“Angina Jure Bhor” is a theatre production that talks about losing cultural spaces which involves the disappearance of places, practices, and intangible aspects of a community’s heritage, driven by factors like globalization, urban development, climate change, conflict, and assimilation. This loss erodes community connection, identity, and valuable knowledge, leading to cultural homogenization and decreased societal resilience.

As the news of another iconic theatre auditorium of the city, named Circarena, built in 1976,being in ruins and decay resurfaces, we are left with the pertinent question of asking ourselves, “How long will the other theatre spaces/ auditoriums be able to keep afloat? Or it’s just a matter of time before they will be turned into ruins. The play begins with the entry of a young research scholar named Nafiz, who visits Joydeb Debsharma, the present owner of an imaginary, old, and dilapidated theatre hall named RadhaRani Mancha, located somewhere in North Kolkata.

Joydeb Debsharma is an octogenarian living with his blind wife, Damayanti Sen, who is also suffering from mild cognitive impairment.Joydeb is initially hostile towards Nafiz and shows no interest in helping Nafiz with his research project, but after much persuasion, he finally gives in and starts narrating his story to Nafiz.

He is entrapped by the miraculous journey of a young Gomira Dancer from a small village of Khagail in Dinajpur, lured into the world of Kolkata theatre. As Nafiz navigates through the many mysteries of the RadhaRani Mancha, he realises the unparalleled love of this old man for theatre and this auditorium.

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