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.
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.