The performance of child roles and childhood on stage requires specific skills and resources. It also depends upon certain acting strategies and training. This article explores productions for children by theatre companies in India, analysing the meaning of these performance abilities, strategies and their relation to chronological age, experience and actors’ appearances. It shows how the conceptualisation of childhood and its ontological status can benefit from theatre as a locus of inquiry in which only adults can professionally perform childhood.

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“产生”的童年：戏剧中的童年和孩子的制作

儿童角色的表现和舞台上的童年需要特定的技能和资源。它还取决于某些表演策略和培训。本文探讨了印度剧院公司为儿童制作的作品，分析了这些表演能力，策略的意义及其与年代，经验和演员外表的关系。它显示了儿童时代的概念化及其本体论地位如何从戏剧中受益，因为剧院是只有成年人才能专业从事儿童时代的探究场所。