Event Collections

Imagine a Room' is an absurdist comedy which unfolds in a land of no time and no name. Four people are in a secure room, when a mysterious presence in the room starts to create ruptures in this “safe space”. The walls become porous, the room starts turning on its axis, and the characters find themselves slipping in and out of stories, legends, and songs - forcing them to confront their fears of what lies outside the room. As the characters negotiate this constantly shifting space, moving in and out of it, we are invited to reflect on our own understandings of safety and freedom.Read More

After touring all over the country with his "Pure Veg Jokes", India’s most viral English standup comic Saikiran is back with his brand new Stand-up comedy solo “NEARLY NICE GUY”. In this show he explores Why am I like this? Is it the genes or the lack of means? This show will spill the beans.Read More

The students of Jagriti's Theatre Arts Program present this production of Charandas Chor. Habib Tanvir’s celebrated play, Charandas Chor is the story of a habitual thief who uses wit and charm to escape the police. Charandas is considered impossible to catch until he meets a Guru and takes a vow to never tell a lie! The play follows the many antics of Charandas in this funny, heartwarming tale of survival. (The Theatre Arts Program is a 9 month intensive performance training program for children & young adults at Jagriti.)Read More

Ee Gida, Aa Mara translates from Kannada to This Plant, That Tree. The play  magnifies the micro environments they house through movement, visuals and sound. The play aims to create an experience for toddlers even before speech has emerged in their life. Creating a world of seeds, leaves and gentle sounds, the play tries to help an infant in collecting experiences that may help it make sense of the world around.Read More

This play is based on Ernest Hemingway’s novella. This is the story of an epic struggle between an old, seasoned fisherman and the greatest catch of his life. For 84 days he has returned home empty-handed. On the 85th day he sets out far beyond into the sea and drops his lines. At noon, a big fish, which he calls Mari takes the bait but the old man cannot pull it out. Instead, the fish begins to pull the boat. For five days the old man struggles with the fish, with sharks and with the sea, to survive and get back home.Read More

From childhood to old age, a human life goes through various stages - physically and emotionally. A child becoming an old man or an old man becoming a child, thus completing the circle of life, is a miracle as each stage of life has its own unique gift to give to humanity. Let us remember that at each stage of our life, we are protected and nurtured by nature. We ought to take the same attitude towards nurturing the human life cycle as we do towards saving the environment. Be it a child or a boy or an old man, life at every stage is precious, very very precious.Read More

Anil Abraham’s hit play returns to Bangalore after a wildly successful run in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2017 and several theatre festivals across the country.Read More

If you’ve wanted a place to share your poetry, perform your music, try out your comedy set, tell a story you wrote, or just try something out in front of a live audience, the Jagriti Open Mic is for you! Anything that can be performed with one mic or less is welcome - comedy, music, poetry, etc. No prior experience required and all languages welcome.Read More

“The Rebel, The Princess, The Rainbow and The Bourgeois” is an original musical satire about four mannequins, a security guard (whom they are terrified of) and their dramatic nights under the shutters in a textile shop. The title of the play represents the character of each of the four mannequins and their strive towards a “plastic clot-free” life in a new world.Read More

A phone call. Siddhi invites DK, Robbie and Abhimanyu over in Rajasthan.The four friends meet after a long 15 years in a forlorn Dak Bungalow. The reason, Satya Sir's last script. The script that took his life just a week before the play was about to be staged.Read More