20th March is celebrated as the World Day of Theatre for children and young people.



ASSITEJ (International Association of Theatre for Children and Young People) is a network organisation spread over 60 countries. It has institutional as well as individual members. In India it has over 35 members and is growing as a network body. The ASSITEJ campaign 'Take a Child to the Theatre Today' is a global campaign.

Since 2001, each year there has been a World Day message by a theatre-related personality like Peter Brook, Augusto Boal, Suzanne Osten, Suzanne Lebeau, Michael Morpurgo, among others. There is also a new message each year from the President of ASSITEJ: http://www.assitej-international.org/about/world-day.

The focus is to enable ASSITEJ members, performing companies, arts organisations, academics, teachers, artists, practitioners and others interested in theatre for young audiences to connect with the idea of World Day and 'make the case' for children's entitlement to theatre and the arts.

In Mumbai, Gillo Theatre Repertory and Tram Theatre shall be presenting performances to celebrate this day.

Date: 20th March
Time: 6pm
Venue: BCCA Hall, Bhavans Campus, Andheri West, Mumbai

Entry is free, but registration via email is advised (Contact gillo.gilehri@gmail.com).
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This celebration is supported by Bhavans Cultural Centre, Andheri.