tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post3117577834523387490..comments2024-02-18T19:36:43.844+11:00Comments on theatre notes: Young peopleAlison Croggonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-53370089096185622562008-02-17T05:03:00.000+11:002008-02-17T05:03:00.000+11:00Hello,After reading this post I must say I agree w...Hello,<BR/><BR/>After reading this post I must say I agree with you on everything you're talking about. I live in an area in the US that's full of rich, vibrant theatre but I hardly see anything that is directed towards a young audience.<BR/><BR/>I don't understand it myself. If adults can enjoy good theater, why can't the kids? There are plenty of plays out there. And heck, plenty of playwrightsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-61081113618628958152008-02-14T15:57:00.000+11:002008-02-14T15:57:00.000+11:00Hi Alison,Very good post, very relevant as there i...Hi Alison,<BR/>Very good post, very relevant as there is an argument that theatre is going/has gone, the way of Opera - a 'high' art for the culture vultures closeted away from the masses(I don't mind opera myself, but I digress). I remember seeing Peter and Wolf in primary school and being absolutely entranced by the whole thing - starting a love of theatre. <BR/>I guess these days youth are Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-76545337185817376932008-02-14T10:19:00.000+11:002008-02-14T10:19:00.000+11:00Many thanks, anon. How did it go? Ie, was there a ...Many thanks, anon. How did it go? Ie, was there a response?Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-19244416296530629342008-02-14T09:54:00.000+11:002008-02-14T09:54:00.000+11:00The last show for young people that the MTC presen...The last show for young people that the MTC presented was I believe an adaptation of Morris Gleitzman's book Second Childhood in 2001 at the Fairfax Studio (co-production with Hothouse Theatre). There have I think been a couple before then but even further back. I agree with you that programming of the MTC (and other State Theatre companies) could be more adventurous especialliy in its Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-24164137860997301562008-02-14T09:26:00.000+11:002008-02-14T09:26:00.000+11:00It's sort of nutted out in the book world, althoug...It's sort of nutted out in the book world, although children's fiction still gets minority status in the wider world of literature, sometimes very unjustly, as in the authors I point to above. <BR/><BR/>Yes, it's tricky. I guess part of the problem is that there are at least three definable audiences with different needs - the very young (and there are quite a few programs for them), children Alison Croggonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08398213223487458758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202906.post-56524291996425752232008-02-13T18:17:00.000+11:002008-02-13T18:17:00.000+11:00Great post Alison; I hope it starts a fine discuss...Great post Alison; I hope it starts a fine discussion. I guess the first question centres on the distinction between theatre for young people and everything else. This is something more thoroughly nutted-out in the literary world; I suspect it's murkier when it comes to performance.<BR/><BR/>I saw a few great kids shows over the holidays - great experiences rather than 'great theatre'. La Mama Born Dancin'https://www.blogger.com/profile/04511582990120568825noreply@blogger.com