2020 has been tough on our social spaces. The unprecedented lockdown saw restaurants, bars, gyms, performance venues, museums, and much more being shut down. As this year comes to an end, many of our beloved spaces are reopening with measures in place. Over time, consumers have become less fearful and more equipped as venues have adapted to the new normal. We’ve rounded up a list of Mumbai performance venues that are all set to usher in 2021.

Bandra

A mainstay of the Bandra stand-up, That Comedy Club started welcoming guests this November. Currently hosting the Mumbai Comedy Festival (December 28 – January 3), the venue will see popular comedians, Urooj Ashfaq, Prashasti Singh, and Azeem Banatwalla taking the stage. Founder Sumendra Singh shares, “It was challenging yet exciting when we reopened.  Very few people came for the shows initially and pulling audiences was fun because only people who really wanted to watch stand up came out. We ended up with an attentive audience even if there were two to four people. Over time, the audience has grown as there is an increasing sense of comfort and safety.” The 50-seater theatre is running on 50 percent capacity and they’ve adapted to touch-free entry and switched to assigned seating among other measures. Keeping in tune with curfew timings, the 10 PM weekend shows have been moved to 6 PM.