The Shakespeare Globe theatre's education department are
trying to appeal to children as young as three to explore the play The Tempest.
Although the play will probably interest children more in a visual manner than
verbally, the main objective of this project is to get children excited and have
them listening to words they might even not fully comprehend. The original text
will be used, but props like puppets are used to make it understandable. The
Globe’s Mrs Tildesley says that Shakespeare can be explored in numerous ways
and by various audiences, even young children like these nursery-age children.
If
performed at a comprehensible level, I think plays like these can absolutely be
suitable for children. As long as you do not expect them to fully understand
the words or context they will certainly learn from it. It might seem a bit
farfetched but well executed it certainly serves a purpose, and it is worth the
try. It does not hurt anyone, everyone can enjoy the benefit of this type of
extra-curricular activities.
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