‘There is no book of rules’: how theatres aim to safeguard child actors

Theatre | The Guardian: Two young children cower before an avalanche – and then, just as terrifying, amid their parents’ fracturing marriage. Force Majeure at the Donmar in London is a dark comedy based on Ruben Östlund’s film about a responsibility-dodging father and his family, including his two children. Terror and trauma aren’t easy subjects for young actors to negotiate – so how do theatres help them through? It’s a rich yet evolving area. As safeguarding expert Joanna Nicolas, consulting on the Donmar show, says, “there is no book of rules”.