo Sutra, Kolkata
Drama: Anton Chekhov / Ujjwal Chattopadhyay
Direction: Suman Mukhopadhyay
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
19Dec 2025FRIDAY6:30 pm
Je Janla Gulor Akash Chhilo (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 30 min
Ichheymoto, Kolkata
Drama: Rahul Arunodoy Banerjee / Saurav Palodhi
Direction: Saurav Palodhi
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
20Dec 2025SATURDAY3:00 pm
Macbeth (BENGALI) Duration : 1 hrs 45 min
Sarabhuj, Midnapore
Drama: William Shakespeare
Direction: Dr. Tarun Pradhan
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
20Dec 2025SATURDAY6:30 pm
Madhabi (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 20 min
Nandikar, Kolkata
Drama: Bhisham Sahni / Swatilekha Sengupta
Direction: Swatilekha Sengupta
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
21Dec 2025SUNDAY2:30 pm
Hamlet (BENGALI) Duration : 3 hrs
Swapnasandhani, Kolkata
Drama: William Shakespeare / Chaiti Mitra
Direction: Koushik Sen
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
21Dec 2025SUNDAY5:30 pm
Mere Hone Ka Matlab (HINDI) Duration : 30 min
Dinkar Sharma, Jharkhand
Drama: Devendra K. Mishra
Direction: Dinkar Sharma
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
21Dec 2025SUNDAY7:00 pm
Ek Theke Baro (BENGALI) Duration : 1 hrs 45 min
Nandikar, Kolkata
Drama: Swatilekha Sengupta
Direction: Saptarshi Maulik
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
22Dec 2025MONDAY6:30 pm
Meghnad (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 30 min
Ashokenagar Natyaanan, Kolkata
Drama: Sudipta Bhawmik
Direction: Chandan Sen
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
23Dec 2025TUESDAY6:30 pm
Frankenstein (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 15 min
Theatre Formation Poribortok, Kolkata
Drama: Mary Shelley / Srabanti Bhattacharya
Direction: Srabanti Bhattacharya
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
24Dec 2025WEDNESDAY6:30 pm
Bhasbharatam (HINDI) Duration : 2 hrs 00 min
NSD Sikkim Rep. Co., Sikkim
Drama: Bhasa / Asif Ali
Direction: Piyal Bhattacharya
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
25Dec 2025THURSDAY10:00 am
Byanger Raja *, Achalayatan * & Bichitranushthan * (BENGALI) Children-friendly plays (1 Ticket, 3 Plays) Duration : 3 hrs
Children’s Ensemble, Nandikar, Kolkata
Drama: Sukumar Ray / Debabrata Maity (Byanger Raja), Rabindranath Tagore (Achalayatan), Badal Sircar (Bichitranushthan)
Direction: Debabrata Maity (Byanger Raja), Anindita Chakraborty (Achalayatan), Rakesh Das (Bichitranushthan)
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
25Dec 2025THURSDAY2:30 pm
Nabanna (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs
Nandikar, Kolkata
Drama: Bijon Bhattacharya
Direction: Sohini Sengupta / Arghya Dey Sarkar
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
25Dec 2025THURSDAY6:30 pm
Panchajanya (BENGALI) Duration : 2 hrs 20 min
Nandikar, Kolkata
Drama: Parthapratim Deb
Direction: Sohini Sengupta
Venue: Academy of Fine Arts, Kolkata
Synopsis : Synopsis
THE PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES UNDER UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES
Denominations: Rs 100/-, Rs 200/-, Rs 300/-, Rs 400/-, Rs 500/-
NANDIKAR: 47/1, Shyambazar Street, Kolkata – 700 004
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