Teaching Drama Online/Socially Distanced
In response to the challenging situation most of us are facing regarding quarantine/ return to ‘normality’ during the coronavirus crisis, a lot of teachers have been asking how to teach drama online – and socially-distanced. I am gathering together links and ideas – please contact me if you have any you would like to add!
Below are a list of articles and resources which I’m updating regularly.

Night Watchman
The museum is closed for the night. The watchman is making his rounds. But something strange is going on ...
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Poetry in Motion
Poetry can be explored and presented effectively through drama and movement ...
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Daft Definitions
Put random words together to invent new concepts! Great storytelling warm-up ...
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Greek Gods Under Quarantine – Plays to be performed online
Plays designed to be performed on Zoom ...
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Wardrobe Malfunction – Online Drama Game 🎩
A daft dressing-up game where people find out what they have in common ...
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Family Portraits – Online/Socially Distanced
Groups have just a few seconds to make comical family tableaux ...
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Drama Menu at a Distance: 80 Socially Distanced or Online Theatre Games by Glyn Trefor-Jones
Drama games for socially-distanced and online teaching, carefully planned for this difficult period we are living through ...
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Teaching Drama with Social Distancing – Important Links
Up to date links with the latest advice on teaching drama and theatre during COVID-19 ...
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Throw Your Face (online version)
Throw your face - but be careful which way the wind is blowing! ...
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Mountview Live Interviews
Zoom interviews with Dame Judi Dench, Kwame Kwei-Armah, Noma Dumezweni, Amanda Holden, Glenda Jackson and Stephen Daldry ...
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Giving Presents (inc Online Version)
This game is all about receiving surprises and about the things we value most ...
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Stop, Go, Face, Clap
Sneaky adaptation of a very well-known drama game for playing online ...
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One Word At A Time – Online + Socially Distanced
A story is told by the group or in pairs, with each person adding one word at a time ...
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60-Minute Special – Cirque du Soleil
A 78-minute special, featuring the best live show moments of La Nouba, Varekai and Quidam by Cirque de Soleil ...
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Make your own frog and toad puppets
Norwich Puppet Theatre teach you to make a toad puppet ...
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Home Taskmaster
Students have to make a video based on different hilarious tasks. They can rope in their family to help! ...
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Multimedia Performance Night of the Living Dead
Edited from rehearsal shots, multimedia show featuring performers with cameras - and zombies ...
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The Drama Hut Workshops for Parents and Teachers
Curriculum-based drama workshops for children to access directly from home ...
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Zoom Performance Pack
PDF/Word doc includes monologues and duologues and practical guidance on directing performances online ...
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Devising theatre in a socially distant climate
DISTANCED DEVISING - ONLINE CPD The Paper Birds have been making and touring physical, verbatim theatre productions since 2003. But for the last 10 years, co-Directors Kylie and Jemma have ...
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Ten Second Objects (inc Online Version)
Small groups make the shape of an object using their bodies - in only ten seconds! ...
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Told By An Idiot: Idiots in Isolation
One of the most original physical comedy theatre companies I have ever seen - now sharing more of their ideas ...
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Drama Games for Language Teaching – Macmillan Webinar
Five Top Drama Games to enhance language learning and boost student confidence, creativity and spontaneity ...
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Mr Horne’s Performing Arts Channel
A YouTube channel produced by Mr Horne for his Primary Performing Arts curriculum classes – well worth a look! ...
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Share Your Shakespeare Online
The RSC invites you to share your favourite Shakespeare video or photo ...
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National Theatre Connections Festival – Online
The National Theatre Connections Festival performances posted online for the Royal & Derngate Theatre in Northampton ...
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Kneehigh WIndows to the World
The brilliant Kneehigh Theatre Company set you some bonkers and brilliant creative challenges ...
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Drama One to One Online/Offline
Therapeutic drama one-to-one, online and offline - an interview with Janine Oxley ...
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How to Direct a Show Online
Is it possible to continue rehearsals for a youth theatre production with a cast of 33 during the coronavirus crisis? ...
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Websites for Teaching Drama Online
Links to up-to-date websites which help with teaching drama online ...
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Useful Tools for Teaching Drama Online
Tools, resource hubs and free courses about teaching online ...
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Commedia dell’arte Drama Unit
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 Games for Language Teaching (teenage to adult)
14 easy to use drama games and activities suitable for a range of ages and language levels.
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Funnybones Drama and Dance Unit
Practical and funny drama and dance activities linked to this evergreen story (5-7 years)
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Introducing Augusto Boal (12 years to adult)
3 full-length practical sessions introducing the work of the revolutionary Brazilian theatre maker.
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The Gruffalo Drama Activities (4-7 years)
Explore familiar themes and characters through improvisation and role play.
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The King’s Sentence – a world without words
Lesson plan and original story for KS2 exploring non-verbal communication through gesture and sign language.
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The Musicians of Bremen Script
Sparkling short play script of the Brothers Grimm tale for KS2 performance.
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The Refugee Cat Drama Unit (5-11 years)
The incredible real-life story of a refugee family and their cat told through storytelling, discussion and drama activities.
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The Tiger Child Drama Unit
A range of drama and storytelling activities based on a traditional Indian folk-tale for KS1 and reception.
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World War Two Evacuees Drama Unit
Explore the experience of World War Two evacuees using media, drama strategies and a fictional story.
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