When it began six years ago, the idea behind the Delhi Theatre Festival (DTF) was both simple and ambitious: could theatre become a mainstream weekend plan? Not a small event at a niche auditorium, perhaps patronised by culturally evolved aficionados, but a big-stage show with star performers who were among the best in the business, and which would attract large audiences who would anticipate and cherish the moment?

As the festival returns for its sixth season from November 14-16, co-founder Prabhu Tony believes the goal of making theatre accessible to larger audiences is no longer aspirational — it’s happening.

“Earlier, plays would happen in a small corner in Kamani Auditorium and only the regulars would know about them. We thought, ‘How can we expose a larger audience to this?’” Tony

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