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London Drama Conference
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
Education Phase
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
Confucius
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 - 479 BC)
Just as doing is at the the heart of understanding so at the heart of drama and theatre in education is participation. Participation in drama and/or theatre combats the sense of isolation and powerlessness that is common today and is at the heart of all learning and life. Don't you agree?
We would therefore like to invite you to participate in our website to make it a truly drama website. This, our Education Phase section, is available for you to post news, information and pictures about the phase of education you work in on sub pages attached to this landing page. For example, the page attached to Primary has a sub page attached: Drama Champions, which in turn has two sub pages: Croydon Drama Champions and Southwark Drama Champions, where the work of these groups is described in order partly to inspire others. You can also join a London Drama Discussion Group at the link below.
As a member organisation London Drama aims to support the wide range of contexts in which Drama is taught: as a creative activity, a learning medium, role-play, process drama, school production, performance, theatre studies:
Primary/SEN
Drama as a classroom practice
- as an individual teaching method
- or within a school curriculum policy.
Secondary
- KS3 Drama/KS4 GCSE Drama/Solo Drama Teacher/or Team Member
- Member of Performing Arts Department
- Member of Expressive Arts Department
Post 16
- AS/A level Drama and Theatre Studies
- BTEC Performing Arts
Freelance Practitioner
- developing drama/theatre in youth and community centres
Please contact us if you would like some space on here to feature your own work in a particular phase.
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
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Mapping Drama Practice
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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.
