(From left) Danish Husain, Adil Manuel and Denzil Smith rehearse for Poetrification

In May 2015, Theatre On The Rocks began as an experimental concept with the aim of taking performing art out of the confines of traditional staging venues, and promote theatre in restaurants and bars. "The idea came from a need for alternate spaces to perform at when an auditorium is either unavailable or simply too expensive. A number of theatre groups have mushroomed in the city, which include young groups willing to experiment on minimum budgets," says theatre artiste Sukant Goel, who co-founded the company with Mumbai-based Sanchit Gupta and Delhi-based Sahil Kapoor.