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Plays 2026

Plays 2026

The year's 10 most extraordinary plays from across India to take the spotlight at the 21st META!

Ten outstanding productions will be centre stage at the 21st edition of the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards (META) and Festival over a weeklong showcase at New Delhi, and compete for the coveted awards on the night of the grand finale. Selected from a record 422 submissions, this year’s Top 10 exemplify artistic excellence, extraordinary stagecraft, and powerful storytelling.

Featuring plays in Hindi, English, Bundelkhandi, Hindustani, Bengali, Marathi, Malayalam, Sanskrit and Gibberish, these productions represent plays from Maharashtra, West Bengal, and Kerala, a showcase of the diversity and dynamism shaping Indian theatre.
Here are the META Top 10 plays:

Ambaa

Thursday | 19 March 2026 | 08:00 PM
Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi

Friday | 20 March 2026 | 06:00 PM
Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Chandni Raatein

Friday | 20 March 2026 | 08:00 PM
Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Kadambari

Saturday | 21 March 2026 | 06:00 PM
Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow

Saturday | 21 March 2026 | 08:00 PM
Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Something Like Truth

Sunday | 22 March 2026 | 06:00 PM
Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo

Sunday | 22 March 2026 | 08:00 PM
Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Y

Monday | 23 March 2026 | 06:00 PM
Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Karunashtake

Monday | 23 March 2026 | 08:00 PM
Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Mithyasur

Tuesday | 24 March 2026 | 06:00 PM
Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Plays 2026

Thursday | 19 March 2026 | 08:00 PM

Ambaa

Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Based on Aristophanes' still-relevant 5th-century BCE comedy, Lysistrata -...

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Friday | 20 March 2026 | 06:00 PM

Dhomi Kitha Kitha Dhomi

Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

One of the most formidable and yet neglected women...

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Friday | 20 March 2026 | 08:00 PM

Chandni Raatein

Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Chandni Raatein is a story that spans four nights...

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Saturday | 21 March 2026 | 06:00 PM

Kadambari

Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Kadambari is a lyrical theatrical journey into the silenced...

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Saturday | 21 March 2026 | 08:00 PM

The Old Man And The Sea-Kathakali Of Morrow

Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Kathakali, Kerala’s famed and classical dance form, originated from...

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Sunday | 22 March 2026 | 06:00 PM

Something Like Truth

Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Something Like Truth examines one’s relationship with truth, freedom...

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Sunday | 22 March 2026 | 08:00 PM

Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo

Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Je Janlagulor Akash Chilo embodies the romance of Calcutta’s...

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Monday | 23 March 2026 | 06:00 PM

Y

Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Y is not a narrative play and does not...

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Monday | 23 March 2026 | 08:00 PM

Karunashtake

Venue: Kamani Auditorium

Set in late 19th-century Nashik, Karunashtake is a poetic...

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Tuesday | 24 March 2026 | 06:00 PM

Mithyasur

Venue: Shri Ram Centre Auditorium

Mithyasur explores the deep influence of myths and stories...

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