Drama Theatres in Pune
Natyagruhas for Marathi plays, music and dance: Balgandharva, Yashwantrao Chavan, Tilak Smarak, Bharat Natya Mandir and more.
Quick facts
- Best known:
- Balgandharva Rangmandir, Shivajinagar (1968)
- Run by:
- Most big halls by the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations
- Tickets:
- At the box office, and for many shows on booking apps
Pune is one of the great homes of Marathi theatre. Plays, sangeet natak, music concerts and dance shows are staged here almost every evening, in big municipal natyagruhas and in small halls in the old peths. Here are the main theatres. Tickets are sold at the theatre's box office, and for many shows on ticket booking apps too.
Theatres run by the Pune Municipal Corporation
Balgandharva Rangmandir, Jangali Maharaj Road, Shivajinagar. Pune's best-known drama theatre, opened in 1968 and named after the singer-actor Bal Gandharva. About 1,000 seats
Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, Kothrud. Opened in 2000, with about 900 seats. Plays, concerts and also business events
Lokshahir Annabhau Sathe Natyagruha, Bibwewadi, off Satara Road
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Kalamandir, Aundh. An air-conditioned hall with about 700 seats
Old stages in the peths
Tilak Smarak Mandir, Tilak Road, Sadashiv Peth. Built in memory of Lokmanya Tilak. Its walls carry paintings of scenes from his life
Bharat Natya Mandir, Sadashiv Peth. Home of the Bharat Natya Samshodhan Mandir, whose story goes back to 1894
Jyotsna Bhole Sabhagruha, Hirabaug Chowk, Shukrawar Peth. A small air-conditioned hall for about 240 people, named after the singer and stage artist Jyotsna Bhole
Small and experimental stages
Sudarshan Rangmanch, Shaniwar Peth. A small theatre run by the Maharashtra Cultural Centre, a trust started in 1965. Close to the audience, good for new and experimental plays
The Box, off Karve Road, Erandwane. Pune's first black box theatre, for small plays, readings and workshops
Pimpri Chinchwad
Prof. Ramkrishna More Prekshagruha, Chinchwad Gaon
Acharya Atre Rangmandir, Sant Tukaram Nagar, Pimpri, near YCM Hospital
Natsamrat Nilu Phule Natyagruha, Pimple Gurav
Ankushrao Landge Natyagruha, Bhosari. Opened in 2008, with about 950 seats on two levels
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Questions and answers
Which is the most famous drama theatre in Pune?
Balgandharva Rangmandir on Jangali Maharaj Road, Shivajinagar. It opened in 1968 and has about 1,000 seats.
Where can I see experimental plays in Pune?
Small stages such as Sudarshan Rangmanch in Shaniwar Peth and The Box in Erandwane stage new and experimental work.
Sources: Checked on 15 October 2026 against current theatre listings and public records of the Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad municipal corporations..