TODDLER THEATRE
BY THE LITTLE THEATRE, CHENNAI
DATE & TIME:
22 TO 26 August 2026, SAT TO WED, 10AM TO 12PM
VENUE:
GOODMAN ARTS CENTRE, BLKD 05-12
TICKETS : $500 FOR 5 DAYS
DURATION : 2hours PER DAY
LANGUAGE : English and Tamil
SURTITLES : NA
RATING ADVISE : 2-4 years. Parent accopanied.
ADVISORIES : NA
SYNOPSIS
Toddler Theatre is a joyful introductory theatre workshop specially designed for tiny tots aged 2 to 4 years. Through movement, play, music, storytelling, imagination, and guided interaction, children take their first steps into creativity with confidence and joy. Conducted by award-winning and experienced thespian Aysha Rau, the workshop creates a safe, nurturing space where young minds can explore self-expression, build social confidence, develop communication skills, and discover the magic of theatre through fun-filled sessions. Parent accompanied programme.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Producer: AGAM Theatre Lab
Presented by: The Little Theatre, Chennai
Trainer: Aysha Rau
Logistocs Manager: TBC
Partnerships & Outreach: Sankari Elavalahan
Assistant Production & Stage Manager: TBC
Lighting designer: TBC
Sound Design: TBC
Original Soundtracks: TBC
Publicity Design: Indian Events SG
Set Design: TBC
Makeup & Costume Design: TBC
Surtitles: TBC
Photography: Brandon
Videography and Marketing Materials: Seyyon Media
Cast : TBC
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.
Aysha Rau - Founder
Aysha Rau founded The Little Theatre in 1991 in Chennai, driven by her desire to extend the arts-based activities she used to nurture her own children—such as puppet theatre, acting, dancing, and music—to benefit a wider group of young participants.[Born in 1957 and raised internationally due to her father's United Nations work, Rau earned a degree in marine biology and microbiology from the University of Portsmouth, UK, before pivoting to advertising as a copywriter in Calcutta and later Madras, where she met and married Jayaraj Rau in 1983. Motivated by her son's borderline dyslexia, she trained as a teacher for learning disabilities and recognized theatre's potential to build empathy, confidence, and interdisciplinary skills like correlating math with music; this led her to launch the group with 99 initial child members to popularize children's theatre in the city.