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Cover image: Frantic Assembly’s Ignition project. Credit: Michael Lynch
5 Editorial 6 News 11 Views Opinions from Amy Ewbank and Ruth Phillips 12 Bardwatching Catch up on all the latest Shakespeare news
FEATURES 14 Anne Odeke How to hone a career combining teaching with playwriting 15 In the wake of Kneehigh With many exam boards using Kneehigh Theatre as a chosen practitioner, John Johnson explores how we can still learn from their practice 16 Save Ignition! Frantic Assembly’s call for funding to save its youth programme 19 Imaginary Communities Follow Paul Bateson as he explores a dramatic story-based pedagogy and CPD from Chol Theatre and Art
PERFORMING ARTS 20 Punchdrunk Enrichment The editor visits an exciting new project taking place at primary schools across Greenwich
DRAMA IN EARLY YEARS AND PRIMARY 22 The Shivers Natasha Tripney meets the team behind this enticing story
BACKSTAGE MATTERS 25 Bristol Old Vic’s new literary department Established by Nancy Medina, we find out what the new branch can offer students
GOING SOLO 27 RCSSD Independent courses from the acclaimed school
ON COURSE 29 BIGLITTLE Theatre Company What’s on offer and why to get involved
MDE AWARDS 30 Danny Braverman Meet the winner of the Drama Lifetime Achievement Award 2024
VENUE FOCUS 37 Chichester Festival Theatre One writer takes a look at the brilliant youth theatre work in West Sussex
LESSON PLANS AND STRATEGIES 32 Practitioner focus DV8 35 One-off workshop 5 mins earlier 58 Drama strategy Heels and Toes
PLAYS 39 Play for performance Enron 40 Play for study Miss Julie 41 Play text reviews The Women of Troy; Desdemona; The Village; Agamemnon 44 Five great plays… … that feature strong female characters
REVIEWS 45 Books Acting Games for Creative Writing 40+ ‘Drama’ Strategies to Deepen Whole Class Learning 47 Performance NT New Views; Playing Shakespeare 48 CPD Inside Voices teacher podcast 48 Performance: School for Scandal 56 Schemes of Work summaries Full schemes available online: KS2 | The Lady of Shalott KS3 | Hansel and Gretel KS3/4 | Handling Emotion KS4 | An Inspector Calls: Delving Deeper KS5 | People, Places, Things
LISTINGS: UK-WIDE 50 Performances 51 Workshops and courses www.dramaandtheatre.co.uk
Autumn Term 1 2024/25 Drama & Theatre 3
