Many of the children at our nursery have theatrical interests. A number of them attend drama classes and some of the children's parents are professional actors. Some of the children love to stand up and sing a song in circle time, so we wanted to give them the opportunity to expand this and perform on a grander scale. It was through this that the idea of a stage project developed.
We hold regular planning meetings with small groups of children where they have the opportunity to share their ideas, give feedback and make suggestions. They were enthusiastic about the idea.
To prepare, we arranged an outing to the musical 'Wicked' for the staff team; not everyone had been to the theatre. We then had the experience to refer to during the project. Many of the children have been to the theatre, but those who haven't ever seen a live performance have experienced sitting in a cinema audience.
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