Art for kids shouldn’t shy from difficult topics

It’s safe to say that kids today have a very different perception of the world than their parents’ generation. They can access information at rapid speeds, where two-minute videos can take you through a week’s worth of breaking news. As much as we would like to shelter them from difficult topics such as the violence of war or the dire situation of our climate crisis, young people these days have countless avenues to access information, and often form their own opinions.

Norwegian theatre company New International Encounter (NIE) will present We Come From Far Far Away (for ages 10+) at Sydney Opera House and Adelaide’s DreamBIG Children’s Festival. Developed in collaboration with the asylum centre, Hvalstad Transittmottak, south-west of Oslo, it follows the story of two boys from Aleppo who travel to Norway.