London Drama News

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.
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

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

Creative Storytelling by Animating Objects (Member Students) £85.00 £35.00

This workshop, led by Tim Webb, the artistic director of Oily Cart Theatre Company, will explore the company's use of all the senses, not just the senses of seeing and hearing which are the staples of theatre, and of animating objects to lend new dimensions to your storytelling skills. By working at a very simple level the course will refresh areas of your creativity that are rarely reached and utilised - but are a lot of fun. He will also pay attention to techniques for working with young people on the autism spectrum or those with profound and multiple learning disabilities.

Since 1981 Oily Cart has been taking its unique blend of theatre to children and young people in schools and venues across the UK and North America, challenging accepted definitions of theatre and audience, they create innovative, multi-sensory and highly interactive productions.

Venue: Unicorn Theatre.

Recommended products

Drama 7-11 - Developing Primary Teaching Skills (Members) (£23.99 £22.79)
by Neil Kitson and Ian Spiby
Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415141840
more info

School Improvement Through Drama (Members) (£34.99 £33.24)
by Patrice Baldwin
Network Continuum Education
ISBN: 978-1855394568
more info

Drama & Traditional Story for the Early Years (Members) (£26.99 £25.64)
by Nigel Toye and Francis Prendeville
Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415195362
more info

Recent Courses

Physical Theatre with Frantic assembly

with Neil Bettles
Saturday 13th March 2010
10am-3.30pm

Dealing with the Real World

with Professor Jonothan Neelands
Saturday 7th November 2009
10am-3.30pm
at Oval House Theatre
Find out more

Voices in the Park

~ A Mantle of the Expert Approach to Drama
led by Adam Annand
Wednesday 4th March 2009
7-9pm