Costumes, colourful backdrops, and props that are either stand-ins or fashioned right out of thin air — the stage is the grander production of a make-believe game. And who understands the ropes of a playful pretence better than a child? The theatre is indeed meant for children. If you thought otherwise, here are two cases for it — Mister Jeejeebhoy and the Birds, and Warp and Weft — that celebrate World Children’s Theatre Day on March 20.

Sananda  Mukhopadhyaya and Shaili Sathyu