About The Event
SatRang Mahotsav (The Rainbow Festival) is a 6-day queer theatre festival, held during Queer Pride Month.
It will happen at the Shreeram Lagoo Rang Avkash theatre, in Pune, Maharashtra, India, from the 16th to the 21st of June, 2026.
This is the first time a national queer theatre festival has been organised in India at this scale. The festival features 12 performances, including both world and regional premieres of new and
adapted work. Participants include stars of Marathi theatre, award-winning dancers, veterans of English theatre, established playwrights and directors, and buzzy debutants.
All of the performances have been written, directed and choreographed by queer artists across a spectrum of gender identities and sexual orientations.
The multilingual roster of shows ranges from theatrical drag to social commentaries to dance-theatre to slice of life comedy. Along with the performances, a series of panel discussions, workshops and round tables will offer participants a chance to interact with the creative expertise the participants have to offer.
Organised by, for and with the queer community, SatRangaM is produced by Deep Design, a production company whose team has over 20 years experience working in theatre and dance.
Note: For full details of each event, please visit the festival website: www.satrangam.in
Festival Schedule
16 June Tuesday
6:30 pm: Romeo Ranjha by Jainil Mehta Productions (Hindi, 30 min)
7:15 pm: Queering Tradition Panel Discussion (30 min)
8:00 pm: Jismaan Ton Paar by Arjoon Kabir Kakkar (Hindi, 60 min)
17 June Wednesday
2:30 pm: Queering Theatre Workshop by Zameer Kamble (180 min)
6:30 pm: Body Oddy by Pandurang Sagbhor (Non-Verbal, 30 min)
7:15 pm: Aamhi Queer Aahot Panel Discussion (30 min)
8:00 pm: Some Mothers, Other Mothers by Theatre Jil Jil Ramāmani (English, 90 min)
18 June Thursday
2:30 pm: Queer Contact Improv Workshop by Pandurang Sagbhor (180 min)
6:30 pm: The Light in my Eyes by Sbox by Sakshi (English, 30 min)
7:15 pm: Queering Text Panel Discussion (30 min)
8:00 pm: Where is SSS? by Satrangi Platform (Marathi, 75 min)
19 June Friday
2:30 pm: Lavani Chaska, Queer Maska Workshop by B Spot Productions (180 min)
6:30 pm: Deviant Octopus by Jasmine Yadav (Non-Verbal, 30 min)
7:15 pm: Queering Gesture Panel Discussion (30 min)
8:00 pm: Rang Birangi Lavani by B-Spot Productions (Hindi / Marathi, 80 min)
20 June Saturday
2:30 pm: Queer Indian Performing Artists Roundtable (120 min)
5:00 pm: Queering Audience Panel Discussion (30 min)
6:00 pm: 1 Madhav Baug by Chetan Datar (Marathi, 60 min)
7:15 pm: Remembering Chetan Panel Discussion (30 min)
8:00 pm: 8 by Deep Design (Multilingual with English Surtitles, 85 min)
21 June Sunday
2:30 pm: MAD School of Drag Workshop by Gurleen ‘Mermellian’ Arora (180 min)
6:00 pm: Item by Curl (English / Hindi, 60 min)
7:15 pm: Queering Performance Panel Discussion (30 min)
8:00 pm: Dirty Laundry 2.0 by MADhaus (Multilingual, 75 min)
