The younger children at Norfolk House School in the Transition, Reception and Year 1 classes were so excited when, on Thursday 11th January, they travelled by coach to the Birmingham Town Hall to see the fun-filled stage adaptation of Stick Man.<\/p>\n
This enchanting version of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler\u2019s hugely popular children\u2019s book Stick Man was an hour-long, interactive show, specially adapted for young children. Touching and funny, this original award-winning production featured a trio of top actors and was packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.<\/p>\n
The show was a perfect educational introduction for our children to live theatre which was feast of dance, music and costumes and had us laughing, singing and interacting all the way through.<\/p>\n
First published in 2008, Stick Man has become one of the best-loved books from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, creators of The Gruffalo. Stick Man\u2019s story is a tale of adventure, courage and the wonderful bond of family. Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love and their stick children three.<\/p>\n
After going for a jog one morning, Stick Man encounters a bounding dog, who just wants to play fetch. This sparks a series of unfortunate adventures, which lead him far from home and, in the theatrical version, had the children enraptured and laughing delightedly.<\/p>\n
As the seasons pass, Stick Man meets a surprising friend who is able to help him get home to his family and the story ended happily, much to our relief.<\/p>\n
There are so many benefits of live theatre, apart from the immense pleasure it provides. Watching a live performance provides a sense of vitality as well as a memorable experience socially, culturally and emotionally. Educationally, taking the children to the theatre boosts their literacy learning cultivating their curiosity and teaching them to imagine the unimaginable; skills necessary for creative writing. Theatre also connects to the importance of reading and has the ability to jump a story off the page and bring it to life. This can be a revelation to regular \u2018bookworms\u2019 but also a real positive effect for reluctant readers who may not show a natural interest in reading. Live theatre can help engage these children into reading texts so that they become skilled and even enthusiastic.<\/p>\n
The changing scenes and creative acting, with use of props, within the live version of a theatre production, rather than animated films, demonstrate to even our youngest children, that with imagination they can make-believe and role-play any story.<\/p>\n
Our children, within their classes, have also been immersed in cross-curricular topic learning based on the Stick Man story culminating in the theatre trip. A real treat for us all!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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