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Drama Now! and the Way Ahead - more info and to book
Borough Drama
Is your borough organised for Drama? Does it provide INSET or CPD courses? London Drama can support the development of initiatives and programmes for drama in boroughs. Please contact us if you would like more information.
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School Support
If your school would like to develop drama training please contact us. We will advise on or provide active resourcing.
Youth Theatres
Get Into Theatre helps you find out about career opportunities, work experience, training and much more.
New Publications
Drama to Inspire: a London Drama Guide to excellent practice in drama for young people
Edited by John Coventon
This new book is a collection of practice based accounts by fifteen leading practitioners who have had a connection with London Drama, including Dorothy Heathcote, Jonothan Neelands, Andy Kempe and Daniel Shindler.
More info and/or buy here
Order in the Chaos
by Danielle Mackenzie
This new practical resource book by Danielle Mackenzie published by London Drama provides teachers with seven exciting units of work and materials designed for the GCSE Edexcel Drama Examintion, New Specification, helping to organise "Order" in all that potential "Chaos".
Published as a downloadable E-Book.
More info and download here
Stanislavski in Practice: exercises for students
by Nick O'Brien
This book is an unparalleled step-by-step guide to Stanislavski’s System. Each element of the System is covered practically through studio exercises and jargon-free discussion.
More info and/or buy here
London Drama Members!
Get 5% discount on Drama to Inspire, Order in the Chaos, Stanislavski in Practice and all London Drama books. (Log in required.) Applies also to members of National Drama and English Speaking Board. Find out more
Welcome to the New London Drama Website
Who We Are
We are the Professional Association for drama teachers, lecturers, teachers-in-training, theatre practitioners and others concerned with any aspect of Drama/Theatre Education. We link Drama across the inner and outer London region. We are a membership organisation entirely financed by voluntary contributions, ie. we receive no core funding from official funding bodies. We are run by a Committee and an Administrator with an office in central London.
What we provide
On this site you can enrol on any of our fantastic low-cost drama courses and workshops – either evening or day courses, led by experts in their field. And you can browse our extensive online bookshop which will eventually contain more than 300 Drama titles and purchase them here online. Here you can also join London Drama and receive all the benefits of membership including discounts on courses and books. You can also participate in the drama community via the new online Members' Forum, developing discussion areas, filing resources, receiving assistance and advice from the wider drama circle. (For assistance on how to use and make sense of this site please access our helpful Website Guide.)
What We Are Developing
London Drama has over many years developed and maintained an active network of drama teachers and theatre workers (see About London Drama). Because we are run by drama teachers for drama teachers we know what drama teachers need – good quality practical support, stimulus and new ideas! We see our role as keeping drama teachers in touch with one another via Day Workshops and Evening Courses at which members exchange drama ideas, and curriculum management experience.
What Do You Get?
Find out more about what you get for your membership here.
An Active Drama Community
Our aim is to support drama practice in order to maintain and develop an active Drama Teaching community of new and experienced drama and theatre practitioners. If you agree with these aims then why not join us?
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Coming up
Drama Now! ~ and the Way Ahead
Thursday 12 & Friday 13 April 2012: All day both days.
Venue: Goldsmiths College, New Cross SE14 6NW
Led by drama/theatre practitioners and young people.
At a time when the arts in education are under increasing challenge, the Conference is designed to inspire and support anyone with an interest in or professional engagement with Educational Drama and Theatre whether in London, or elsewhere.
Our aim is to make links, and put you, the wide range of practitioners, in touch with one another - to share current projects and practice.
Featuring: Cecily O'Neill (keynote), with workshops from:
Adam Annand, Andy Kempe, Daniel Shindler, Lucy Cuthbertson, Paul Sutton.
Performance by Corelli College.
More info and to book here.
Members discount fees here. (Log in needed)
Surveys
Courses Survey
We are always keen to hear what courses we can run for you. Please take our Courses survey here.
Mapping Drama Practice
Take the Survey of Drama Practice: it will only take a minute
Organisations
STEP is a borough-wide partnership linking the theatre community and education and youth sector in the London Borough of Southwark.
STEP aims to equalise, extend and deepen the theatre and drama experience of all young people living in Southwark through the development of strategic partnerships between schools, youth and community groups and theatres and performing arts organisations.
STEP's objective is to work closely with Southwark schools, youth and community groups and theatres and performing arts organisations to develop creative approaches to learning and provide innovative projects which stimulate children and young people's personal development and contribute to their educational attainment.
Find out more here.
