Story Books for Drama Teaching
Stories can provide the launch pad for a one-off drama session or several weeks of work. Drama strategies can be drawn on to deepen the understanding of characters and situations or to explore alternative outcomes. Below is a list of books which provide great...Read moreDorothy Heathcote – Pioneer of Educational Drama
The ethos of drama in education today owes an enormous debt to the inspiration of one woman – Dorothy Heathcote (MBE). She developed an empowering approach to educational drama that fired the imaginations of children and inspired the work of teachers.
Read moreLearning Through Drama in the Primary Years
“A must-have for those serious about the teaching of drama in primary school settings.”
Read moreWhoosh! Bringing Stories Alive through Drama
An interactive technique in which participants become characters and objects in a story as it is told.
Read moreBringing Fairy Tales to Life through Drama
Ways to develop fairy and folk tales into rehearsed performances, improvisations, tableaux and oral storytelling.
Read more7 Levels of Tension
The 7 levels of tension are used to explore the dynamics of a character, scene or improvisation.
Read morePlayful Plays Volume 1
A lively collection of eight short plays for children and young people supported by inspirational drama games.
Read moreCreative Shakespeare – The Globe Education Guide to Practical Shakespeare
Highly enjoyable approaches used in Globe Theatre workshops with dozens of activities aimed at children aged from 11 to adult.
Read moreShakespeare Primary Classics
Potted adaptations of five of Shakespeare’s plays with amusing and ingenious staging devices.
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