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Why you need to attend this unique theatre festival taking place within Aarey Forest
Updated On: 14 May, 2026 11:48 AM IST | Mumbai | Devashish Kamble
Aarey’s first-ever open air theatre festival this weekend brings some of the finest plays to the outdoors, while giving back to the tribal residents of the urban forest
The open-air amphitheatre sports Warli and nature-inspired murals. Pics Courtesy/Harshad Tambe
In 2023, theatremaker and actor Harshad Tambe took a group of Adivasi youth to Juhu’s premier Prithvi Theatre to watch the play, Ghost of The Mountains by Gillo Repertory. The story was familiar; of human-leopard conflict. “Yet, the group felt out of place in the swanky, urban venue. They struggle with an inferiority complex in their own city,” he sighs.
Harshad Tambe
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