By my troth, I am fain to recommend this highly practical book if you are looking to explore Shakespeare with primary-aged varlets. The author provides more...

This invaluable book brings together a whole range of contemporary approaches to drama in education. 12 leading practitioners from the worlds of educational drama and professional...

Many schools are finding it more and more difficult to engage children in mathematics. This book aims to correct that by placing a whole range of creative approaches into the...

Macbeth is the first in a series of new editions from Shakespeare's Globe Education. Aimed at 11-16 year olds, the book brings the text alive through dozens of full-colour photos...

Review by Chris Lawrence, London Drama National Drama’s International Drama Conference this year was held at Swansea University 11-14th April 2011. Titled Drama - Same Difference and subtitled diversity and mutuality of process and practice it attracted attendees from every continent on Earth (except Antarctica) and provided a rich programme of keynotes,...

I’ve known about the work of Vivian Gussin Paley for years since reading her book The Boy Who Would Be A Helicopter which describes a powerful...

A pack of ordinary playing cards provided director Stafford-Clark with a range of games and activities which he used when rehearsing ‘Our Country’s Good’ written by Timberlake Wertenbaker back in 1988 - when neither...

This thorough and illuminating resource has been developed by the Royal Shakespeare Company to offer teachers practical sessions and worksheets for three of Shakespeare's most popular plays:...

This wide-ranging and resourceful book by the author of House of Games and The Improvisation Game is particularly aimed at those working with young people and adults in so-called "difficult" groups. Young offenders, youth groups and recalcitrant students will benefit from activities for engagement, collaboration, spontaneity and negotiation. There are detailed scenarios...

If you've ever wondered why you laugh in everyday situations, this entertaining book will tell you - and show you how to create comedic improvisation in rehearsal. John Wright was the co-creator of Trestle Theatre and Told by an Idiot. He has worked with leading companies including Complicite,...