"The future of our nation depends on our ability to create and to be creative.
During the coming decades our most important national resources
will be human resources.
If our nation is to continue to meet the challenges of the future,
today's schools need to develop creative leaders."

   

​Creative Workshops for children
The Little Theatre is one of India's leading not for profit theatre companies for children since May 1991. It was the brainchild of Aysha Rau. She believed that the education system was too stressful for the youngsters and they needed activities that would allow them to ventilate and develop their creative talents. And what better way than by participating in workshops conducted by professionals in dance, drama, art & craft, mime, music, poetry, puppetry, magic, photography, 3 D projects! 
At The Little Theatre we believe that learning should be a joyous experience. 
The Little Theatre has an annual membership of around 70 children between the ages of 5 to 15. The numbers are restricted as we feel that it is more productive to work with smaller numbers.
The Little Theatre is a registered Trust with an 80 G exemption. We strongly feel that every child has a right to explore his  / her creative abilities. The Little Theatre has been quietly helping underprivileged children by conducting similar workshops at the Corporation Middle School, Chetpet. Education scholarships are given to really talented children to pursue further studies. 
We believe that half the delinquency on our streets today is due to dissipation of untapped talents…

Artistic Director:  Krishnakumar Balasubramanian (KK)

The Little Theatre Trust 'board of trustees':  
Aysha Rau  Managing Trustee
Malvika Mehra Trustee
Kamala Ramaraj Trustee
Rohini Rau  Trustee

Business Advisor: U Jayraj Rau

Children from the Green Workshop busy creating bead animals (Feb 2011)

Popular Film and Theatre Actor KK with the Red Workshop (Feb 2011)

​“Unlike most children’s theatre companies,
 The Little Theatre commissions
new works for children every year.”
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2015's original musical "The R.E.D Bean Can" was one of 6 productions selected from among 60 productions from all over the world to play at the 22nd international theatre festival for the Youth
at Hamaden, Iran.

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All our programs and productions are spurred by our core belief in making the arts inclusive and accessible to all children, regardless of their physical, cognitive or financial status.

We aim to create and produce theatre at its highest level of artistic excellence through performances and educational programs that bridge cultures and reach diverse communities.

With any of our programs or with an integrated selection, you will open the door to a child’s imagination though theatre arts. Our workshops provide students with a creative pathway to language and literacy and support content areas and curriculum standards.

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    Mission 
 The Little Theatre inspires creativity through theatre and arts education programs that nurture, challenge, and empower young people of all abilities.

Vision 
 The Little Theatre envisions a future where theatre experiences are a fundamental aspect of children’s lives, nourishing their creative spirit, inspiring them to embrace the complexity and diversity of their world, and helping them overcome their challenges with hope, courage and, above all, creativity.


Our programs encourage creativity, and multi cultural sharing, they celebrate diversity, teach humanistic values such as how to deal with bullying and respecting individual differences, peaceful solutions and appreciation of our earth.

Designer Andrea Koppenborg (Germany) with the Green Workshop (Feb 2011)

National Sailing Champion Rohini Rau working with the Green Workshop (Feb 2011)

Author & Theatre Director Jaspar Utley (UK) with the Blue Workshop (Feb 2011)

Standing Ovations at the end of every performance of
​The R.E.D Bean Can in Iran Oct 3. 2015

The Little Theatre in Hamaden in Iran! Oct 2015

The Little Theatre Team at the Hamaden airport in Iran October 2015

​After the closing ceremony in Hamaden, Iran

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At the Theatre where we performed The R.E.D Bean Can in Hamaden, Iran

It is so important to provide stimulating activities in order to help your child.....
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"The Garage Gang: This is how we roll! "
premiered at our
international theatre festival for a young audience

"the little festival 2017" on June 29, 30 & July 1, 2017
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and played  to standing ovations in 
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
on August 19, 2017 

Garage Gang will be performed again in Chennai at Phoenix Mall on December 2nd and 3rd.

Watch out for more on this....
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