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META has created a benchmark for applauding the finest in theatre, with the objective of becoming a significant platform for celebrating this art.

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Come witness this powerful reimagining of Krishna live on stage.

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🎟️ META Festival 2026
🗓️Nov 12-15
⏱️ 7:00 pm
📍 Experimental Theatre, NCPA

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Alone on the final day of his life, Krishna confronts not the world, but himself. His choices. His ambitions. His relationships. His pain. Nihsango Ishwar explores the conflict between Krishna’s divine image and the vulnerable, mortal man within.

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Come see the story move from the page to the stage in The Old Man and the Sea – Kathakali of the Morrow.

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🎟️ META Festival 2026
🗓️Nov 12-15
⏱️ 7:00 pm
📍 Experimental Theatre, NCPA

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Santiago has gone 84 days without catching a fish. Then he encounters the great Marlin.

Hemingway’s ageless masterpiece of struggle comes alive through a bold reinterpretation of the classical Kathakali form, blending tradition with modern theatrical techniques.

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The call is going out to theatre makers everywhere.🎭

If you have a story that belongs on stage, this is your moment to bring it to META.

Entries for META 2027 are now open. Send in your entry and bring your work to one of India’s most celebrated theatre platforms.

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Swipe through their worlds, and get ready to experience them live at NCPA this November.

🗓️ Nov 12–15
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Experimental Theatre
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Four productions. Four very different ways of looking at the human experience.

The Old Man and the Sea – Kathakali of the Morrow brings literature into conversation with contemporary theatre.

Nihsango Ishwar searches for the mortal man behind Krishna’s divine image.

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The Departed Dawn examines displacement, violence and the meaning of home.

Swang: Jas Ki Tas uses folk theatre, humour and satire to question power and social contradictions.

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Nov 12–15, 2026 | NCPA, Mumbai

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From Malayalam (Manipravalam) and Bangla to Bundeli and Hindi, and a performance told entirely without words, the four productions at META × NCPA explore the many ways theatre can speak.

Four productions. Four evenings. One stage.

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Swipe through to discover the awards and nominations behind these productions, and come see for yourself what made them stand out.

META × NCPA,
Nov 12-15.

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Award-winning performances. Acclaimed direction. Powerful storytelling.

Before these four productions arrive in Mumbai, take a look at the recognition they received at META.

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What happens when a ruler’s whim becomes everyone else’s problem?
Based on Vijaydan Detha’s Thakur Ka Roothna, Swang: Jas Ki Tas enters the absurd world of a Thakur whose every command must be obeyed, until one order pushes his people’s patience too far.

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Come for the laughter, stay for the questions, and experience the vibrant world of Swang, live at NCPA.

Directed by Akshay Singh Thakur
Languages: Bundeli, Hindi
Duration: 90 minutes
🗓️ Nov 12–15
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Experimental Theatre, NCPA

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Directed by Thoudam Victor and Bimal Subedi
Non-verbal | Duration: 60 minutes
🗓️ Nov 12–15
⏰ 7:00 PM
📍 Experimental Theatre, NCPA

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What remains when the place you call home exists only in memory?

Influenced by the global refugee crisis and drawing references from the plight of the Nepali-speaking Bhutanese Lhotsampas, The Departed Dawn explores displacement, violence and the search for home.

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Through the physical vocabulary of the body, the production examines what happens when people are forced from the spaces to which they belong. Come experience a powerful story told beyond words, live on the NCPA stage.