Many
a time I have sat in an audience where clearly the audience wasn't
actually digging what was happening on stage but they were going through
the motions. They clapped at all the right times, laughed politely at
the jokes, acknoweldged the performers for the job they had done. That's
your job as an audience member. Try telling that to children. If they
don't dig it, they will wiggle and squirm, talk, go to the toilet or
just go to sleep. They either like it or they don't and they are not
afraid to show it. There is something really special about being in the
audience of children when they do like it. So it was today at Fame
Theatre Company's touring show Bah Humbug. I really enjoyed the show. I
enjoyed the audience more. Sure there were claps and cheers but the
comments cracked me up. They narrated. Gave frank character assessments
of Scrooge. They were so excited at the set changes in the dark "I can
see
you" one little boy said as he watched the shadows moving the props
and jumped to their feet when the show finished. Their joy was
infectious. You may not want to work with children but working for
children that's a far, far more rewarding gig - as long as you get it
right. Get it wrong and you'll know about it.
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