Books, Drama Clubs, Drama Games, Secondary
Perfect book for planning drama sessions for secondary students and above, with games and longer activities.
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Features, Theatre Companies
Educational programme Forkbeard Fantasy run regular workshops and residencies as an integral part of their artistic programme. Courses range from one-day workshops to their popular six-day residential summer schools, covering film animation, animated props, the...Read more
Features, Theatre Companies
Practical exercises exploring the Forkbeard approach Through the Looking Glass To explain Forkbeard’s extraordinary melding of film and live performance, it is useful to show students extracts of their work. A good selection can be found on their DVD The...Read more
Features, Theatre Companies
Key productions Forkbeard Fantasy have produced dozens of shows ranging from On An Uncertain Insect to The Barbers of Surreal, The Brain and Frankenstein. Their plays grapple with big ideas, ranging from the history of cinema to genetic engineering and climate...Read more
Features, Theatre Companies
Key theory, ideas and practices Forkbeard Fantasy are pioneers of cross-artform multimedia theatre. Their subversive performances are a seemingly anarchic mix of film, animation, puppets, ludicrous costumes, mechanical sets and gothic vaudeville. Influenced by the...Read more
Acting, Directing and Devising, Download - Secondary, Drama Teaching, Features
Commedia dell’arte began in the marketplaces of 16th-century Europe as improvised theatre which was rude, funny and satirical.
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Drama Strategies, Drama Teaching, Features
Bring pictures to life through freeze frames, thought tracking and improvisation.
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Drama Teaching, ELT, Features, Language Teaching
Drama is an effective way of helping students to learn languages including English as a Foreign Language (EFL), as it uses active teaching and learning styles likely to motivate and sustain the attention of a wide cross section of pupils. Activities can include...Read more
Drama Strategies
Action Clip is a quick way to bring a freeze frame to life – with no preparation!
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Directing and Devising, Drama Teaching, Drama Tips, Features
These days Shakespeare can be taught to children and young people in very exciting and active ways – and there are numerous recent books to help teachers. These books bring alive the stories, characters, settings and language through lively games and exercises...Read more