Avant Theatre & Language

Past productions - let's take a look back...

Our YouTube Channel will display some of the production videos and Trailers produced as part of the past productions from 2001. 

The compilation is also available in an eBook format.

2021 - 2022

AVANT THEATRE'S SIVAGAMI PERFORMANCE

Witness The Epic's Grandeur, Beauty And Glory As We Bring You Back To The Great Pallava Period!​

Avant Theatre’s SIVAGAMI, throws light on, one woman’s tale of ultimate sacrifice for her people! Her Joy and Fury manifested via (Bharathanatiyam) dance subtly questions the broader meaning of life and love.

 

Relive Sivagamiyin Sabadam – Kalki’s epic Tamil novel through this specially abridged and transcreated production, celebrating the majestic rule of Mahendra Pallava and Narasimha Pallava and their longstanding battle with the Chalukyas.

AVANT THEATRE'S 4G PERFORMANCE

Five Notorious Residents turn an Old Age Home topsy-turvy when news of COVID-19 hits them!

Avant Theatre’s “4G”, translates to “Four Generations”, aims to bring fours generation of Singapore Stage actors together in a comedy play.  The play revolves around five seniors, on the arrival of Covid-19 in Singapore, the residents in this aged care home turns the home Topsy Turvy in the attempt to comprehend the new Covid SMM and its related regulations in a comical manner.

Presented by five senior Tamil Stage actors of Singapore, this play touches on friendships, emotions and adversity in a relatable and comical approach, making it suitable for audience of all ages to enjoy. The finish product is hilarious and truly an evidence of dedication and sincerity of the 5 senior actors of Singapore Tamil Theatre. Your support matters too. Come and watch these actors on stage and validate their efforts and love, presented to you via this production. 

ABHIMANYU

Abhimayu is the son of Arjuna, one of the esteemed Panadavas. The play traces the life of Abhimanyu who was fated to demise even before he was born but rose to fame as one of the greatest heroes of the Great Kurukshetra war. His charm, his humility and respect, his bravery, his skill, his honor and his sacrifice will be portrayed in this extraordinary journey of the young warrior. The play dissects the conflict of 3 unexpected players in his life and death Draupadi, the mother who never bore him, Karna, who never divulged that he was the brother of Abhimanyu’s father and the supremo, Lord Krishna, also the maternal uncle of Abhimanyu apart from the emotional journeys and angles of Uthara, Arjuna and the other Pandavas. How was Abhimanyu able to make the mark in the shortest time he had in Mahabharata and rise above the giants in the field? How did he earn respect from friends and foes alike? What led to the demise of this warrior? And what led to his everlasting fame, even after his demise? These are some of the questions examined in the play!

A double bill performance
Chandramukhi & Sila-athigaram

Silapathigaram Introspective was initially written by Elango Vadigal and in the presentation Kanagi, Mathavi and Kovalan are presented with different perspective and viewpoint about their intensions and actions are dissected as a theatrical presentation piece in simple Tamil effectively presented with dynamic theatrical techniques and language eloquence.   Avant Theatre as part of its signature presentation of Dramatic Stage Read will explore this theatrically enhanced manner.

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Chandramukhi is an adaptation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s novella, Devdas, and is also inspired by Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s 2002 film of the same name. As such, creative license has been taken with certain details of the original narrative to suit the purposes of this play.   Chandramukhi is an Original Script conceived from Avant Theatre’s Calvet 2015 series and later performed as Avant Theatre’s Dramatic Stage Read in 2019.  It is now being performed as a full length play due to audience demand.

coffee table book - memories from 2001 to 2021

This E Book has captured Avant Theatre’s 20 years journey of all our Theatre Performances, Theatrical Events and Theatre Workshops pictorically.

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