A great unit that supports drama practitioners and teachers who want to use Zoom as a platform for students to give theatre performances. The pack contains information on how to use Zoom, monologues and duologues that have been adapted for Zoom performances, guidance on performing a play on Zoom - from a teacher who has! - and lots of useful links and support.

This WW1 poetry drama unit and lesson plan explores the narrative poem, ‘The Hero’ by Siegfried Sassoon and brings it to life through mime, freezes, movement, speaking aloud, thought-tracking, improvisation, tableau and by creating a powerful mini performance of the poem. Students explore the rhythm of the poem, the concept of what it means to be a hero, the language of the poem, its characters and story and - most importantly - the strong contrasts it presents. This is a great mini unit for drama lessons and English lessons and the resulting powerful poem performance can be given on topic days or in school assembly.

The Hamlet Rap is a short performance poetry unit with the whole story of Hamlet told as a narrative poem in 14 verses - plus chorus! This performance poetry unit contains a full copy of the poem plus great ideas and guidance on how to deliver performance poetry and create great performances. The Hamlet Rap can be performed for festivals and competitions, as part of a Shakespeare-themed revue, as a fun assembly, or as a whole school performance for Shakespeare Week.

A fantastic unit of activities for exploring and devising stories by creating picture-based storyboards - similar to cartoon spreads - using the 6 or 8 frame storyboard sheets provided. The worksheet pack helps students to explore traditional stories, original stories, short script extracts and life stories. The unit contains all of the necessary resources, including two storyboard templates, a traditional story for reference and two script extracts to create movie trailers! There’s enough material for a whole semester! Suitable for distance learning, home study, or independent classroom use. A perfect pack for supporting drama work, art work, English Language Arts and creative writing.

A great pack of fun drama games and simple drama activities that are suitable to be played at desks, in the cleared classroom, in a socially distanced drama studio - or even outside (weather permitting)! The drama games and activities are vaguely organised into ice-breakers, verbal games, movement activities and activities linked to creative performance. The pack also includes copies of any resources required, and guidelines for delivering safe socially distanced drama lessons.

A fabulous mini pack that contains an outline explaining the whole story of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, plus information detailing the play’s main characters, its major themes and its setting. This mini pack is a great reference sheet for teaching Shakespeare and is useful for students to keep as a reminder when studying Hamlet.

This Shakespearean Insults Worksheet Pack contains some great insults and witty comments from five different Shakespeare plays, a ‘Which Character Said This?’ mini quiz (plus answers!) and a fun Shakespearean ‘insult generator’! It’s a great worksheet pack for exploring Shakespearean language and works well as an independent study pack or a whole class worksheet activity .

This short script is a mini performance of the narrative poem, Matilda (who told lies and was burned to death) by Hilaire Belloc. This drama unit turns the poem into an improvised performance, using mime, prepared dialogue, movement, sound and narrators who read the poem aloud and link all of the scenes together. The pack contains a detailed lesson plan that creates a great mini performance for juniors for a school assembly, a poetry topic day, or an end of term showcase.

A great activity pack of worksheets for students to explore, analyse and devise characters. The pack uses the Role On The Wall method of character analysis, which involves writing descriptive words, facts and assumptions about a character in and around a body outline. This pack encourages students to use the Role On The Wall method in various forms to explore and interpret different characters from stories, books, plays and films. This activity pack is suitable for students aged 9+ and can be used as a distanced learning pack, for home work, or for pair work or independent study in the classroom.

A short unit containing a script for two characters with great drama and performance activities to help students to develop performance skills, character analysis work, improvisation abilities and script interpretation. It’s a really useful and fun introduction to script work, or a good unit for simple pair script work for students new to drama and performance.

A complete Primary School Drama Policy for any primary or junior school. The policy includes guidelines on strategies, implementation, differentiation and evaluation. This primary school drama policy includes everything you’ll need to create and maintain a drama syllabus in your primary school. The pack also includes suggested resources, websites and other sources for support, CPD and additional information.

A great unit of drama worksheets and theatre-related activities for independent study at junior level, ages 8+ The pack consist of 3 short script extracts each with numerous linked activities in four areas: Performance Research Art and Design Writing Additional Script Writing Prompts Suitable for any students to work through independently at school or at home. Please note: the Greek unit in this pack is also repeated, with small changes, in the pack for seniors.

A great pack of drama worksheets and theatre-related activities for independent study at senior level, ages 12+ The pack consist of 3 short script extracts each with numerous linked activities in four areas: Performance Research Art and Design Writing Additional Script Writing Prompts Suitable for any students to work through independently at school or at home. Please note: the Greek unit in this pack is repeated, with small changes, in the pack for juniors.

A unit of 10 drama lessons for the classroom. Simple to use and with great ideas for additional tasks and follow-on activities These no prep drama lesson plans are clearly laid out and very easy to follow. The classroom drama lessons are suitable for ages 7-11 and can be delivered in the classroom or a small drama studio. A great pack for new drama teachers to use.

A lesson plan for developing an autumn poem into a mini performance using sound, movement, dance and drama. Suitable for ages 6-10, it brings the poem to life. The pack also includes ideas for additional activities and classroom tasks. Brilliant for autumn-themed assembly or topic days. Good for Physical Education and learning to work together. Can also tie into music lessons for activities on rhythm, sound and expression.

Over 50 games for social, personal and creative development. Brilliant ice-breakers and fun games for every occasion and group! Vigorous games for energising players, calmer games for providing focus, verbal games for supporting English learning and verbal development, creative games to stimulate the imagination.

A pack of over 30 different line learning methods and strategies for helping actors of all ages to learn their lines for performances.

Fun character activity worksheets to help students to create or explore characters in stories, poems, books, plays and dramas. The pack uses a wide range of example characters and is great for independent work, home work, or fun fun classroom lessons. Brilliant for both English and drama lessons.

Worksheets with questions that will help students to understand and remember appropriate drama terminology for performing, learning and evaluating. Suitable for students at any stage of their drama experience. Great for exam practice. Includes Questions and Answers. Great for independent classroom work, home work or distance learning.

Everything you need to run an after-school drama club, drama group, or youth theatre. Includes 12 fabulous drama lesson plans, an outline for a first term mini performance plus drama methods and tips for props and costumes. Also contains information on start-up issues, insurance, royalties, health and safety - and loads more! Over 50 wonderful pages.