In the world of theatre, the attitude towards children's theatre is not always positive. Sometimes regarded as the lesser-than-stepchild, you'll often hear people say: 'It was good, for a children's production'. To me, children's theatre is vital and important work, and should be treated as such. Our attitude towards children's theatre is reflective of our attitude towards younger audiences, who are our country's most important theatre-attending demographic - especially considering the country's current shape.
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The children from Mini Miracles Preschool at the 6SAI military base listen raptly as Cathy Gush from the Lebone Centre reads them a story about flying, on World Read Aloud Day. Photo: Mbali Malusi. Lots of little reasons to read
A young girl colouring in the World Read Aloud Day badge after being read to by a multilingual storyteller from the Lebone Centre. Photo: Paula Israel
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Around the country, a few million children were read aloud to on Wednesday 3 February, in celebration of International World Read Aloud Day. Nal’ibali – the main drivers of this campaign in South Africa – were aiming for 3 million children this year.
World Read Aloud Day: Aim to get 3 million SA kids involved
By Zainul Dawood
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Durban - SOUTH Africa celebrates World Read Aloud Day today by aiming to have 3Â million children listening to stories read aloud by carers, parents and teachers.
âNalâibali, a national NGO, encourages reading-for-enjoyment and has been bringing a purpose written story to children in South Africa on this special day for the past eight years,â said World Read Aloud Day (Wrad) spokesperson Kathy Malherbe.
Each year, Nalâibali commissions a brand new story and translates it into all 11 official SA languages. This yearâs story is