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Theatre for Children and Young People: 50 Years of Professional Theatre in the UK 2nd edition


Theatre for Children and Young People: 50 Years of Professional Theatre in the UK 2nd edition

Paperback by Bennett, Stuart; Schneider, Wolfgang; Bennet, Stuart; Hopkins, Eirwen; Turner, Jeremy; Reekie, Tony; Croxford, Richard; Harman, Paul; Kettlewell, Sarah; Fangauf, Henning

Theatre for Children and Young People: 50 Years of Professional Theatre in the UK

£12.99

ISBN:
9780954691288
Publication Date:
07 Sep 2005
Edition:
2nd edition
Publisher:
Aurora Metro Publications
Imprint:
Aurora Metro Books
Pages:
246 pages
Format:
Paperback
For delivery:
Estimated despatch 6 - 8 May 2024
Theatre for Children and Young People: 50 Years of Professional Theatre in the UK

Description

It is the first publication to give the whole story of Theatre for Children and Young People and its development in the UK. It is essential reading for drama and theatre practitioners and for students of contemporary British theatre everywhere. Stuart Bennett was one of the original company of Actor-Teachers who developed Theatre in Education at the Belgrade Theatre Coventry. He went on to develop Drama School training for actors in TIE, then as Director of the Cockpit Theatre was involved in theatre in schools and the community.

Contents

FOREWORD Children And Young People Need Theatre Wolfgang Schneider INTRODUCTION A HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UK THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN WALES YOUNG PEOPLE'S THEATRE IN A MINORITY LANGUAGE AND CULTURE REVIVAL OF THEATRE IN SCOTLAND THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN NORTHERN IRELAND INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT WINDOW ON THE WORLD OPENING DOORS WITH EASTERN EUROPE AN OUTSIDE EYE THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE THIRD WORLD BUILDING-BASED THEATRE UNICORN - THE PIONEER CHILDREN'S THEATRE POLKA - A DEDICATED CHILDREN'S THEATRE REGIONAL THEATRE COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN! WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG AUDIENCES TWENTY FIVE YEARS ON WHIRLIGIG SOCIALLY-AWARE PLAYS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES THEATRE CENTRE AND NEW WRITING SIX PLAYS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES CREATING AND ADAPTING MATERIAL FOR PERFORMANCE TRAVELLING LIGHT WORKING WITH A CHILDREN'S WRITER STORY THEATRE AND FAMILY AUDIENCES A PLAY FOR ACTORS AND YOUNG PERFORMERS THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION AND THEATRE IN SCHOOLS A PRIMARY THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMME PARTICIPATORY THEATRE IN ACTION CHILDREN'S THEATRE and EMOTIONAL LITERACY INVESTIGATIVE THEATRE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLS THEATRE FOR SPECIAL AUDIENCES EARLY YEARS THEATRE SPECIAL NEEDS AUDIENCES THEATRE FOR EMOTIONALLY-DISTURBED CHILDREN THEATRE IN THE COMMUNITY ASIAN THEATRE - YOUNG AUDIENCE AND WRITERS LINKING SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY AUDIENCES ACROSS THE TWO BRANCHES PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOP THEATRE EDUCATIONAL AND ART FORM THEATRE TOURING THEATRE FOR FAMILY AUDIENCES PLAYSCRIPTS AND PUBLICATIONS COMPANY CONTACTS AND WEBSITES KEY TERMS AND FESTIVALS

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