London Drama News
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Events
LD Playwriting Challenge
This event will enable young playwrights to meet and learn from each other as artists and so start a generation of London youth playwrights. More information at LD Playwriting Challenge
Application form at Application Form.
Drama Support
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.
Find out more
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
London Drama Members!
Get 5% discount on Drama to Inspire, Order in the Chaos, and all London Drama books. (Log in required.) Applies also to members of National Drama and English Speaking Board. Find out more
Our Services
We provide the following services to Members only:
Members' Area on this Website
In the Members' Area Members can access special discounts on courses and books as well as keeping up to date with the latest drama news, and accessing a Discussion Group and London Drama blog.
Dialogue Newsletter
Our regular Newsletter, Dialogue, is published six times a year at the beginning of terms and at half terms with news, drama information, theatre listings etc. In Dialogue you can write reviews, articles and profile your practice sharing with all other members in the London Drama community.
London Drama E-News
Our electronic newsletter, London Drama E-News links members day by day and provides the London Drama community with up to date information about theatre/drama events, discounts on theatre tickets, job opportunities and more.
Drama Magazine
Members receive copies of National Drama’s publication Drama free with their membership. Drama contains articles, practical ideas for drama, opinions and debate, and book reviews to stimulate and resource your drama teaching. Drama is also an opportunity for you to write about and share your own practice not only with a wider national drama community but also internationally.
We provide the following services to both Members and Non Members:
Course/Workshop Programme
We run courses and workshops by leading edge practitioners in order to inspire and resource you. Our programme is arranged not just once a year but all the year round and consists of of day workshops and shorter evening courses to suit all needs - all at discounted rates to our members. More here.
Book Service
We have a comprehensive stock of standard and new books on drama and theatre and play texts for young people which can be viewed and ordered here. Our books are sold at publishers’ cover prices but Members get a 5% discount on all book purchases. Log on to the Members' Area to gain access to the discounted books.
Theatre Companies
We highly recommend all theatre companies who are members of London Drama. We know them and we know their work and if you are looking for high quality work we can recommend all our Theatre Members to you.
Initial Teacher Training
We are actively involved in initial teacher training with Central School, Middlesex University, the Institute of Education and Goldsmiths College and take an active interest in helping those new to the profession get started in their new careers.
Network Links
London Drama thrives on making connections. We have many network links across the capital across the UK and internationally. Go to Resources to learn more.
Support, Advice and Information
In addition to all this, because we have a regularly manned office you can get support, relevant advice and information when you need it from our staff and management committee who are all experienced members. Contact Us.
Coming up
Frantic Assembly Physical Theatre Workshop
We are proud to announce that we have organised a workshop with the fantastic Frantic Assembly for Saturday 14th September at the New Diorama Arts Studio, 201 Drummond Street, London NW1 (Map).
The workshop will be led by Vicki Manderson.
More info and to book at more info/booking.
So You Want To Be A Drama Teacher?
If you are thinking of becoming a teacher of drama or have already been accepted onto a training course, PGCE, GTP, School Direct, Teach First etc. then we have a very useful preparataory evening course for you on Tuesday 25th June 2013: 6.30-8.30pm; Venue TBC.
The workshop will be led by Amanda Kipling, PGCE Drama Course Leader at University of London, Goldsmiths, and will give you good practical advice and strategies to path your way.
More info and to book at more info/booking.
Surveys
Drama Networks Survey
Are you in an active local network for drama teachers? Would you like to be? Take the LD Drama Network Survey here.
GCSE Drama Take Up Survey
Has EBacc undermined GCSE Drama take up? Take the survey here.
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.
