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Editorial
Back to school P
encils sharpened, bags packed... it’s that time of year again! Returning to school after the summer holidays can be a bit of a shock to the system, so hopefully this issue of Drama & Theatre should help ease you back in and give you a few ideas as you start writing lesson plans and thinking about the year ahead.
This issue, I was thrilled to be able to highlight a new field being developed in film and TV: intimacy practice (p16). Like many of you, I thoroughly enjoyed Netflix’s Sex Education and BBC’s Normal People, so have been following the commentary about the role of intimacy coordinator Ita O’Brien and the pioneering role she is now playing in the this role being factored into productions both on stage and screen, and will be fascinating to see how drama schools respond to the growing demand for practitioners in this field.
Congratulations must go to our newly promoted assistant editor Hattie Fisk, who is bringing us another exciting story about the restoration of one of London’s most iconic and historically important alternative theatre venues, Soho Poly (p32). While we are hearing so much about the threat of closure and pressures of funding faced by theatre companies and venues, it’s a joy to hear about a project of this magnitude.
Also this issue, we find out more about the vibrant new series of theatre productions from the Roald Dahl Story Company (p25), and the company at the helm of the immersive theatre industry, which is now launching a range of training courses to help actors develop the skills needed for this unique artform (p36).
As the school year kicks off and older students start thinking about their next steps beyond school, we’ve included a useful extract from Nick Moseley’s new book, Getting into Drama School: The Compact Guide, published by Nick Hern Books (p20). We hope you find this issue of Drama & Theatre to be a useful resource and wish you the very best of luck for the term ahead!
Freya Parr, Editor
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Twice each term of the academic year, Drama & Theatre brings you practical strategies, lesson plans, and inspiration to enhance your teaching. Whether you teach in a school context at primary or secondary level, lead extra-curricular drama workshops, or give private tuition, D &T is an invaluable resource written for teachers by teachers, playwrights and practitioners.
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