Completed Plays

September 28, 2025 | Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Sultana Daku

Sultana Daku
Playwright: Sujit Saraf
Director: Sujit Saraf
Producer: Soumya Agastya
Language: (in Hindi, with supertitles in English)
NAATAK opens its landmark 30th season with a timeless tale written specially for this occasion: an adaptation of the novel The Confession of Sultana Daku (Penguin, 2009), recounting the daring exploits of Sultana Daku - his thrilling raids, imaginative escapes, rise to notoriety, and dramatic capture by Freddy Young, the celebrated superintendent of police who, in 1924, finally put an end to Sultana's reign of terror around Bareilly and Moradabad. As the first in a long line of notorious dakus, Sultana Daku with his horse-riding gang has appeared in countless films, in Hollywood - The Long Duel (1967) starring Yul Brynner - and Bollywood - Sultana Daku (1973) starring Dara Singh - with his best-known avatar being Gabbar Singh in Sholay (1975). With an enthralling new script that has never been performed before, the play will feature live music and dance, wit and humor, and energetic ‘svang’ performances that evoke 1920s India. Run-time: 105 minutes Children under 7 will not be admitted. The play has gunshots, and scenes of execution.
November 14 - November 23, 2025 | Cubberley Theater, 4120 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94306

Chor Ki Dadhi Mein Tinka

adapted by Harish Agastya from Nikolai Gogol's The Government Inspector

Chor Ki Dadhi Mein Tinka
Director: Anitha Dixit
Producer: Abhijeet Vaidya
Language: (in Hindi, with supertitles in English)
Government officials in a small Gujarati town are thrown into a tizzy when word arrives that a CBI fraud investigator is in town, in disguise, setting off a comedy of errors with mistaken identities, outlandish bribes and bumbling escapades. Adapted from Nikolai Gogol’s The Government Inspector, Chor Ki Dadhi Mein Tinka is a never-been-seen-before, rambunctious satire that skewers human greed and bureaucratic incompetence
January 23 - February 15, 2026 | Starbright Theater, Campbell

Hole

A Naatak Original

Hole
Playwright: Sujit Saraf
Director: Poulomi Sarkar
Producer: Pratiksha Rao
Language: English, with a smattering of Hindi
A bay-area startup launches the greatest engineering project in human history - a hole through the earth in which a train can transport passengers from Cupertino to Delhi in 42 minutes. Driven by the Silicon Valley ethos of 'ask for forgiveness, not permission', the startup casts all caution to the winds and rushes headlong into the project. Part social satire and part cautionary tale, this fascinating story is Naatak's foray into science fiction! Run-time: 90 minutes Children under 7 will not be admitted.
April 3 – April 26, 2026 | Starbright Theater, Campbell

Tales of Resistance

adapted from Premchand’s stories by Manish Sabu

Tales of Resistance
Playwright: Manish Sabu (adapted from Premchand’s stories)
Director: Manish Sabu
Producer: Alka Sippy
Language: (in Hindi, with supertitles in English)
In जुर्माना, a poor shopkeeper sells foreign cotton in defiance of Gandhi’s swadeshi movement, earning the wrath of the Congress Party, which levies a penalty on him. In response, his dying wife rises to defend him in spectacular fashion, shocking her husband, the Congress Party, and India itself. In नमक का दारोगा, an honest salt inspector is swept into the morally flexible world of a powerful businessman. These two gems by Munshi Premchand are stirring tales that looks deep into the human soul as it grapples with moral dilemmas.
June 13 - 28, 2026 | Cubberley Theater, Palo Alto

The Play That Goes Wrong

The Play That Goes Wrong
Playwright: Henry Lewis, Henry Shields, and Jonathan Sayer
Director: Vikas Dhurka
Producer: Alka Sippy
Language: (in English)
A hilarious comedy in which, as its name suggests, everything goes wrong. Seemingly a whodunit involving a corpse, a suspect and a detective, nothing is as it seems on stage – actors cannot be trusted with their lines, the corpse cannot be trusted to play dead, the set cannot be trusted to hold up, and the production team cannot be trusted to stay off-stage. Until the play ends, and even through the curtain call, it is never clear what is ‘part of the play’ and what has gone ‘horribly wrong’ in The Play That Goes Wrong.

Play duration: 120 minutes (includes intermission)

Frequently Asked Questions

A Naatak season consists of about 5 plays staged from July to June of the following year. For the exact information on plays coming up in the current season, check the Naatak Seasons page.

About 6 weeks before the opening of each production, season pass holders will receive an email that will allow you to choose your seats. During the first 5 days, only season pass holders can pick their seats. After that, the show opens to the public and is available on a first-come, first-served basis. We encourage you to select your seats early to ensure you have the best choice.

Yes. Children under 7 are not admitted to the theater.

You can transfer your season pass tickets to the other performances of the same play, or to future shows. During the priority booking period (first 5 days), only season pass holders can claim seats. After the priority period, Season Pass holders may claim seats in future plays on a first-come, first-served basis alongside the general public. If you cannot attend a play, you can still use those Event Passes for the other plays in the season.

Different theaters have different seating arrangements. Please see the seating charts below for more information on each theater's seating categories.

Seating Layouts

Cubberly Theater

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