Prince Charles' eco show

29-01-2008 14:00

Britain's Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, were entertained by children involved in a theatrical programme yesterday (28.01.08).The couple visited London's Unicorn Theatre to witness how TheatreQuest - a project to introduce children to theatre set up by Charles' organisation The Prince's Foundation for Children and the Arts - was working in practice.Various children from 13 schools around the UK put on a fashion parade and acted in plays exploring various environmental issues for Charles and Camilla. The youngsters performed excerpts from Jamila Gavin's play 'A Singer from the Desert Came', a story set in the future where Earth has been destroyed by mankind's way of life.The 59-year-old prince later spoke to the children and explained why he thought TheatreQuest was important.He said: "You can see I do have my uses, to allow you to get away from your lessons! But hopefully this little play will remind us of the importance of not making a complete mess of our planet."It seemed to me it was so important for as many children as possible to have experience of our cultural and artistic heritage. The arts are a magical world which help us to be defined as genuinely human and above all, civilised."