Rangbhoomi Spaces

Rangbhoomi Spaces

Formation	2020
Type	Theatre group
Location	Hyderabad
Website	rangbhoomispaces.com

Rangbhoomi Spaces is a theatre located in Hyderabad. It is a versatile venue used for theatre, live performances, events, workshops, seminars, poetry, dance, and music. It was inaugurated on 20 December 2020. ^{[1] [2]}

The establishment of Rangbhoomi Spaces has been a two-year dream for Jay Jha, who is also founder of the KissaGo Theatre Group, along with Prashant Singh Jadon ,Sanjeev Acharya and Preksha Trivedi. The theatre group called, Storyboard Productions and Surabhi Santosh provide technical support for sound and lighting. ^[3]

Rangbhoomi Spaces features an indoor, air-cooled, and sound-proof auditorium with proscenium-style seating and advanced LED lighting. The venue is attached to a cafeteria that offers snacks like samosas, chai, and nimbu paani. A concealed console hub ensures that technicians do not distract the audience. ^[4]

They have produced various original plays as well as adaptations in Telugu, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada and English, ^[5] including plays by Manav Kaul, namely Chuhal, ^[6] Natak Baste Aahe, Prekshakani Kshama Karavi, ^[7] etc.

Sainikpuri Chapter of Rangbhoomi Spaces

Along with the Rangbhoomi Spaces in Gachibowli, they opened a second branch in Sainikpuri. Supported and co-founded by artist Sneha Lata Prasad ^[8] and theatre actor/director Jay Jha and Preksha Trivedi, the Sanikpuri branch of the Rangbhoomi Spaces was inaugurated on Valentine's Day, 2024 with the play, Banerjee Babu. ^[9]

Productions

YEAR	NAME	LANGUAGE	WRITER	DIRECTOR
2020	Ismat Ek Aurat	Hindi	Sutradhar	Vinay Verma	Presented by Sutradhar
2023	Chuhal	Telugu	Manav Kaul	Pallavi Verma	Presented by Hyderabad-based ensemble Kriti Stories and Kissago Theatre. [10]
2023	Natak Baste Ahe	Marathi	VV Shriwadkar	Suhas Barve	Soham Theatre's homage to Marathi theatre
2023	Prekshakani Kshama Karavi	Marathi	Vasant Sabnis	Suhas Barve	Soham Theatre's homage to Marathi theatre
2023	The Seagull	English	Anton Chekhov	Jay Jha	Presented by KissaGo Theatre. [11]
2022	The Pillowman	English	Martin McDonagh	Sandeep tadi	Presented by Preksha Theatre Company and Storyboard Productions [12]
2023	Gudilo Panchyati	Telugu	P.L Deshpande	Jay Jha	Presented by KissaGo Theatre [13]
2021	New Bombay Tailors	Telugu		Shaikh John Basheer	Presented by BStudios [14]
2020	Udhaar Ka Pati	Hindi	Vanmala Bhawalkar	Jay Jha	Presented by Preksha Theatre Company and Kissago Theatre [15]
2023	Kaun Salim Kiski Anarkali	Hindi	Hassan Zaidi	Faraz Khan	Presented by Blackbox Productions [16]
2023	Manam Theatre Festival	Multiple Languages	Multiple	Multiple	Presented by Popsicle Productions [17]
2022	Shakkar Ke Paanch Daane	Hindi	Manav Kaul	Jay Jha	Presented by Kissago Theatre [18]
2023	Birdsong	Telugu	Ranjani Sivakumar	Ranjani Sivakumar	Presented by Ranjani Sivakumar [19]
2023	First Crack	Telugu/English	Tanikella Bharani	Sandeep tadi	Presented by Preksha Theatre Company [20]
2024	Jaal	Hindi	Annie Zaiddi	Jay Jha	Presented by Preksha Theatre Company
2024	The Open Couple	English	Dario Fo's	Faraz	Presented by La Compagnie Dramatique [21]
2024	Salma Deewani	Deccani	Bhagyashree Tarke	Bhagyashree Tarke	Presented by Rangbhoomi Spaces

References

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5. Veronica, Shreya (3 March 2022). "Where acts take shape". New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
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19. Mary, S. B. Vijaya (29 August 2023). "Ranjani Sivakumar's musical narrative 'Birdsong by Birdsong' explores birds as muse in the works of poets and writers". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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21. Murthy, Neeraja (25 September 2024). "Dario Fo's 'The Open Couple' returns to Hyderabad stage after seven years". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 2 October 2024.