NCPA

Much more than a venue, National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) is a premier cultural institution of the country. It produces and partners in various performances which it hosts. With five auditoriums, an art gallery, a restaurant and landmark location of Nariman point, its elegance is second to none among Mumbai theatre venues.

Website: Official Website
Location: GoogleMaps
Parking Location
: Parking is available free of cost to the guests. However, with five auditoriums, it gets full if your show is not the 3 PM one. The paid parking by Municipal corporation is available at 70 per hour, but for NCPA shows, they generally charge a pre-paid fixed amount of 100 or 120 irrespective of hours.
How to get there: NCPA location on Google Maps work fine. The place is reachable by Kaali-peeli, Uber, Ola.

Auditoriums:
Experimental Theatre
Godrej Dance Theatre
Jamshed Bhabha Theatre
Little Theatre
Tata Theatre

Things to Note:
Have some time to spare after the show: It is always a relaxing experience to have a stroll around the promenade. The place is full of life and nice crowd even at late nights.
If the best seats have gotten full: For Godrej Dance, Experimental and Little, fret not. These are very nicely done, small sized auditorium and there won’t be any issues. In fact, seats J13-14 (Godrej) and seats N 10-1, R 9-1 (Experimental) provide amazing view!

Also Explore:
– Cafe at the NCPA (0m)
– Marine Drive (0m)
Rustom Jee Icecream (1300m)

Prithvi Theatre

A landmark, Prithvi needs no introduction to Mumbai Theatre fans. The renowned groups like IPTA, Ansh perform here regularly and shows are very often houseful.

Website: Official Website
Location: GoogleMaps
Parking Location
: Pay & Park
How to get there: Prithvi Theatre location on Google Maps work fine. The place is reachable by Autos, Uber, Ola. You need to be dropped at Love & cheesecake / Intop (location) as Janki Kutir private road is not accessible to outside vehicles.

Things to Note:
– Reach early: There are no designated seat numbers in Prithvi. It is first come basis. The queue generally start forming at least half and hour before the show starts. Having said that, the auditorium is small 200-seater and even the last left of the seats will also provide you very good view.
Most importantly, be courteous and humble. I have often seen renowned faces watching the performances at Prithvi, sitting on the stairs.

– Reach early: Not a typo. The late entrants are not allowed. They are strict about it. Please be early!

Also Explore:
Prithvi Cafe (0m)
Juhu Beach (450m)
ISKCON Temple (900m)