Human beings in a theatre made for them: the child’s voice in contemporary theatre for young audiences.

Tom Maguire

doi:10.5871/jba/008s4.017

Human beings in a theatre made for them: the child’s voice in contemporary theatre for young audiences.

Tom Maguire

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Abstract

This article explores the challenges of including the child’s voice in an artform dedicated to children, Theatre for Young Audiences. In 2020, the international association of theatre for children and young people, ASSITEJ, launched a manifesto to bring the voices of children and artists to every country in the world. However, the experience of children of this theatre made for them is often that their rights are elided with or subordinated to those of adults. A model for addressing this and some examples of practice suggest possibilities for change. This essay examines the capacity and capability required to realise such possibilities within a precarious industry. Committing to hearing children makes demands on those making theatre and those making policy alike.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	17-27
Number of pages	11
Journal	Journal of the British Academy
Volume	8
Issue number	supplementary issue 4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5871/jba/008s4.017
Publication status	Published (in print/issue) - 14 Dec 2021

Keywords

children's rights
Theatre for Young Audiences
Arts policy
capability
capacity

UN SDGs

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4 Organising a conference, workshop, ...
2 Oral presentation
1 Visiting an external academic institution

Learning to Listen
Thomas Maguire (Member of programme committee)
4 Mar 2022 → 5 Mar 2022
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
UN-Heard: Assitej International Manifesto.
Thomas Maguire (Participant)
11 Mar 2021
Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising a conference, workshop, ...
Witches in Young People's Culture
Thomas Maguire (Speaker)
20 Nov 2021
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation

4 Chapter
1 Anthology
1 Article

Alternative Worlds: the emergence of Theatre for Young Audiences from the conflict in Northern Ireland.
Maguire, T., 17 Jun 2020, In: Strenae. 16, 15 p.
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Watching Girls Watching: Hetpaleis’s Hamilton Complex
Maguire, T., 1 Nov 2020, (Published online) Diversity, Representation, and Culture in TYA. van de Water, M. (ed.). 1st ed. Cape Town: ASSITEJ South Africa, Vol. n/a. p. 46-57 12 p.
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Theatre for Young Audiences in Ireland
Maguire, T., 7 Oct 2018, The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Irish Theatre and Performance. Jordan, E. & Weitz, E. (eds.). 1st ed. London: Palgrave Macmillan, p. 151-164 14 p.
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Human beings in a theatre made for them: the child’s voice in contemporary theatre for young audiences.

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UN SDGs

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Activities

Learning to Listen

UN-Heard: Assitej International Manifesto.

Witches in Young People's Culture

Research output

Alternative Worlds: the emergence of Theatre for Young Audiences from the conflict in Northern Ireland.

Watching Girls Watching: Hetpaleis’s Hamilton Complex

Theatre for Young Audiences in Ireland

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