Reflections on Children's Theatre Performances: Focus on Department of Theatre Arts, Adeniran Ogunsanya College of Education (AOCOED), Oto/Ijanikin, Lagos

Children's Theatre is a term used to describe formal productions for children audience with emphasis on entertainment. Children's Theatre is a developmentalprocess for child's growth revolving around all aspects that the child willlater be exposed to. It further establishes itas fundamental preparatory stage for integrating children into the larger society by examining its major contributions. Apart from this, Children's Theatre is a medium for effective learning to enhance academic performance. Given these concerns, this paper has given a retrospective look to Children's Theatre performances in an educational theatre, in the Department of Theatre Arts, Adeniran ogunsanya College of Education, Oto/ljanikin, Lagos. It has taken into consideration its distinctive features/characteristics, processes and benefits to student teachers in training in the department and pupils in schools where performances have been held over the years.