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Quality of Theatre for Children
Urbanová, Kateřina ; RICHTER, Luděk (advisor) ; MACHKOVÁ, Eva (referee)
This thesis deals with theatre for children; it is focused on assessment and recognition of quality of theatrical production for preschool children, taking into account meeting their specific needs. The aim of the thesis is to set ranking criteria for evaluation of theatrical production for children and to use these criteria to assess if the selected productions meet them, do not meet them or exceed them; and to use the ranking criteria to specify a quality theatrical production for children; and to assess how the conclusions might be implemented in preschool practice. Theoretical part of the thesis deals with mental needs of children, especially with those that may be fulfilled by theatre. Also specifics of a preschool child as a theatre spectator are described. Moreover the terms concerning the theatre for children, its specifics, functions and assumptions to be fulfilledby the theatre are defined. Composition of theatrical production for children is then analyzed in detail. The practical part of the thesis starts with description of the ranking criteria of a theatrical production for children. Then a case study including observations of children during the theatrical productions is described and reflected and the theatrical productions are evaluated using the ranking criteria In the case study five theatrical productions presented in one preschool were recorded, described and evaluated. Three out of five productions were ranked as appropriate and of a quality matching specific mental needs of preschool children.

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