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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Dorothy Heathcote: Going beyond Teacher in Role in the Secondary School
Dorothy Heathcote: Going beyond Teacher in Role in the Secondary School
Dorothy Heathcote, the highly influential and much respected drama in education practitioner and theorist will give a talk via video conference. She will be speaking from the University of Derby.
In this video conference, Dorothy Heathcote will describe how a model of Mantle of the Expert can not only survive but flourish in the secondary school without disrupting the timetable and with simple organisation. Using real examples from projects carried out in schools from different parts of the country this video conference will not only inform and demonstrate how this model’s flexibility can operate, it will also provide a rare opportunity for discussion with Dorothy Heathcote herself.
Dorothy was educated at a village school, leaving at 14 to work in a weaving mill. At 19, with financial support from the mill owner, she studied at the Northern Theatre School with Esme Church, Rudolph Laban and Michel Sans Denis. Early in her career she taught drama to teachers from Bradford and Leeds and at 23 was appointed to the University of Durham to teach Froebel drama courses to Primary Heads of Schools.
In 2007 she was awarded the title of Honorary Doctor of Letters by the University of Newcastle upon Tyne and in 2008 Honorary Doctor of Education by the University of Derby. She regularly publishes articles based upon her practical experience in schools.
Recommended products
Dorothy Heathcote: Drama As A Learning Medium (Members) (£18.99 £18.04)by Betty Jane Wagner
Trentham Books
ISBN: 978-1-85856-225-4
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Drama Worlds (Members) (£26.00 £24.70)by Cecily O'Neill
Heinemann USA
ISBN 978-0-435-08671-8
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Drama For Learning: Mantle of the Expert Approach (Members) (£29.50 £28.03)by Dorothy Heathcote
Heinemann USA
ISBN 978-0-435-08643-5
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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
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Voices in the Park
~ A Mantle of the Expert Approach to Drama
led by Adam Annand
Wednesday 4th March 2009
7-9pm
