Would you take your 6 year old to this musical?

[Caterpillarmama]

It’s Grease! She loves musicals and would love the songs and dances but not sure if some of the themes would be too mature (I think all that would go over her head).

YABU: no I wouldn’t take my 6 year old
YANBU: yes I would take my 6 year old

Does it give an age guidance?

The grown up stuff went over my DD’s head.

I personally wouldn't take a 6 year old to a musical no

If it’s the current incarnation of it I wouldn’t bother it was absolutely rubbish!! I’d happily sit through most things but it was crap!!

Will she be able to sit through it without distracting those around her?

absolutely if she loves it

DS loves the theatre and can easily sit through a whole show, but he asks a million questions about everything and I'm pretty sure at this point I'd end up with some awkward ones after Grease.

Yes! She loves the theatre and we go a lot. My 3 year old is able to sit through shows too but I wouldn’t take her to Grease! It was more the themes in Grease I was wondering about!

Given that my 7 year old has been in Bonnie and Clyde (as young Clyde) and has been onstage since he was 2 weeks old it seems rude to deny a child the chance to see a fabulous musical.
all the adult themes go straight over their head, she will be watching it for the bright colours, cool music and pretty girls in fancy frocks, not the actual themes of the show.
both my children (even my autistic older son) know how to sit through a stage show.
We went to see SIX as a family and our next show is Les Mis.

Would she understand them or would they pass her by? Have you watched Grease the film? 🎦

I went to see musicals from about the age of 3, I loved them and was able to sit through them without distracting people around me, same for my DS1, so a 6 yo who is interested will be fine. My DS2 absolutely no chance!

Grease the stage show is fine, its tamer than the film and anything inappropriate will go over her head. MN is so weird about this stuff.

My boy is almost 6 and I think would love it, if his love of high school musical is anything to go by, but the whole "guy has to act cool in front of his friends" thing just isn't a message I want to give him. (Or that girls should change for a boy!)

I don't think he'd necessarily pick up on it at the time as such, but it would still be adding to the stereotypes. And that's without even thinking about the lyrics and innuendos!

My boys have both seen it, they dont think like that about girls as I have taught them better than that and they know its just a show/film.

I think I’d leave it until a bit older. It’s got a lot of pretty overt sexual references and I don’t think you’d get away with them going over her head, if they did then she likely wouldn’t be following the story at all and I would worry then that she’d get bored.

But nothing wrong with taking a 6YO to the theatre! I’d just probably pick something else this time and leave Grease until she’s a bit older.

I loved Grease as a child, the (massively) inappropriate parts just went over my head! I think it’s fine. I liked poodle skirts and Elvis etc, so I liked Grease.

I definitely would. It’s the music and dancing she will enjoy.

I’ve taken my daughter to see many musicals and shows over the years - at that age anything dubious went over her head and now that she’s older (12) it’s a great way to encourage conversations about difficult conversations. We’ve read a lot of classic books together too with similar results.

I went to see it recently (local society) and definitely would. The stage show is less adult than the film and the more adult themes are not as obvious either I don’t think. Lots of great songs and dancing!

I was 9 when it came out in the cinema - I loved it and was completely oblivious to the unsuitable bits.

No musical? At all?? Why?
my DD was 4 when we when to see Cats followed over the next couple of years by the lion king, Annie and chitty chitty bang bang. She lived every one. Sat spellbound throughout.

The stage version isn't great. There's a lot of non singing dialogue which slows it down.
I saw it with my daughter who was then about 15. She's obsessed with musicals but didn't like Grease.
There was a girl of about 8 sat near us who kept saying "it's boring" and "can we go yet".

It will all probably go over her head. Having said that, Grease was banned for my kids for a long time due to the message that it's good to change who you are to fit in. I've never been one for conformity. When they were older and we could talk about this theme, they were allowed to watch it.

I'm in the 'why is it great the Sandy changes herself to win the guy?' camp. Not my idea of a happy ending.

I think the sex references would go over a 6 year old's head but then why knowingly take her to see something that goes over her head? I'm not sure that's enjoyable for kids, lots of stuff they supect is 'grown up' and which they don't understand.

Well children go to Pantomime’s and there is a lot of innuendo ! They still love it and the adults are entertained 🤷‍♀️