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One of the most talked about pieces of children's theatreÌýopens at the tonight. . It's about a homeless man, now living on the streetsÌýafter he loses everything, his family, his farm and his home.

It'sÌýaimed at a Ìý6+ audience but children are used to moreÌýdifficult issues. Former Children's Laureate Jacqueline Wilson writes aboutÌýtough subjects, including divorce, adoption and mental illness while another former children's laureate Michael Rosen has written about bereavementÌýaimed, like this theatre piece at aged 6+, after the death of his own son in "". Ìý

In Minor Matters the Swiss actor asks "what do we need to be happy?" Peter, from Zurich, says he has done this show over 200 times. It's not depressing. It's about telling a story.

It's on in the Crescent Arts Centre in Belfast tonight, Tuesday and Wednesday night at 7.30pm. Are you sending your children? If so, let me know what they say about it. Ìý