A Pioneer In Theatre

PRITHVI THEATRE

Presenter:Disha, Viii a

Prithvi Theatre, a subsidiary of the Shri Prithviraj Kapoor Memorial Trust & Research Foundation, set up in 1975 in the memory of Prithviraj Kapoor.

Prithvi Theatre, one of Mumbai's best known theatres situated in suburban Juhu of Bombay city. Built in 1978 in memory of Prithviraj Kapoor by his son Shashi Kapoor and daughter-in-law Jennifer . It is believed that Jennifer’s dedication and dynamism was instrumental in up coming of Prithvi theaters

Prithvi started with the motto, play karna hai ? kar lo ! .And first play staged was Udhvastha Dharamashala. Initially Prithvi theater was not a success but later was able to develop an audience of its own and gave many housefuls. Prithvi Theatre has performances Tuesday to Sunday through the year, with an average of over 580 shows a year. Regular show times at Prithvi tend to be 6 pm & 9 pm. It is closed on Monday for mantainence and rehearsals

Other facilities: Initially Prithvi had no canteen but nowdays The Prithvi Cafe is an open air cafe hugged by gorgeous trees, bamboo and plants . Especially know for it’s Irish Coffee, Cutting Chai and Brownies.

The Gallery is a small one, housed in the foyer of the theatre for exhibition and other purposes.

The small and quaint Bookshop stocks books related to Plays, Theatre, Performing Arts and other Theatre related arts. We also have a small curated stock of DVDs.

Activities @ prithvi:

Through the year with over 550 shows a year and an average audience attendance of 80%.There are plays in Hindi, English, Marathi and Gujarati. Ticket prices vary from Rs 100 to Rs 350..

Annual celebration of theatre. First held in 1983, the Prithvi Theatre Festival has become an annual event in the Mumbai calendar. There is no one theme - the Festival simply seeks to explore and celebrate theatre in its diversity .

Prithvi focuses an entire Season for children during the Summer Holidays with various activities for the young between the ages of 3 to 100yrs!!!!Plays for children are programmed at 11am and 3pm every day of the week during the SeasonHeld since 1991 the idea is to develop a future audience for theatre and unleash creativity in the youth.

Since 1985 Ustad Zakir Hussain has kept his 'date' with Prithvi Theatre - by personally designing magical evenings of musical encounters at Prithvi on 28th February, every year.Over the years, these evenings have included an amazing line-up of musical legends, and young aspiring musicians, both national and international, from genres ranging from classical, fusion, jazz to folk music.