Theatre for Children and Young People

About the editor: 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, and theatre for young people, from which have come a range of actors, directors and writers. Then as Director of the inner-London Cockpit Theatre was involved in theatre in schools and the community. He edited the SCYPT Journal exchanging ideas and practice, and was one of the organisers of an annual Assitej International Festival in London. He is active within Equity promoting recognition for children and young people's theatre.

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• FOREWORD Children And Young People Need TheatreWolfgang Schneider INTRODUCTIONA HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVE DEVELOPMENTS IN THE UKTHEATRE 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 CONTEXTWINDOW ON THE WORLD OPENING DOORS WITH EASTERN EUROPE AN OUTSIDE EYE THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE THIRD WORLDBUILDING-BASED THEATREUNICORN – THE PIONEER CHILDREN’S THEATRE POLKA – A DEDICATED CHILDREN’S THEATRE REGIONAL THEATRE COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN! WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG AUDIENCESTWENTY FIVE YEARS ON WHIRLIGIG SOCIALLY-AWARE PLAYS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCESTHEATRE CENTRE AND NEW WRITINGSIX PLAYS FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES CREATING AND ADAPTING MATERIAL FOR PERFORMANCETRAVELLING 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 SCHOOLSA PRIMARY THEATRE-IN-EDUCATION PROGRAMME PARTICIPATORY THEATRE IN ACTION CHILDREN’S THEATRE and EMOTIONAL LITERACYINVESTIGATIVE THEATRE IN SECONDARY SCHOOLSTHEATRE FOR SPECIAL AUDIENCESEARLY YEARS THEATRESPECIAL NEEDS AUDIENCES THEATRE FOR EMOTIONALLY-DISTURBED CHILDREN THEATRE IN THE COMMUNITYASIAN 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