Rajkumar Thiagaras

Rajkumar is a bilingual actor and playwright and has trained extensively under mentors such as Elavazhagan Murugan (Calvet, Avant Theatre), Edith Podesta (Young & Wild, Wild Rice), Goh Boon Teck (Wright Stuff, Toy Factory Productions) and Haresh Sharma (Playwrights’ Cove, The Necessary Stage) . Raj has written and performed autobiographical monologues such as “Aishwarya” (Kris P Production) and “The Patient” (Avant Theatre). His short play “Onthakan – The Blue Hour” won the 3rd prize in the 24-Hour Playwriting Competition in 2020 (T:>Works).

Raj is currently a member of Brown Voices, Singapore’s first Indian playwriting collective founded by Grace Kalaiselvi.