Sam Marsden Book Review – Drama Games for Early Years (4-7) & Acting Exercises for Creative Writing
There are three types of drama books on the shelves of Drama teachers across the land. Mixed in with play texts we used for that one awkward GCSE group back in 2014 there will be a little collection.The first type will be drama pedagogy or theory. W ...
Book Review: Doing Remote Theatre by Nick Bilbrough (Hands Up Theatre)
While many of us think that the Pandemic has made us change elements of our teaching – possible forever, possibly for good – one of the challenges of keeping Drama alive with young people wastrying to produce performance working remotely. Some of th ...
Book Review: The Drama Teacher’s Handbook by Keith Burt
The lack of any official KS3 National Curriculum is both a blessing and a curse for Drama teachers, forever allowing us to spread our creative wings in devising something engaging for our students whilst also hampering us with the constant worry tha ...
Book Review: 200 Plays… by Jason Hanlan
Ali Warren reviews 200 Plays for GCSE and A-Level Performance by Jason Hanlan.
Theatre Review: Hidden by Nina Lemon & Peer Productions
Peer Productions' latest production Hidden by Nina Lemon. Hidden tells the story of the recovery of three very different teenagers as they struggle with their mental health problems and self-harming behaviour; This play, for years 8+ has been develo ...
Old Vic: In Camera – LUNGS Review by Nathan Friend
It’s been a strange time for teachers and their students. Nevertheless even with remote learning and online interaction as the only option to ‘see’ our students the unique dynamic between a Drama department and their students continues regardless.&nb ...