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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

Strategies for Managing Challenging Behaviour in Drama (Members)

This course will focus on basic tried and tested strategies for dealing with challenging behaviour in drama. It may be of use to any teachers wanting to develop or sharpen practical strategies for managing individual or groups of pupils with difficult behaviour. The course will focus on one scheme of work and be using videotape evidence of best practice in drama. The INSET will be especially aimed at NQTs, teachers with few years drama experience or practitioners who find themselves with growing numbers of pupils on the SEN register.

Sally Brett was trained at Central School of Speech and Drama. She has an MA in Drama and Theatre Education She began her career as a drama specialist in 1980 and has taught in three large London comprehensive schools. In 1989 she joined the teaching team of a special school (MLD/SEBD) as a class tutor and later became Head of Drama with responsibility for setting up drama provision for years 7 to 11 and introducing exam drama. Sally recently became an AST for drama. She has just completed a research project for the DFES that identified effective learning and teaching strategies that enable SEN pupils to achieve in drama.

Tuesday 24th November: 6.30-8.30pm (Registration 6-6.30pm) at Central School of Speech and Drama (Room Y)

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Recommended products

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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Dorothy Heathcote: Drama As A Learning Medium (Members) (£18.99 £18.04)
by Betty Jane Wagner
Trentham Books
ISBN: 978-1-85856-225-4
more info

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