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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

The New Edexcel A Level Drama Course (Members)

led by Robert Fonseca

Tuesday 20th October 6.30-8.30pm at Central School of Speech & Drama, Eton Avenue NW3 3HY

This course is aimed at both teachers new to the Edexcel AS/A Level course and to current teachers who wish to refresh their ideas and approach, particularly in the light of the new 2008 curriculum. We will focus in particular on:

      • Implementing an integrated approach to delivering the various units of the course: the choices we make and how they can be structured to create a coherent educational package.
      • Ways of usefully incorporating accessible elements of modern critical theory, offering a robust theoretical framework for analysing and creating drama (semiotics without Saussure!).
      • Practical exercises and approaches to teaching concepts, based on tried and tested schemes of work.

Robert Fonseca is Head of Drama at Cardinal Pole School, a mixed 11-18 comprehensive in Hackney, where he is also currently co-ordinating the introduction of the new diploma courses. Robert has been teaching drama in inner London for 18 years, in a variety of settings, and has taught the Edexcel A Level course since its inception in 1996. He worked for many years as a visiting examiner for the Edexcel AS and A2 performance units and he is an experienced course leader, having run many professional development programmes for NQTs and beginning teachers.

Recommended products

Edexcel AS Drama Study Guide (2nd Edition) (Members) (£19.95 £19.00)
by Max Harvey and Nigel Williams
Rhinegold Education
ISBN: 978-1-906178-37-6
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Edexcel A2 Drama Study Guide (2nd Edition) (Members) (£21.95 £20.85)
by Max Harvey and Andrew Psirides
Rhinegold Education
ISBN: 978-1-906178-81-9
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Advanced Drama & Theatre Studies (2nd Edition) (Members) (£21.99 £20.89)
by Jonothan Neelands and Warwick Dobson
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN: 978-0-340-97262-5
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
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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