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No more ssshhing or custard creams

Adults – parents, teachers and theatre-makers included – need to stop trying to control children’s experience of theatre and let them enjoy it on their own terms, argues Kate Cross. 

Kate Cross
5 min read

Many people who work in children’s theatre have an aversion to the sound of ‘ssshhing’ teachers or the hustle and bustle of parents handing out the custard creams. Is this because of...

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