KOOKS - SUNNY SIDE UP
BY THE LITTLE THEATRE, CHENNAI (INDIA)
DATE & TIME:
25-26 August 2026, TUE-WED, 3PM & 730PM
27 August 2026, THURS, 1.30PM & 4PM
VENUE:
The Theatre Lab @ Agam
TICKETS : $40 Std & $28 Student/Senior Citizens
DURATION : 1 Hr 15min (No interval)
LANGUAGE : Gibberish and Tamil
SURTITLES : NA
RATING ADVISE : 6 and above
ADVISORIES : NA
SYNOPSIS
“Tring! Tring! Hurry, it’s an emergency!” When the fate of the world hinges on a secret recipe, a band of eccentric characters: Capsi, Souffle, Macaroni, Milo, and the notorious Idli spring into action! Featuring music by Jerry Vincent (a collaborator of A.R. Rahman), this is a "laugh-riot" of flying pans and rhythmic chaos. Blending clowning, theatre, music, dance and Indian percussion, Kooks transforms a simple kitchen into a boxing ring, a royal chariot and even an underwater world.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Presented by: The Little Theatre, Chennai
Commissioned by :Agam Theatre Lab
Producer: Aysha Rau
Creator, writer and Guiding Director: Krishnakumar Balasubramanian (KK)
Play Director: Praveen Gunasekaran
Business Advisor: U Jayraj Rau
Production Manager and sets: Egypt Dinesh
Stage Manager: Shabeer Kalarakkal
Partnerships & Outreach: Sankari Elavalahan
Lighting designed by: KK
Lights executed by: Rohini Rau
Sound Design & Original Sound tracks by: Jerry Silverster Vincent
Sound Cues: Deepthie Orintelu / Sanchitha Raghunath
Set Design: KK
Costume by: Richard
Dance Choreography: Vikas Rao
Movement Choreography
KK & Praveen Gunasekaran
Creative consultant: Atiya Rau Krishnakumar
Publicity Design: Kooks Logo by Jonathan and Art Direction by Harikumar
Subtitles : NA
Photography: Brandon
Cast :
Idli - Praveen Gunasekaran
Chef Capsicum - Santhosh Kumar M
Soufflé -
A) Deepthie Orintelu
B) Sanchita Raghunath
Milo - Loganathan J
Macaroni - Dinesh Subbaiah SV
ARTISTE INFORMATION
The Little Theatre, Chennai
The Little Theatre, founded in 1991 in Chennai by Aysha Rau, is one of India’s leading non-profit theatre companies dedicated to children’s theatre and creative arts education. The Little Theatre conducts creative workshops in drama, dance, music, art and puppetry, helping children explore diverse art forms and build self-expression skills. The Little Theatre also organises The Little Festival, an international theatre festival for young audiences that has featured local and international works and fostered cross-cultural theatre appreciation. Its commitment to community outreach includes educational programmes for underprivileged children and pioneering initiatives like India’s first creative therapy studio and hospital clowning troupe in partnership with the Children’s Government Hospital in Egmore.
With over three decades of experience in theatre production, education, and festival curation, The Little Theatre brings deep community engagement, youth-centric programming and festival-level experience to the table. This makes it a strong and complementary partner for a Tamil Theatre Festival, particularly in expanding audience reach, incorporating youth participation, and fostering creative theatre appreciation across generations.
Kumar Balasubramaniam (KK) - Director
KK is a prominent Indian theater and film artist, best known as the Artistic Director of The Little Theatre (TLT) in Chennai, one of India's leading on-proift children’s theatre companies. He is a versatile creative force, serving as a director, actor, playwright, stunt choreographer, and set/light designer. Since 2007, he has staged over 150 productions, including Christmas pantomimes and musicals for The Little Festival. Most recently, he received critical acclaim for portraying Lord Krishna in the 2024 science-fiction film Kalki 2898 AD.