Playing to Bombay

The rich variety and sheer quantity of theatre practice in Mumbai is perhaps unmatched anywhere in India. This diversity is hardly surprising given that Mumbai is a city built by migrants of all classes and creeds. Inevitably this is also reflected in its theatre practice. And Mumbai’s theatre history resonates with amazing stories. Show hosts Sunil Shanbag and Sharmistha Saha map Mumbai’s early theatre history from the first Bombay Theatre in 1776, upto 1896 ! CREDIT LIST Co-created by Sunil Shanbag and Sharmistha Saha Whiteboard Animation Bombay Theatre Matoonga Theatre Grant Road Theatre Drawings by Reema K Video by Sharmistha Saha Maro Piyu Gayo Rangoon (Shakespeare’s Alls Well That Ends Well Adapted and written by Mihir Bhuta Direced by Sunil Shanbag Music Uday Mazumdar Performed by Utkarsh Mazumdar, Chirag Vohra, Sachit Puranik, Chintu Satyashodak Written by G.P. Deshpande Directed by Atul Pethe Performed by an ensemble from the Pune Muncipality Corporation Workers Union, Omkar Govardhan and Parna Pethe Dave Carson From Arpana’s Stories in a Song Written by Vikram Phukan Directed by Sunil Shanbag Music composed by Shubha Mudgal Backing track by Tony Dias Performed by Akash Khurana Lavani Natale Tumchya Sathi by Savitri Medhatul and Bhushan Korgaonkar Dashavatar Khanolkar Paramparik Dashavatar Natya Mandal Gaiety/ Capitol Film Camera: Prathamesh Montage by Sanjiv Shah Courtesy Globe Theatres Pvt. Ltd. Karki Yakshagana Performed by Krishna Hasyagar, Narayana Hasyagar, Satya Hasyagar Courtesy Sanchi Foundation documentation project Vishnudas Bhave Performed by Nachiket Devasthali