Abstract

Theatre and childhood have established a strong and productive relationship since children were considered a possible specific audience of these works. Children’s theatre has been in relation with the educational institution since its origin, because of it has pointed out specially for its potential as a teaching resource for the transmission of knowledge and values. However, in the same way that all the literary works, the aesthetic value is the main requirement, which seems difficult for children’s authors for social pressure about what Children and Young Adults Literature must say, teach or transmit. The aim of this study is to make an approach to the term children’s theatre, giving data which allow define it and determinate its scope, knowing its origin and development in Spain to the present day and it will be defended the possibility of reception of dramatic genre not only such as show, but a reading text too.