Mumbai Launches ‘Rainy Day Puppet Theater’ for Street Performances

by Radhika VazDecember 27, 2025October 30, 2025

Commuters enact short plays using umbrellas and puddles as props.

Mumbai has launched Rainy Day Puppet Theater, a program where residents perform impromptu plays on flooded sidewalks. According to The Times of India, facilitators provide puppets, waterproof stages, and guidance for integrating puddles and umbrellas into storytelling.

Participants report amusement, creativity, and civic engagement. Organizers provide safety measures, audience management, and structured guidance. Critics question feasibility during heavy traffic, but supporters highlight urban culture, artistic expression, and social bonding. Future expansions include monsoon festivals, neighborhood competitions, and online streaming of performances.

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Radhika Vaz

Radhika Vaz is an Indian comedian, writer, and performer celebrated for her fearless, boundary-pushing humor. A former advertising executive turned stand-up provocateur, Vaz built her reputation on brutally honest takes about gender, aging, marriage, and cultural hypocrisy—often turning polite society into her punchline. Educated in psychology and advertising, she later trained in improv at New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade, blending sharp wit with theatrical flair. Her one-woman shows, Unladylike and Older. Angrier. Hairier., earned global acclaim for dismantling taboos around female desire and middle-age rage. Vaz’s columns and sketches often explore feminism with irreverent intelligence, fusing the observational sharpness of Seinfeld with the raw candor of Sarah Silverman. Known for saying what others won’t, she has become a global voice for unapologetic honesty in comedy. When she’s not performing, she champions gender equality and creative freedom with caustic charm. Radhika Vaz

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