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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
London Drama in the Primary and Foundation Years
With the conclusion of two new reports on Primary education indicating that schools need to increase their creativity and integrate subjects, drama is coming into its own as an inspiration for teachers and pupils alike.
If you wonder just what drama can do for you, London Drama can be of assistance with person to person advice and courses to get you started in practical tried and tested classroom drama. If you already use drama we can provide opportunities for you to extend your own drama practice and share ideas with other teachers through our workshops or our Discussion Forum.
We watch out for new views and ideas on primary and early years drama, flagging up interesting information from the DCSF or research. We have members with extensive experience of the Arts Mark Scheme, so if your school is planning to apply for Arts Mark we can help with in-school reviews and give an idea of how your application might add up. If a school is a member of a professional subject association like London Drama it does add weight to applications.
Our bookshop has a range of Primary books, from those generally about drama techniques suitable for our age group in the classroom to books on those tricky areas of assembly or performances. We also stock books with specific content such as teaching literacy through drama.
Many of the London theatres with education departments inform us of their forthcoming shows and workshops. These may be of interest to you as outings for your pupils or to provide information for you to hand on to parents for suitable shows.
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.
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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.
