The Joy House Collective

‘Croc, Let’s Talk!’ Forum Theatre Performance for Kakshalaya Kindergarten school

Croc, Let’s Talk, Forum Theatre for Kids, Storytelling Performance

Performance for Kakshalaya Kindergarten School, Ghattekulo, Kathmandu, Nepal | July 8, 2025

About the Performance

We are happy to have performed the play ‘Croc, Let’s Talk!’ for around 30 students of Grade 1-4 at Kakshalaya Kindergarten school in Kathmandu on July 8, 2025. The play is designed as an interactive engagement for the students who are taken on a journey of imagination and critical thinking and gives them an opportunity to take a deep dive into their own emotions. The children showed unexpected level of empathy and creativity when they were asked to resolve the conflict the story presented.

“It was extremely entertaining. The whole play was relevant to the children. We loved it especially the children. They were quite connected to the act which is extremely difficult to achieve. Overall experience was amazing. Would love to see lot more of your plays.” – Bishal Thapa, Teacher at Kakshalaya Kindergarten School

After an interactive session of Storytelling, the kids participated in an art workshop led by The Joy House team where they created invitation cards for the crocodile to come back to their pond and be their friend. The children showed empathy and forgiveness for the crocodile who had driven them out of their homes and found many creative ways to express their emotions. Their care for the environment, their perception of a home, and understanding of their own emotions poured out into their drawings they made as invitation for the crocodile to come back and join them as a friend.

Feedback from the Teachers

“Amazing play. Very creative and energetic. Such a strong and wonderful message. Overall the play was very interesting. The cape was amazing.” – Sinna

“It was truly wonderful performance. It was energetic, interactive and filled with meaningful message. The kids really enjoyed and were fully engaged throughout. Such a wonderful and creative performance is always appreciated.” – Karuna

About the Story

While the animals, birds, and insects (role-played by students) dance and move around the pond with a friendly Grandma Alligator, a fierce crocodile enters and pushes them out. The students try to share their thoughts and reasons with the crocodile, but the Croc is no mood to Talk! As the students come together to discuss how to get their pond back, Grandma Alligator tells them that the pond is very sick. They rush to see it and find it covered with algae and overgrown wild grass. The crocodile is also unwell, and mosquitoes swarm the area. Now the animals had a big decision to make. Should they help the crocodile? Should they punish him? Or should they find a new way to deal with the problem? The students split into groups, shared their ideas, and acted them out to see what might happen next.

This special performance uses a method called forum theatre, where the story is paused at a conflict and the audience is invited to talk, think, and solve the problem together. It helps children use their imagination, think deeply, express their emotions and work as a team.