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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 strategies across the curriculum, as well as drama as a subject in its own right. 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 develop the approaches for their own use. Most courses are run by David Farmer, unless stated otherwise.

Storytelling and Drama for Primary Schools

David Farmer is an experienced dramatist and performer offering drama and storytelling sessions suitable for Key Stages 1 and 2 to schools in Norfolk, UK.

He is also the author of top-selling book 101 Drama Games and Activities and was Artistic Director of Tiebreak Theatre Company from 1981 to 2005. David has since worked for Creative Partnerships, Drama for Learning and Creativity (D4LC), and Norfolk Arts Service.

David offers:

  • Storytelling to a year group or the whole school, followed by drama sessions with individual classes
  • Drama sessions on specific themes
  • One-off visits or residencies
  • The activities link to the Primary Framework for Literacy and drama strategies in the new Primary Curriculum

Current programmes (available all year-round) include:

Frog Stories (KS 1)
Storytelling with music and practical drama sessions for schools based on the popular 'Frog' books by Max Velthuijs. As well as being beautifully written and illustrated, the stories relate to many themes in PSHE (Further Details)

The Emperor and the Nightingale (KS 1 and 2) by Hans Christian Andersen.

Theseus and the Minotaur (KS 2)
A telling of the Greek Myth with related drama activities.

World War II Evacuees (KS 2)
Drama sessions about an evacuee child in Norfolk based on BBC archives, sound recordings and photographs.

Victorian Work Ethic (KS 2)
Drama activities based on the painting 'Work' by Ford Maddox Brown.

Costs

One Day: £275 (plus travel) For example, 3 or 4 class sessions plus storytelling
Half Day: £165 (plus travel) For example, storytelling plus two drama sessions

Visual Artist Fiona Muller is also available to support these sessions if required, working with classes on related art activities.

David created a real sense of the imaginary world contained within these wonderful animal stories.
- P.K. Holbrook, Headteacher, Gaywood Community Primary School, Norfolk

The session was simply wonderful - linking literacy with music and drama in ways which engaged and involved the children. David really understands how young children think. They were totally engrossed throughout the storytelling session - including our youngest nursery children!
- Cathy Whalen, Headteacher, Mousehold Infant School, Norwich

For further information please call 01603 465973 or email David here.

Primary Drama Courses

Directing Courses

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101 Drama Games and Activities

"One of the handiest things to have around" - Teaching Drama magazine

101 Drama Games and Activities

If you enjoy the activities on this website, then you will love 101 Drama Games and Activities by David Farmer. The pages are packed with tried and tested ideas for drama lessons, workshops or rehearsals.