Assignment brief questions - 3- What are the key features of a theatre production that make it more suitable for younger audiences?

Assignment brief questions - 3-

 What are the key features of a theatre production that make it more suitable for younger audiences?

I looked at many different children theatre companies the majority say that they want to encourage imagination, broaden learning as well as entertain. Polka Theatre think the way to do this is by being ' resonant, engaging and fun,exciting & entertaining' therefore as a result getting the kids ' to provoke ideas, thoughts, questions about yourself and the world'. Unicorn Theatre think the way to do it is to inspire young people 'empowering them to explore the world- on their own terms- through theatre'. All these elements make it suitable for a younger audience as they are at the point where they are very impressionable and becoming their own so not only do the companys entertain the younger viewers which is a key feature for them as they usually have short attention spans but they also are informing the kids with life morals as well as facts.