Part One: Contexts and Questions Chapter 1 Theatre for Children and Education Philip Pullman: Theatre - the true key stage Chapter 2 From Audience Development to Cultural Rights Tony Graham: Children grow up not down Chapter 3 Quality in Theatre for Children Peter Manscher and Peter Jankovic: Eye-level Part Two: The Theatrical Experience Chapter 4 Researching Children's lived Experiences of Theatre Chapter 5 Theatrical Illusion and Material Reality Chapter 6 Theatrical Competence Chapter 7 Moral or Metaphorical Engagement Part Three: Enhancing Engagement Chapter 8 Enhancing Engagement Chapter 9 Drawing on the Experience Chapter 10 Talking about Theatre Talking about Theatre resource Conclusion 'Looking': Photographs by Lisa Barnard The Audience's Gaze
Dr Matthew Reason is senior lecturer in Theatre at York St John University. He is author of Documentation, Disappearance and the Representation of Live Performance, published by Palgrave Macmillan.
...a colourful and fascinating account of children's experiences of theatre... This book demonstrates how, when done well, educational research can have transformative and emancipatory effects on participants - British Journal of Music Education A fantastic resource for everyone interested in children's theatre. Mathew Reason's groundbreaking research provides fresh insights into children's experiences of live theatre which are of great benefit to arts and education communities across the world - Tony Reekie, Chief Executive, Imaginate This inspirational book, that cares passionately about the child's gaze, should be welcomed and cherished. - Tony Graham, Artistic Director, Unicorn Theatre
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