Mandi House · New Delhi · since 2011

Velvet Stage

Plays, music, dance and stand-up on three stages under one roof. Curtain up at 7:30.

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Now showing · November

Six nights, four languages

Upcoming shows

This month on our stages

  • 07NovSat

    The Key to the Old Mansion

    Hindi play · 2 h 05 m · 7:30 PM · Main Hall

    Three sisters, one rusted key and a house in Old Delhi that nobody wants to sell.

    Drama from ₹500 Pick seats
  • 08NovSun

    All Good Here

    Stand-up in Hindi and English · 75 min · 8:00 PM · Main Hall

    An hour on Delhi parents, Delhi traffic and Delhi weddings. Ages 16+.

    Comedy from ₹600 Pick seats
  • 14NovSat

    Raga Yaman at Dusk

    Hindustani classical · sitar & tabla · 6:30 PM · Main Hall

    An evening raga, played slow, with a short talk on how to listen to it.

    Music from ₹400 Pick seats
  • 15NovSun

    Kathak: Nine Seasons

    Dance · 90 min · 7:00 PM · Main Hall

    Six dancers and live ankle bells trace a year in Delhi, from summer heatwave to winter fog.

    Dance from ₹500 Pick seats
  • 21NovSat

    The Lost Kite

    Puppet theatre for ages 4–10 · 60 min · 11:00 AM · Main Hall

    A paper kite escapes on Makar Sankranti and tours the rooftops of Old Delhi.

    Kids from ₹300 Pick seats
  • 22NovSun

    Ghalib in Chandni Chowk

    Urdu play with English surtitles · 2 h · 7:30 PM · Main Hall

    The poet, his debts and his letters, staged in a single winter evening.

    Drama from ₹500 Pick seats

Main Hall · 260 seats · rows A to M

Choose where you sit

  • Premium · A–C ₹1,500
  • Gold · D–H ₹900
  • Silver · I–M ₹500
  • Booked
  • Your pick

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Three stages, one building

Built by theatre people, for the people who come to watch.

We started in 2011 in a rented basement with 60 chairs. Today the building near Mandi House has a proscenium hall, a flexible black box and an open-air rooftop for music nights.

The empty Main Hall seen from the back row, red velvet seats raked down to the lit stage 01

Main Hall

260 seats in 13 raked rows, so the last row is only 16 metres from the stage. Fly tower, live sound desk, Hindi and English surtitles.

260 seats · proscenium

The Black Box studio, black walls and a circle of chairs under one spotlight 02

Black Box

A black room with no fixed seats. Rehearsals, new writing, workshops and plays in the round.

up to 90 · flexible

The Rooftop Lounge at dusk with floor rugs, cushions and fairy lights 03

Rooftop Lounge

Cotton rugs, bolsters and fairy lights under the sky. Ghazal nights, poetry, unplugged sets. October to March.

120 · open air

Hire the venue

Your launch, your pre-wedding party, your annual day.

Book a stage with our lights, sound and crew. Rates include a technician, house staff and four hours of use. Catering by our partner kitchen, or bring your own caterer.

  • Black Box · 4 hours₹18,000
  • Rooftop Lounge · evening₹40,000
  • Main Hall · evening₹65,000
  • Workshop room · per day₹6,500
  • Prices plus 18% GST. Weekday mornings are 30% less.
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