Summer is when every theatre group worth its salt ventures into children’s theatre. It is undoubtedly a challenge to attract kids, with their attention deficit and ther smartphones they are almost fastened to, so not everyone attempts it. When there’s a blockbuster movie like The Jungle Book still in running in the cinemas, what would bring children to the theatre to watch small, shoestring budgets plays that are high on energy but invariably low on funds?

Krishna Kidding makes the story of little Krishna fun and irreverent. When, for instance, the episode with the serpent Kaliya is converted into a dance number with snakes, it makes kids giggle with amusement