Everyday four plays are staged. These attract a sizeable audience who are keen to watch plays staged by children artistes from different corners of the country. Many renowned cultural celebrities such as Rafiqun Nabi, Azizul Hakim, Tanvin Sweety and Shah Alam Dulal lend encouragement to the future artistes with their words of advice.

On the fourth day of the festival on March 14, theatre activists Saeeda Islam and Tabibul Islam Babu came to watch the play. Saeeda Islam said, "This initiative encourages the child artistes, as they get the chance to prove their talent in Dhaka to the acclaimed theatre activists."

After watching a children's play Shukh Daitya, written by Mannan Hira and produced by a troupe from Munshiganj, Tabibul Islam Babu said at the certificate giving ceremony, "I am really impressed by the children's performance. The way they have tackled current problems in the play such as the mosquito menace, among others, is quite remarkable."

Ironically, however, not many children are coming to see the plays, despite the lack of entertainment in Dhaka. Organiser Liaquat Ali Lucky said, "We have sent letters to many schools, in the hope that many children will come and see the plays performed by children. Swedish ITI, Rakhal and CIDA have supported me in this endeavour in which 65 children troupes are participating."

Gononatya Forum, a troupe from Jessore, staged Bipul Mamar Bishal Parikalpana. The chief of the troupe Dipankar Das, who is also a headmaster of a school, said, "Each year, we wait to come to Dhaka with a new production in the festival." However, Dipankar believes that fewer children at the district level are participating in the festival. "Because of the present socio-cultural situation, parents are not keen to let their children perform in plays. Moreover, there is a paucity of children's plays in the country. Most of the time we have to depend on the writings of Rabindranath Tagore, Shukumar Roy and others."