Star Theatre, Kolkata
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Star Theatre, Calcutta
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The Star Theatre is a theatre in Hatibagan, Kolkata. It was built in 1883. Initially situated in Beadon Street, the theatre later moved to Cornwallis Street - now called Bidhan Sarani. The Star, along with the Minerva Theatre, was one of the first institutions of commercial Bengali theatre.
History and overview
The Star, along with Minerva and The Classic Theatre, were also one of the places where the
Shobhabazar Sutanuti metro station
. Star Theatre has an underground car park with a nominal parking fee of Rs 10/- per hour (minimum three hours). Tramcar tracks, and services, on Grey Street and Cornwallis Street enhance the heritage ambience.
Girish Chandra Ghosh was one of the first to produce plays at the Star Theatre, in the 1880s.
In 2012, the Star Theatre was to be returned to civic ownership, "to stop commercialization of the historic building that was once visited by Bengali luminaries such as
Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Rabindranath Tagore."[1]
References
- ^ Anonymous (28 March 2012). "Uncertainty looms over Star Theatre's fates". The Times of India. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
External links
- Star Theatre, Kolkata on Facebook
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