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secondary drama workshops

Our workshops are created with a particular age group in mind, but most can be tailor-made to suit your group’s needs. And to take the hassle out of the process - the workshop leader comes to you!
2 hour workshops for 14-19 year-olds (Key stage 4+)

Contemporary Theatre workshopsContemporary Theatre
Examine Contemporary Theatre scripts written for young actors. Create your own piece of contemporary theatre about issues that are relevant to young people today. Can be adapted to suit any issue (EG Drugs, violence, teenage pregnancy etc.)
Techniques: Characterisation, forum theatre, group work, informal performance

Devising
Explore different ways of creating drama using stimuli and styles of presentation. Stimuli focus on career paths and decision making.
Techniques: improvisation, group work, presentation styles (i.e. narration), informal performance

1 hour workshops - £70
2 hour workshops - £120

"I enjoyed that the students were spoken to in an encouraging way.
Their contributions were given value. It helped them understand how the set scenes worked in reality as opposed to reading aloud from text in class."

Class Teacher, The Sydney Russell School

10 Week Intensive Performance Project

Would you like your school to do a performance on the main stage of the Queen’s Theatre? Would you like your students to work with a professional director? Then why not get involved in our 10 Intensive Performance Course!

This is a course especially designed for students to learn professional acting, devising and performance skills and a chance to apply these skills to a performance on the stage of a producing theatre.

Techniques: Devising, acting, ensemble work, characterisation, improvisation and performance

Cost: £850 for 10 x 2hour Workshops

Please contact education@queens-theatre.co.uk for further details.

"The students enjoyed the new approaches… It has helped their abstract work."
Class Teacher, Frances Bardsley School

Producing Theatre Course
(Recommended for ages 14+)

Participants examine the role of a producing theatre and learn the skills and disciplines needed to create their own Theatre Company.

Workshops are provided in acting, devising, design, stage management and technical theatre and a workshop leader assists the participants in developing their first production for performance on the Queen’s main stage.

You will also receive a backstage tour and complimentary tickets to Queen’s Theatre main house performances for the length of the course.

Please contact education@queens-theatre.co.uk for further details.

Drama Enrichment Days

From acting skills and stage combat to costume and technical theatre, we can arrange for an experienced theatre professional to spend the day at your school to explore any area of theatre in depth. Content of the day will be designed around your curriculum and teaching needs. Contact us for further details.

Please contact education@queens-theatre.co.uk for further details.

 

Active Shakespeare

Explore Shakespeare’s plays actively, looking at the language, characters, themes and overall plot. Can be tailored to your individual coursework questions, or used as an introduction to Shakespeare’s works.

Techniques: vocal characterisation, physical theatre, interpretative choices, group work, informal performance

1 hr workshop - £70, 2 hr workshop - £120

Please contact education@queens-theatre.co.uk for further details.

 

Teacher Training

Ideal for a staff inset day and great for teachers who are keen to try drama activities with their students and want to develop their skills in this area. Sessions are tailormade to suit your needs. Techniques: basic rules for the drama classroom, games and activities to explore texts and themes, storytelling, informal performance.

Teaching Shakespeare Actively
Covers introductory exercises, working with the language, characters and themes. Includes a variety of active approaches which can be used with all ages and abilities. Can be tailored to specific plays or left as an introduction using a variety of play extracts.

2hr training session - £150

Did you know…

We also have a regular Teachers
and Tutors get together evening
at the theatre - contact us for
information about the next event!

Residency Programmes
for all ages

Short and long-term drama workshop programmes for all age groups.
Perfect for schools and community centres who wish to offer an after-school drama club.

Contact education@queens-theatre.co.uk for further details.

direct line: 01708 462373

 

 
 
 
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