Five thousand free theatre tickets are to be given to East London primary schools in the Every Child A Theatre Goer run by Stratford Circus Arts Centre and Newham Council.
The theatre events are designed to help children with learning, be it curriculum-related or not. This year will see puppet theatre company Gyre & Gimble and Fuel's comedy The Hartlepool Monkey used to look at issues around prejudice.
Last year, over five thousand pupils and teachers saw Romeo and Juliet with 30 teachers participating in professional development sessions associated with the programme.
Teachers have commented that for many children this is their first experience of theatre, adding that many families could not afford to take children to the theatre themselves.
Mayor of Newham, Sir Robin Wales said has said, "Every Child A Theatre Goer continues to go from strength to strength and that is in part due to amazing partners such as Stratford Circus. We have continued to develop this innovative scheme, now in its fifth year, so it always provides new learning opportunities for our pupils.”