First Drop Theatre

First Drop Theatre We are here to weave magic with the said, the unsaid and the infinite layers that lie in between.

First Drop Theatre is a Bangalore-based Applied Theatre company that conducts customized workshops and training programs for corporates, health care institutes and educational institutions using the tools of Improv, Applied Theatre and Expressive Arts. We use the power of theatre and arts to help people tap in deeper to their inner strengths, develop stronger awareness of the self and surroundings, and discover their true potential.

First Drop Theatre presents Care-Tharsis...’Through the Eyes of Caregivers’, a Playback Theatre performance.19th Sep| 5:...
05/09/2026

First Drop Theatre presents Care-Tharsis...’Through the Eyes of Caregivers’, a Playback Theatre performance.

19th Sep| 5:30 PM| Artkhoj, J.P. Nagar, Bangalore

Tickets (Rs.300)-  on Bookmyshow (https://tinyurl.com/yc3h3ns8) or gpay +91 9886185008 or scan the code on the poster.

About the Show:
Care-Tharsis has been a flagship theme of First Drop Theatre for the past ten years,, and we are delighted to bring you another moving chapter in this ongoing journey.

Caregiving - behind the visible acts of giving and receiving care lie countless invisible stories. Stories of sacrifice and bonding, of challenges and triumphs, of frustration and fulfilment. Stories that deserve to be heard. Through this Playback Theatre performance, we invite you to join us in sharing your real-life stories of caregiving or receiving care - whether as a parent, child, spouse, partner, friend, or relative. Our actors will listen to your stories and bring them to life, right before your eyes - spontaneously, on-the-spot, and from the heart.

Playback Theatre - Magical, creative, thought-provoking, reflective, unscripted...just like life itself. A format of improvisational, interactive theatre where the actors use their creativity and skill, to present an engaging and sensitive retelling of the audience members` story, on-the-spot in an authentic and respectful manner, using text, poetry, movement, metaphors, music and more!

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What happens when we ask Playback Theatre to do a little more than retell a story?Recently, Radhika had the opportunity ...
02/09/2026

What happens when we ask Playback Theatre to do a little more than retell a story?
Recently, Radhika had the opportunity to offer a workshop, “Transformative Playback: From Retelling to Re-authoring,” at the International Playback Theatre Camp in Kyrgyzstan.
The starting point for the workshop was a question we have been exploring in our own Playback practice:
Can we stay deeply faithful to a storyteller's experience while also opening up the imaginative possibilities within the story?
A story is not only what happened.
It can also hold what was not said, what was wished for, what was difficult to express, the metaphors that live underneath the words, and possibilities that may not yet have been imagined.
Participants played with metaphor and images, explored the voices and roles that may remain hidden within a story, and experimented with future possibilities - not to create a 'happy ending', but to see what else might become visible.
The participants at the International Playback Theatre Camp were open, curious and willing to experiment.
And perhaps this is the question to take away from the workshop:
What more is waiting inside a story - not for us to impose, but for us to discover together?

A little milestone for First Drop Theatre.Our co-founder, Bejoy is now an Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer with the C...
25/08/2026

A little milestone for First Drop Theatre.

Our co-founder, Bejoy is now an Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer with the Centre for Playback Theatre, USA.

Bejoy’s journey with Playback Theatre spans more than 14 years, and we wish him luck as he looks forward to sharing knowledge and continuing to create spaces where stories can come alive.

What happens after the play ends?On 20th June, Radhika Jain had the privilege of virtually presenting Crossing Over at t...
17/07/2026

What happens after the play ends?
On 20th June, Radhika Jain had the privilege of virtually presenting Crossing Over at the ISfAM (International Society for Arts and Medicine) Conference in Berlin.
Crossing Over integrates adapted scripted performance (on real stories) with Playback Theatre in palliative care settings. Drawing on real stories of patients, caregivers, and healthcare professionals, the work explores how we speak about dying, caregiving, grief, and love.
Over ten performances since 2022, we noticed something remarkable. After watching the play, audience members began sharing their own stories -stories of patients they still remembered, loved ones they had cared for, losses they had never spoken about publicly.
What interested us was the space between the play and the Playback Theatre that followed.
The performance opened the room.
Playback Theatre allowed the room to answer.
Together, they created something that felt like neither therapy nor entertainment, but a practice of public witnessing.
Grateful to the ISfAM community for the thoughtful conversations and for the opportunity to share this work from India with colleagues working at the intersection of arts, health, and community.

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How do you arrive in a room?Sometimes with a word.Sometimes with a sound.Sometimes like a phone on 2% battery. Or a pres...
16/07/2026

How do you arrive in a room?

Sometimes with a word.
Sometimes with a sound.
Sometimes like a phone on 2% battery. Or a pressure cooker about to whistle. 😄

At our Playback Theatre Jam last Saturday, we played with sound, movement, and images. Facilitated by Bejoy

There was laughter. There was play. There were stories.

Somewhere along the way, the group of people - some familiar with Playback Theatre, some experiencing it for the first time - began creating together.

Thank you to everyone who came and jammed with us. ❤️

Until the next one...

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Come, join us for a Playback Theatre Jam on 12th July (Sunday), 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, at Atta Galatta, Indira Nagar Tickets...
06/07/2026

Come, join us for a Playback Theatre Jam on 12th July (Sunday), 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM, at Atta Galatta, Indira Nagar

Tickets - https://shorturl.at/4oxlI or contact +91 9886185008

About the jam:
Have you always wanted to explore theatre but weren’t sure about signing up for a full workshop? This is the perfect opportunity to step in, experiment, and experience theatre in a relaxed, welcoming space.

Join in for an evening of fun, creativity, and exploration where you’ll get a taste of Playback Theatre - a socio-improvisational and interactive form of theatre.

The jam is open to everyone - seasoned Playbackers, beginners, and anyone curious to experience this unique theatre form.

About Playback Theatre:
Magical, creative, thought-provoking, reflective, unscripted...just like life itself. A format of improvisational, interactive theatre where the actors use their creativity and skill, to present an engaging and dramatised retelling of the audience members, story on-the-spot.
Poster Description- The poster has an image that shows people mingling and doing activities together. Below this image, details of the show - like date, time, venue, and ticket options - are given.

Some rooms stay with you long after you leave.At the imaginATe Fellowship Bootcamp by AssisTech Foundation, we had the h...
26/06/2026

Some rooms stay with you long after you leave.
At the imaginATe Fellowship Bootcamp by AssisTech Foundation, we had the honour of conducting a Playback Theatre session with entrepreneurs with disabilities, caregivers, mentors, and changemakers.
There were stories of challenges, victories, doubts, courage, humour, and hope.
One by one, these stories were brought to life on stage. And in that process, strangers became a little less strange and people discovered how much they shared.
Thank you to everyone who trusted us with their experiences, and to ATF for creating a space where stories mattered.
 Reflection. Expression. Empathy. Connection

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Introduction to Psychodrama – Act It Out. Find Yourself!What if some experiences could be understood not just by talking...
24/06/2026

Introduction to Psychodrama – Act It Out. Find Yourself!

What if some experiences could be understood not just by talking about them, but by stepping into them?
Psychodrama is an experiential, action-based approach to personal growth and group psychotherapy developed by Dr. Jacob Levy Moreno. Through role, movement, imagination, and enactment, participants explore relationships, conflicts, life situations, and inner worlds in ways that words alone often cannot reach.
This introductory workshop offers a space for self-exploration, emotional insight, spontaneity, creativity, and a deeper understanding of oneself in relationship with others.

Who is this for?
Particularly valuable for psychotherapists, counsellors, coaches, HR professionals, social workers, facilitators, educators, applied theatre practitioners, and anyone interested in self-exploration, relationships, group facilitation, and group psychotherapy.
No prior therapy or theatre experience is required - only curiosity and a willingness to participate.

📅 18 & 19 July 2026
🕘 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
📍 Orange Arc Community, Cooke Town, Bangalore
👥 Limited to 6–10 participants
💰 INR 8,000
Register on Townscript (link in bio) - https://tinyurl.com/yh5ey6n3 or contact +91 9886185008

About the Facilitator:
Dr. Radhika Jain is a Certified Psychodrama Director, Accredited Playback Theatre Trainer, Expressive Arts Therapy Practitioner, and Co-Founder of First Drop Theatre. She brings together psychodrama, applied theatre, and experiential learning in her work across mental health, education, community engagement, and organisational settings.
📩 [email protected]
📞 +91 98861 85008
Come experience what happens when insight moves from conversation into action.

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First Drop Theatre brings to you - Feel. Experience. Design. - A Workshop on 'Design Thinking through Applied Theatre'An...
12/06/2026

First Drop Theatre brings to you - Feel. Experience. Design. - A Workshop on 'Design Thinking through Applied Theatre'

An experiential, full-day workshop where Design Thinking is not taught - it is lived. Step into the lives behind real-world problems through performance, movement, and live human interaction. Question assumptions. Build human-centred solutions. Test them live in the room.

No slides. No sticky notes.

* July 4th, 2026
* 9:00 am – 6:00 pm
* Atta Galatta, Indiranagar, Bangalore
* Limited to 15 participants

Register on Townscript - https://tinyurl.com/3469epna or contact +91 9886185008
Link in bio

Pricing:
Early Bird (first 5 seats) - ₹6,000
Regular - ₹7,500

More about the Workshop:
Design Thinking is a human-centred approach to problem-solving - one that starts not with solutions, but with genuine understanding of the people the problem affects. Originally developed in the world of product and service design, it is now used across industries, organisations, and social contexts to tackle everything from workplace culture to public policy.

The workshop takes participants through all five stages of Design Thinking - Empathise, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test - using the tools of Applied Theatre. Every stage is experienced in the body, not just understood in the mind.

Who is this for?
Professionals, practitioners, and curious thinkers who work with people, systems, or ideas - and want a deeper, more honest way of understanding the problems they solve. Useful for product managers, HR and L&D professionals, designers, consultants, educators, social sector workers, facilitators, and anyone who has sat through one too many sticky-note sessions and wanted something more real.
No prior knowledge of Design Thinking or theatre required. Curiosity is the only prerequisite.

About the Facilitator:
Bejoy Balagopal - Co-founder of First Drop Theatre. Part engineer, part storyteller, long-time theatre practitioner. 25 years navigating corporate and creative worlds. Holds a Professional Certificate in Design Thinking and Innovation with AI from IIM Kozhikode.

To know more:
[email protected]
+91 98861 85008

Bangalore. Mumbai. Delhi. Kolkata. Chennai.Five cities, five rooms - of sales teams, Regional Managers, and National Sa...
11/06/2026

Bangalore. Mumbai. Delhi. Kolkata. Chennai.

Five cities, five rooms - of sales teams, Regional Managers, and National Sales Managers - and a learning session that doesn't use a single slide.

Over the past few weeks, First Drop Theatre worked with PPG Asian Paints's Refinish business to bring an workshop to their teams across the country. The themes we explored together included decision-making and the courage it takes, without defensiveness, giving and receiving , trusting your , and being genuinely accepting of approaches and perspectives different from your own.

We didn't use frameworks to explore these. We used theatre. Scenes played out in front of the room; participants watched, discussed what they saw, and themselves became part of it.

It was wonderful to see the participants open up - to own their own patterns, identify opportunities for self-improvement, reflect on their own work and life situations, and above all, be ready to be vulnerable.

The feedback we received was generous. But what we carry with us is the quality of conversation in those rooms: the honesty, the moments of quiet recognition, and senior leaders reflecting openly alongside their teams. That doesn't happen by accident. It happens when an organisation genuinely wants its people to grow and creates the space for it.

Thank you PPG Asian Paints Refinish for the trust. And to every participant who showed up with openness - this work only works because of you.

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