Dramatic Arts and theatre education helps to increase empathy and develop tolerance of others in learners. The ability to empathise or to understand another persons circumstances or feelings, is a very important skill to obtain in todays society.

 The children learn this skill not only through experimental role-play in the introductory activities, but also through the mini-scripts and whole class structured or improvised scenes they take part in. During these activities they are required to take on a new character with a whole different outlook, dealing with a separate scenario and set of emotions.

They are therefore given the opportunity to portray somebody else who is very different from themselves and this is what helps to develop their empathy skills as well as their tolerance and understanding of others.