Hamlet
Swapnasandhani’s adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Venue: KCC Amphitheatre
Date: 27th November, 2026
Unresolved history has a way of catching up with us. Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy returns in a contemporary Indian setting, where power, betrayal, justice, memory and the human cost of violence collide in a world that feels unsettlingly familiar. As part of AMI Arts Festival 2026, KCC presents Hamlet by acclaimed theatre group Swapnasandhani. Directed by Koushik Sen, this reimagining brings a literary classic into sharp conversation with the political and social realities of our times. Some ghosts refuse to stay in the past. What happens when they return?
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As part of AMI Arts Festival 2026, Kolkata Centre for Creativity presents Hamlet, a compelling adaptation of William Shakespeare’s timeless tragedy by acclaimed theatre group Swapnasandhani.
Reimagined within the socio-political realities of contemporary India, the production revisits Shakespeare’s enduring questions of power, betrayal, morality, justice and the burden of choice. Drawing inspiration from Jacques Derrida’s Specters of Marx, it approaches the ghost not simply as a supernatural presence, but as a figure of history, memory and unresolved injustice.
As Hamlet confronts the truth surrounding his father’s death, the familiar story unfolds as a reflection on political violence, ambition, conflict and the loss of innocence. Through a contemporary theatrical language, Swapnasandhani brings a classic text into conversation with the anxieties of the present.
About the Director
Koushik Sen is an actor, director and theatre practitioner, and the founder of Swapnasandhani, established in 1992. He has acted in and directed more than 50 plays, with productions spanning adaptations of Shakespeare, Ibsen, Chekhov, Sophocles, Tagore and Brecht, among others.
His work with Swapnasandhani has been presented at major theatre festivals across India, including the Bharat Rang Mahotsav and Theatre Olympics.
About the Group
Swapnasandhani is a Kolkata-based theatre group founded by Koushik Sen and fellow practitioners in 1992. Known for its contemporary interpretations of classical and modern texts, the group has built a wide-ranging repertoire over more than three decades.
