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Drama Resource courses take place at Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 6AB unless stated otherwise. The studios comprise a theatre, rehearsal spaces and the Arts Bar & Café (open Monday to Friday).

The following information was valid on 1st March 2011. Please check current details and availabilty yourself. We have not stayed at all these hotels and they are not affiliated to Drama Resource so please ensure you are satisfied before booking.

Ibis Hotel, London City (5, Commercial Street - directly opposite Toynbee Hall) Rooms seem to be £108 for 1 night http://www.ibishotel.com/gb/home/index.shtml

Premier Inn - 24 Prescot Street. Recommended by G. O'Grady - course participant March 2011.

The City Hotel (Osborn Street - which leads into Brick Lane, near to Toynbee Hall) From £84 per room on hotels.com, expedia.co.uk and www.cityhotellondon.co.uk

London City Hotel - 200, Borough High Street, - 20 mins by tube from Borough to Bank, then Monument to Aldgate East. Rooms from £59 per night with booking.com. No website but check the place out here: http://www.london-se1.co.uk/hotels/london_city_hotel.html

Alhambra Hotel, 17-19 Argyle Street, Kings Cross (5 stops from Kings X to Aldgate or Aldgate East) From £68 on laterooms.com and www.alhambrahotel.com

Travelodge - there are quite a few around Toynbee Hall. Rooms vary from £65 - 85 per night.

Check the following hotels at travelodge.co.uk

London Aldgate East - 6-13 Chamber Street - 10 mins walk fron Toynbee Hall

London Tower Bridge - Lloyds Court Business Centre, 1 Goodmans Yard - 10 mins walk from Toynbee Hall London Liverpool Street

1 Harrow Place, E1 7DB - 10 min walk from Toynbee Hall

London City Road - 7-12 City Road - 25 mins walk from Toynbee Hall 


Toynbee Studios is part of the Toynbee Hall complex at 28 Commercial Street, London E1. Download directions to Toynbee Studios by car, tube, bus, train or bike.

Courses Coming Soon

  • Drama Across the Curriculum Drama Across the Curriculum
    Wednesday 26th September 2012 10:30am - 4:30pm Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 Course Tutor: David Farmer This one-day drama INSET course immerses you in activities and ideas which you can take back and use immediately in the primary school classroom or drama club. The drama strategies - including still images, teacher in role, hot-seating, ten-second...
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  • Literacy Through Storytelling and Drama Literacy Through Storytelling and Drama
    Wednesday 21st November 2012 10:30am - 4:30pm Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, London E1 Course Tutor: David Farmer Stories and storytelling are crucial to helping children make sense of their world. This one-day INSET course provides a wealth of stimulating activities and approaches for bringing oral storytelling alive in the primary school, adding a new dimension...
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  • INSET with David Farmer
    As well as running courses in London, David Farmer offers INSET to primary schools across the UK, including whole-school training days and twilight sessions. He also presents workshops in schools and conferences abroad - including Portugal and Switzerland. A typical CPD session introduces teaching staff to a range of drama strategies, games and approaches which can be used to boost literacy and to create interactive learning opportunities across the curriculum. An opportunity is also given for staff...
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Drama Courses

Since 2005 Drama Resource has offered a range of high quality training opportunities to hundreds of teachers, teaching assistants, drama practitioners, actors and directors. Courses on drama in education explore the role of drama techniques to use across the curriculum. Courses on directing and devising theatre use exciting and creative approaches to developing group performance.  All courses are highly practical and supported by course notes, enabling participants to easily adapt the approaches for their own use.