Empowering the student as a theatre maker: A new rich-knowledge Theatre A level
Phil Cleaves runs essentialdrama.com, a collection of interviews with leading theatre academics and theatre professionals, and has just completed a PhD thesis, proposing a new A Level in Theatre. You can read the summary in this blog post, and keep ...
Word Diagrams for Drama
This blog is based on an article first published in “National Drama” magazine. Introduction - My Journey I have been experimenting with graphical representations of concepts for many years; I’ve found that diagrammatic representations of proce ...
Show and Business
Russell Lucas writes about why we should put sales at the centre of theatre training.
There is hope! 93% of all schools are offering Level 1/2 Performing Arts & Drama qualifications
Results day is always a day of great anticipation, the media rolls out the same slightly irritating headlines and we all carry on year after year doing what we can to ensure students achieve their qualifications in spite of all the barriers we migh ...
Choosing Plays with Relevance
I love reading plays. It sometimes feels like a hobby, but it’s also part of my job. It’s often the part of my job that does not get as much attention as I wish, and I can often find myself frantically rummaging through bookcases, searching folders ...