Professionals and youngsters from The Little Theatre have been associated with the annual Christmas Pantomimes ever since Issy Sanderson of the British Council started them in 1991.

The Little Theatre along with some leading organizations has been organizing the Christmas Pantomimes since 1995. Typically the pantomimes are played over 10 shows, one of the shows exclusively reserved for underprivileged children.

 

1991                                                    Jack and the Beanstalk (Issy Sanderson's)

1992                                                    Sleeping Beauty  (Issy Sanderson's)

1993*                                                  Pinnochio (A musical)   Directed by Pravin  Scripted by Aysha Rau Choreography by Padmini Chettur

1993                                                    Alladin  (Issy Sanderson's)

1994                                                    Cinderella (Issy Sanderson's)

1995*                                                  The Little Mermaid  Directed by Bhagirathi Narayanan Scripted by Aysha Rau   Music by Anil Srinivasan
                                                                                          Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

1996*                                                  Snow White and the Travelling Circus   Directed by Alex  Scripted by Aysha Rau  Music by Anil Srinivasan
                                                                                                                         Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

1997*                                                 The Frog Prince and the Royal Catwalk  Directed by Mitheran Devanesan  Scripted by Aysha Rau
                                                                                         Music by Anil Srinivasan   Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

1998*                                                 Puss in Boots  Directed by Nausheer  Ratnaker  Scripted by Aysha Rau Music by Anil Srinivasan 
                                                                                Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

1999*                                                  Ali Baba & the forty thieves Directed by Megan Utley Scripted by Jaspar Utley Music by Anil Srinivasan 
                                                                                                      Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

2000*June                                         Oddbods ( A musical)   Directed by Masquerade KK Scripted by Aysha Rau  Original Score by Anil Srinivasan
                                                                                              Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

2000*                                                 Cleopatra  Directed by Yog Japee Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast  Music by Anil Srinivasan
                                                                          Choreography by Jeffrey Vadon  Costumes by Megan Utley

2001*                                                 Elves & the Shoemaker  Directed by Yog Japee Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast 
                                                                                                 Music by Divakar Subramaniam Choreography by Kokila 
                                                                                                 Costumes by Rehane and NIFT Chennai
                                                                                                             
2002*                                                 Robinhood! Wanted for good!  Directed by R Sundar &  Freddy Koikaran  Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast
                                                                                         Music by Prithvi Chandrashekhar  Choreography by Kokila  Costumes by NIFT Chennai
                                                                                                                                            
2003*                                                 Beauty and the Beast  Directed by Aparna Gopinath Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast
                                                                                             Music by Divakar Subramaniam Choreography by Kokila  Costumes by NIFT Chennai

2004*                                                 Herculess   Directed by Aparna Gopinath  Scripted by Vidyuth Sreenivasan
                                                                           Music by Dr Mohan Suderaraj &  Dr Kuyilan Karai Subramanian  
                                                                           Choreography by Kokila  Costumes by Vivek Karunakaran, Mandira Bansal & Priya

2005*                                                 King Arthur & his nights  Directed by Aparna Gopinath Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast
                                                                                                Music by Dr Mohan Suderaraj  Choreography by Kokila  Costumes by NIFT Chennai

2006* August                                    Don’t Stop Us now   Choreography by Andrea Jacob  Music by Dr Kuyilan Karai Subramanian
                                                                                        Costumes by Chaitanya Rao

2006*                                                Romeo & Julieto in Mexico Directed by Yog Japee Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast
                                                                                                    Music by Dr Mohan Suderaraj & Dr Kuyilan Karai Subramanian
                                                                                                    Choreography by Neha Reddy, Rohini Rau & Naimet Currimbhoy 
                                                                                                    Costumes by NIFT Chennai

2007*                                                Pirates of the Curriedbeans  Directed by Michael MuthuScripted byAysha Rau, Michael Muthu & Shakila Arun
                                                                                                      Music by Dr Mohan Suderaraj  Choreography by Neha Reddy, Rohini Rau &
                                                                                                      Naimet Currimbhoy Costumes by Pearl Academy

2008*                                                Robinson Crusoe spaced out!  Directed by Amit Singh Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast 
                                                                                                        Music by Prithvi Chandrashekhar  Choreography by Neha Reddy, Rohini Rau &
                                                                                                        Naimet Currimbhoy  Costumes by NIFT Chennai
                                                                     
2009*                                                Shylock! Merchant or Menace? Directed by Hans Kaushik  Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast
                                                                                                          Choreography by Ashley Shillong & Naimet Currimbhoy  
                                                                                                          Costumes by NIFT Chennai

2010*June                                         Kingdom of Joomba (A musical) Directed by Hans Kaushik Scripted by Krishnakumar Balasubramanian (KK) 
                                                                                  Original scores by Dr Kuyilan Karai Subramanian, Prithvi Chandrashekhar & Karan Nair  
                                                                                  Choreography by Ashley Shillong Costumes by Vivek Karunakaran & Gatsby

2010*                                                  Rip Van Wrinkle  Directed by Hans Kaushik  Scripted by Aysha Rau & Cast
                                                                                      Music by Dr Kuyilan Karai Subramanian  Choreography by Ashley Shillong
                                                                                      Costumes by NIFT Chennai & Gatsby
 

                                                               The Little Theatre productions
Pinnochio was performed at 11 different schools as an awareness programme for CRY. This production was aimed at exposing the evils of child labour.

Oddbods & Kingdom of Joomba  were mid-year productions - original musicals.

The last twenty productions were Christmas Pantomimes,  Musicals and a song and dance performance held at The Russian Cultural Centre,
The Museum Theatre and the Open Air Theatre at YMCA Nandanam.