Prithvi Festival 2026: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | 1st – 16th November 2026 |
Mumbai, September 2026: One of the city's most iconic performing arts festivals returns to Juhu. The Prithvi Festival 2026 runs from 1st to 16th November, with premiere productions, live music, dance, screenings and workshops. With English, Hindi, Marathi and Urdu voices taking centre stage, the festival brings together celebrated companies and leading practitioners.
"PRITHVI’S first Festival was in November 1983, and since then the Prithvi Team has worked hard in keeping this tradition and annual event alive. It is no easy task, but with the amazing support from the Theatre fraternity and the audience The Prithvi Festival carries on in its 5th Decade! WOW! – So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives live to thee." — Kunal Kapoor, Trustee, Prithvi Theatre
At Prithvi Theatre: Premiere shows and Acoustic Music
The main stage anchors the festival with a line-up of premiere productions by Motley, FATS THEARTS, D For Drama Bombay, Natakghar & The Box (Pune), The Hoshruba Repertory, aRANYA, Akvarious, Tamboowala, Saransh Productions, Primetime Theatre Company, Homeland – Tibet and Dastangoi.
Behind these productions are some of the country's most respected theatre artists, including Naseeruddin Shah, Faezeh Jalali, Anupam Barve, Atul Pethe, Daniel Owen D'Souza, Manav Kaul, Swanand Kirkire, Rajit Kapur, Lillete Dubey, Abhishek Majumdar and Mahmood Farooqui, among others.
Alongside the plays, the main stage opens up to acoustic music evenings, with Jazz@Prithvi, presented by Louis Banks and curated by Gino Banks and Udayswar@Prithvi, presented by Pancham Nishad, along with SOI@Prithvi, an NCPA presentation, as part of the festival's partnership programming.
At Prithvi House: Fringe, NT Live and Workshops
Prithvi House continues to be a space for intimate performances, experimentation and new voices. The Fringe shows will present a range of works that offer artists the freedom to explore ideas, forms and stories in a more intimate setting. The space will also host NT Live screenings, bringing acclaimed productions from the National Theatre to Mumbai audiences.
The workshops, introduced last year, return as intensive, full-day sessions from 11 am to 5 pm, led by Ratna Pathak Shah, Makrand Deshpande and Kumud Mishra. These sessions will offer participants an opportunity to engage more closely with the craft and practice of theatre. There will also be a live performance at Prithvi Foyer every evening.
Prithvi Festival 2026 offers sixteen days of stories, sounds and shared experiences, a celebration of the enduring spirit of live performance.
Prithvi Festival 2026 at a Glance
Festival Dates: 1st – 16th November 2026
Venues: Prithvi Theatre, Prithvi House & Prithvi Foyer, Juhu, Mumbai (Tickets on BookMyShow)
30 shows
12 theatre groups
11 Fringe presentation
6 NT Live screenings
3 workshops
5 partnership programmes
3 music partners
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