The Tadpole Repertory is a collective of theatre practitioners: actors, directors, writers, designers, imps.
Founded in 2009, it is committed to producing and promoting new and inventive work in New Delhi. Tadpole is a collective of theatre artists based in New Delhi. Our practice has been to present original work on subjects that we think are relevant and compelling to us and to our audiences. Our approach to stagecraft seeks to rise above the limitations of independent theatre and to push its boundarie
15/12/2025
We did our bizness at New Delhi Fringe Festival 2025 yesterday! Fun dumb silly and ALIVE. Check out more NDFF stuff over the coming days. So many venues across the city, so many different acts (including our own NDLS on the 20th). So much Delhi!
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22/11/2025
IDEAS ARE LIKE FARTS. You can hold on to them like a secret but the fun only starts when you let 'em out... Come find out how! SKETCHY BIZNESS: a workshop on the stinky dinky wonderful world of sketch comedy. Oddbird Theatre | 29-30 November. Ticket link in bio!
13/11/2025
Ghosts 'n' Dosts, Whine 'n' Dine, Rest 'n' Recreation? Thank you to everyone who showed up for our SWEET LITTLE SKETCH SHOW. We're dead thrilled. Emphasis on dead. Like really. Like, tired. Like tirdfjwfkc. But don't get too comfy -- we're back with you soon, so soon, so soon. Love 'n' luck!
27/10/2025
THINGS ARE MOVING IN THE DARK. CAN YOU FEEL THEM COMING?
It could be...a dog.
It could be...a marxist.
It could be...your period.
Whatever it is, it's here and it's up to no good.
NDLS Ghosts 'n' Dosts: A sketch show that will make you shiver and quiver, laugh and barf. Two evenings of lightly dark entertainment to tide you over the spookiest weekend of the year. Come.
NDLS Ghosts 'n' Dosts
30th and 31st October
Happy High Comedy Club, Shahpur Jat
9 pm | 60 mins | 18+
Buy some tickets: https://in.bookmyshow.com/plays/ndls-ghosts-n-dosts/ET00467538
☀ Tomorrow morning we're back at Oddbird for Day 3 of the Friends of Oddbird Festival!
Taking you through one of our earliest plays - Taramandal written by Neel Chaudhuri, this session will be facilitated by Kriti Pant, one of the original cast members. Experience the script in a fresh and exciting way as she leads the group through different scenes and exercises.
With just a few spots left, register now at: https://www.oddbirdtheatre.com/event-details/friends-of-oddbird-festival-arr-taramandal
See you there!
☀️Tomorrow morning we're back at Oddbird for Day 3 of their Friends of Oddbird festival!
Taking you through one of the first Tadpole productions - 'Taramandal' written by Neel Chaudhuri. This session is facilitation by Kriti Pant, one of the original cast members. Engage with this script in a fresh and exciting way, as she leads the group through different scenes and exercises.
With just a few spots left, register now at: https://www.oddbirdtheatre.com/event-details/friends-of-oddbird-festival-arr-taramandal
See you there!
06/09/2025
Hello friends! 📖
Our one and only Kriti Pant will be facilitating the next audience reading room at Oddbird Theatre on Saturday, 13th Sept, as a part of their Friends of Oddbird Festival. Join her as she explores one of our earliest plays - Taramandal - an award-winning adaptation of Satyajit Ray's 'Patol Babu', written by Neel Chaudhuri.
Date: Saturday, 13th Sept
Timings: 11:00 am - 2:00 pm
🔗 To register: https://www.oddbirdtheatre.com/event-details/friends-of-oddbird-festival-arr-taramandal
Don't miss it! And check out the rest of the festival at oddbirdtheatre.com.
15/05/2025
How does a child deal with change when they step outside their homes? And what adventures do they go on in their everyday lives?
Anybody Home? is a workshop for 9-12 year olds that unpacks the idea of home and the wide world beyond - through theatre, storytelling, visual art and puppetry - featuring interactions with expert mentors like Ajeet Cour, Mike Pandey, Arpana Caur and Ranjana Pandey.
5th-15th June 2025 | 10:00 am to 12:30 pm
at the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
Participation Fee: ₹8500 per participant
🔗To register, please visit the link here: https://forms.gle/FZd4LhCZ3bbkUf6D7
✉️For queries, please email [email protected]
Facilitated by the Tadpole Repertory
in collaboration with
Ahad Anhad and the Academy of Fine Arts and Literature
06/12/2024
Aakhirkaar opens tonight at 8 pm in Black Box Okhla!
Still a few seats left so reserve yours! More shows 7-8 and 13-15 December.
Details and reservations using the link in the bio.
Developed in residence at Black Box Okhla and the Oddbird Foundation
Supported by Bhasha Centre and Insider.in under their co-producing initiative Manch
05/12/2024
There's something about being on the brink of opening a new show that feels like too much air and not enough.
The Tadpole Repertory's Aakhirkaar - a play about the afterlife - opens tomorrow. Two weekends, Block Box Okhla. Come.
Reserve your seats here: https://t.ly/vsXBA
02/12/2024
⬜We paint the darkness white and speak its name, only to settle back into it at the end.⬛
The Tadpole Repertory presents its new play Aakhirkaar/ After All ! Opening from the 6th of December at Black Box Okhla, New Delhi.
Come join us as we set the stage for this imagining of the afterlife.
✨Featuring stage design by Yashas Chandra, light design by Anuj Chopra and sound design by Samar Grewal. ✨
If you haven't already, book tickets now by visiting the link in our bio! 🔗
✨For more info about the play, check out our highlighted stories.✨
Developed in residence at Black Box Okhla and the Oddbird Foundation
Supported by Bhasha Centre and Insider.in under their co-producing initiative Manch
See you there!