The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has organized a state-level children's theatre competition 2022- 23 to encourage budding talents. The preliminary round of the competition was held on March 8, 2023, with 35 children's theatre institutions from different parts of Maharashtra, including Navi Mumbai, participated.
The preliminary round was held at three different venues, including Vishnudas Bhave auditorium in Navi Mumbai. The best 15 children's theatre organizations were selected from the preliminary round and now they are competing in the final round to be held on March 13 and 14, 2023, at Vishnudas Bhave Theatre in Vashi.
Aniket Patil and Vinod Gaikar are the jury at the Navi Mumbai centre, and Prashant Vichare is the jury at the Nashik and Pune centres. The prize distribution ceremony for the State Level Children's Drama Competition will be held at Vishnudas Bhave Theatre, Vashi, on March 14, 2023. Free tickets for viewing the competition are available from March 10 at Vishnudas Bhave Natyagriha.
