MUDDY CHOIR - Practical Exploration

Learning outcomes
These resources are designed to continue to embed ideas and dramatic techniques explored in The Muddy Choir into the student‟s learning and assist them in applying these ideas to their own
work. Extracts of the play included with the lesson plans and individual or class sets of the full text can be purchased directly from the Theatre Centre website.

The Play
Nominated for Best New Play for Young Audiences, Muddy Choir (Age 13+) by Jesse Britton, tells the story of three soldiers serving with the Durham Light Infantry. Including traditional wartime songs, the play is about childhood friends growing up in unbearable circumstances and the humanising power of music.

Summary of Lessons
Students will have the opportunity to develop their skills in numerous areas within the Drama curriculum. The plans focus on developing skills in improvisation, character development, the
use of song within narrative development, strategies for devising, character status and children’s learning across a variety of areas including literacy. These session plans may be adapted or
combined to suit the needs of your pupils.