Drama Teacher with over 10 years experience. A range of accessible and detailed resources to make Drama and Theatre teaching fun, inspiring and awesome. Any questions please ask!
Drama Teacher with over 10 years experience. A range of accessible and detailed resources to make Drama and Theatre teaching fun, inspiring and awesome. Any questions please ask!
In this bundle you get all of my Contentless Scenes to use when creating devised theatre with your pupils. Plus 3 packs of 50 amazing pieces of stimulus each. Plus 7 topic packs of stimulus. Plus 5 posters for devising!
Included:
Contentless Scenes Pack (35 scripts)
3x Amazing Stimulus Packs
7 x Topic Stimulus Packs (Grief, Morality, The Seasons, Time, Trust & Promises, Truth & lies, Worthlessness & Insignificance)
4 x Frantic Assembly adapted Questionnaires for Devising
GCSE Devising Script Examples
Love & Hate Devising SOW
GCSE Stimulus Booklet for Mock Devising Exam
5x Devising Posters
For more details please see the descriptions on each resource item.
You save 65% by purchasing this bundle as opposed to buying separately!
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A note from the author:
I use this booklet as a revision guidebook for my students studying DNA by Dennis Kelly, but it can also help to structure lessons.
The Resource covers the following over 34 pages of theatre-specific content:
A. Styles
B. Staging
C. Colour
D. Set
E. Props
F. Costume
G. Hair & Make Up
H. Lighting FX
I. Sound FX
J. Special FX
K. DNA: Location Design (Set, Props, Lighting & Sound Ideas)
L. DNA: Character Design (Costume, Hair & Make up Ideas)
M. Terminology Glossary
Included:
An in-depth 34 page GCSE Design Guidebook
Please note:
You will need a copy of ‘DNA’ by Dennis Kelly to accompany this resource.
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A note from the author:
I love improvisation and have compiled this SOW to be adaptable and useful for all Drama teachers as an accessible way into the world of improv. I have noted down different techniquesand games that you can play with your students, as well as assessment ideas and two fun whole class impov ideas. Your students will definitely love playing around with these in your lessons.
SOW Overview:
A detailed 10 page, five lesson (90 minute lessons - therefore has enough material for 8 hours of lesson time if you have shorter lessons!) SOW for students to experiment and play around creatively with Improvisation components.
Lesson Structure (90 Minute Lessons!)
Lesson One: Introduction to Improvisation
Lesson Two: Improvisational Stimuli
Lessons Three: Narrative, Abstract and Atmosphere Creation
Lesson Four: The Cavemen & Cavewomen - Whole Class Improvisations
Lesson Five: Assessment Lesson - Could be split over a number of extra lessons to tie together everything they have learnt from the SOW.
Resources Included:
1 x 10 Page Improvisation SOW
Assessment lesson Resources - Letter, Security Passes, Character Signs
Assessment Feedback Form
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A note from the author:
In this stimuli pack are images, quotes, poems and information to be used with pupils who are devising theatre as a springboard for their creative ideas.
Included:
20 pages stimuli booklet on the topic of Happiness
Please note:
Whilst I have included a range of stimulus, it is also advisable to include at least one article/piece of information from the month and year of use.
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A note from the author:
Having taught drama of the years I have cultivated a range of stimuli that really stretch and challenge the creativity of my pupils. In this stimuli pack are images, quotes, poems and information to be used with pupils who are devising theatre as a springboard for their creative ideas. A selection of 50 amazing pieces of stimulus are included in this pack.
Included:
50 pieces of stimulus that have produced exceptional ideas and drama
Please note:
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In this bundle you get three stimuli packs (each pack contains 50 pieces of stimulus) to use when creating devised theatre with your pupils.
Included:
50 Amazing Pieces of Drama Stimulus Vol.1
50 Amazing Pieces of Drama Stimulus Vol.2
50 Amazing Pieces of Drama Stimulus Vol.3
For more details please see the descriptions on each resource item.
You save 25% by purchasing this bundle as opposed to buying each one separately!
A note from the author:
In this resources pack are images and information to aid students with devising a Brechtian piece of drama in conjunction with my Brecht SOW. I use this SOW and these resources with my Year 9 classes, but would work equally well with KS4 and KS5 classes and high ability Year 7/8 classes.
Included:
Extracts from The Diary of Anne Frank
Nazi Germany Facts
A selection of Images
Brechtian Techniques Sheet
Assessment Task Sheet
Please note:
Whilst I have included extracts from the diary, it is advisable that a copy of the diary is purchased to give students more freedom over the chosen extracts.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
A note from the author:
In this resources pack are images and information to aid students with devising a Brechtian piece of drama in conjunction with my Brecht SOW. I use this SOW and these resources with my Year 9 classes, but would work equally well with KS4 and KS5 classes and high ability Year 7/8 classes.
Included:
Extracts from 1984 by George Orwell
Social Media / Modern Technology Facts & Information
A selection of Images
Brechtian Techniques Sheet
Assessment Task Sheet
Please note:
Whilst I have included extracts from 1984 by George Orwell, it is advisable that a copy of the book is purchased to give students more freedom over the chosen extracts.
Please do comment on my resources so that I can continue to update and expand them. If you need any more information/clarification please comment and I will update my resources ASAP!
A note from the author:
I use this scheme of work with my Year 9 classes, as not only does it offer exciting and creative opportunities, but it also allows for complex exploration how to direct. The students assessment allows them to experience both directing a piece of drama and to be directed in a piece of drama.
Objective Overview of Director SOW
§ To explore a variety of ways to direct others, and to develop and hone the skills of a competent director.
§ Students should recognise the communicative powers of theatre, and ensure all work aims to evoke a response or provide a message to the intended audience.
§ Students to play around with script extracts, and block sections of text.
§ Students should collaborate effectively with other group members.
Included:
In-depth Scheme of Work
Lesson Resources (Worksheets, Scripts, Activity Sheets, Evaluations)
Assessment Instructions
Please note:
You may want to purchase ‘The Believers’ by Bryony Lavery, ‘Spring Awakening’ by Georg Buchner and ‘Tristan & Yseult’ by Kneehigh, or ‘Crouch, Touch, Pause, Engage’ however any extract duologues can work for the main assessment.
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A Form Template for the HOD or Director of Drama/Expressive Arts to use with any directors of co-curricular shows or exam texts. This useful form safeguards the department against any issues relating to negative feedback from audience or staff relating to the content of shows selected for performance of pupils of any age.
Category:
Director of Drama Toolkit (also available as part of this bundle)
School Production Toolkit (also available as part of this bundle)
Included:
Production Proposal Form 2019/20
Please note:
Purchasing this template allows you to amend and reproduce the form in anyway that you wish.
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A note from the author:
Some of the resources from Arts Award directly are not very easy to use nor are they easy to communicate to or made accessible for young people. Therefore, I crafted these handouts as an extremely invaluable tool to support my Silver Arts Award candidates in their ideas for and organisation of evidence in their portfolio. I have been assessing the Arts Award for over 10 years now - Bronze, Silver & Gold.
Overview of Resource:
User-friendly handouts are a great start to stimulate ideas from candidates required to pass the Silver Arts Award.
Included:
Unit Booklet Handouts for initial ideas for the two units in the Silver Arts Award (excludes Unit 1: Part C)
Please note:
You must ensure that a member of your team is trained to assess your Arts Award candidates. Alternatively you can contact a local centre who can assess your candidates. Visit the Arts Award website for further details.
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A note from the author:
I created these posters to add a contemporary feel to my studios and classrooms. They give a real boost to creativity and imagination for my students, especially when they are creatively blocked or stuck. These work well in A4 or A3 as posters / visual displays, or I have also used them as handouts for group devising as A4 and A5 sizes, individually laminated or combined to make a booklet.
Included:
1x Illuminating Illustrations - Devising Stimuli Poster
Please note:
This resource is also part of a bundle / collection of all devising posters.
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A note from the author:
This was the quiz that I hosted for our annual Drama Department Dinner. 5 rounds, takes approximately 45 mins/1 hour or so depending on numbers and method of scoring (we used the teacher table to score). Our students are placed into different Theatre Companies (drama houses) for various events that they partake in each year.
Round 1 - General Theatre, Film & TV
Round 2 - Music Round - Name Musical & Song
Round 3 - School Drama Department (Make these your own!)
Overview of Resources:
These resources are for a complete quiz event.
Included:
Quiz Questions
Quiz Answer Sheets
Please note:
You will have to supply the music for the music round (Round 4). You can source these on Youtube / Spotify. Ensure you cut off with the last line prompt or it may give away the title of the song or some other key piece of information.
You will also have to tailor the questions in Round 3 to your own school’s drama department. You can use mine as a basis.
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A note from the author:
I have this poster on my studio walls as a fun and informative way for students to gain initial exposure to Augusto Boal.
Overview of Resource:
1 x Practitioner Poster - Augusto Boal
Category:
Practitioner Posters Pack (Bundle)
Included:
1x Poster
Please note:
Purchasing this poster allows you to amend and reproduce it for use in your school.
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A note from the author:
A useful Template Production Audition Pack for the directors of co-curricular shows or exam texts. This template guides directors on what they should include when preparing for auditions.
Category:
Director of Drama Toolkit (also available as part of this bundle)
School Production Toolkit (also available as part of this bundle)
Included:
Production Audition Pack Template
Cast Audition Form
Crew Backstage Role Form
Please note:
Purchasing this template allows you to amend and reproduce the pack and forms in anyway that you wish.
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A note from the author:
Two Devising Booklets that I use with my Year 10 pupils as a mock for the Component One in the GCSE. Also very useful for KS3 devising units! Space for pupils to mind map initial ideas & thoughts after group/whole class discussion.
Category:
Drama GCSE Complete (also available as part of this bundle)
GCSE Drama Component One: Devising Theatre (also available as part of this bundle)
Please note:
Purchasing this resource allows you to amend it in any way you would like.
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A note from the author:
A variety of my best selling and top rated resources on TES for a limited time price!
Overview of Resources:
These resources will really help you deliver amazing lessons for students and pupils in your drama and theatre departments. There are displays, SOWs, lesson resources, stimulus packs and more!
Included:
2 x KS3 or Year 7/8/9 SOW - The Arrival and Greek Theatre
1 x KS4 or GCSE or Year 10 / 11 SOW - Physical Theatre
1 x KS3 / KS4 / KS5 SOW - Directing
1 x 50 Amazing pieces of Stimulus
2 x Practitioner Posters - Brecht & Stanislavski
1 x Contentless / Open Scenes Pack (35 scripts)
6 x Devising Stimulus Packs (Dark & Light, Freedom, Loneliness & Solitude, Love, Perfection, Power & Control)
1 x Drama Department Production Handbook Template
4 x Frantic Assembly Adapted Questionnaires for Devising
1 x GCSE / A Level Theatre Design Booklet
1 x Set of 80 Hot-Seating Cue Question Cards
Please note:
You will need a selection of scripts to use for the Directing SOW. I have given examples in the SOW of what I use.
You save 47% with this bundle!
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A note from the author:
I use these 8 stations as a lesson to help my students prep for examinations and assessments. I spread the 8 stations around the room and split up the students who carousel or rotate around the different stations, exposing them to a variety of fun and useful ways in which they can learn lines.
This is also really useful for learning lines for co curricular drama such as school productions, plays, performances, monologues, LAMDA, drama clubs etc.
Category:
School Production Bundle
Resources Included:
8 Station Guides for Learning Lines
Stations Include:
Station 1 - Intrapersonal
Station 2 - Chunking
Station 3 - Kineasthetic
Station 4 - Mnemonics
Station 5 - Visual
Station 6 - Experimental
Station 7 - Aural
Station 8 - Buddy Up
Please note:
Purchasing this resource allows you to use it in any way you would like.
You will need to provide certain resources for some of the stations:
Station 1 - Intrapersonal (spare paper & pens)
Station 2 - Chunking (highlighters in a range of colours)
Station 3 - Kineasthetic
Station 4 - Mnemonics (cue cards or spare paper)
Station 5 - Visual (spare paper and pens)
Station 6 - Experimental
Station 7 - Aural (audio recording device such as the students’ phones)
Station 8 - Buddy Up
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A note from the Author:
I have adapted the comic master piece ‘Twelfth Night’ into a school production with an additional 20 Gods/Goddesses, 3 servants of Olivia, and 6 extra Feste’s.
My additional play ‘Illyrian Elysium’ tells the story of the 20 Gods/Goddesses above Illyria who cause havoc down below for the mortals, which lead to the story of Twelfth Night unfolding. Illyrian weaves effortless between Shakespeare’s scenes and adds depth and explanation for younger audience members. New characters include ‘Love’, ‘Silence’, ‘Music’, ‘Revenge’, ‘Harmony’, ‘Fire’…
Please note that the ‘Goddess’ parts may be exchanged for ‘Gods’ in a mixed school setting.
Twelfth Night Brief Synopsis
Viola has been shipwrecked in a violent storm off the coast of Illyria; in the process she has lost her twin brother, Sebastian. She disguises herself as a boy and assumes the name Cesario for protection. Thus disguised, Viola comes into the service of Orsino, the Duke of Illyria. Orsino is having little luck courting the Countess Olivia, who is in mourning for the deaths of her father and brother. Orsino sends Viola to Olivia’s court with love letters, and when she arrives, Olivia becomes intrigued by the impudent young “boy,” and contrives to get “Cesario” to return by sending her butler, Malvolio, after her with one of Olivia’s rings. Viola realizes to her dismay that Olivia has fallen for her Cesario rather than Duke Orsino — this is further complicated by the fact that Viola has started to fall herself for Orsino.
Elsewhere, Sebastian (Viola’s twin, presumed dead) comes ashore in Illyria thinking that Viola has drowned in the shipwreck. His devoted and loving friend, Antonio, rescued him from the surf, and continues to aid him—at some risk to himself, as Antonio fought against the Duke at one time. Meanwhile, in Olivia’s court, Sir Toby Belch (her uncle) has hoodwinked a foppish Sir Andrew Aguecheek into supporting him (and giving him money) by convincing him that he could be a suitor to Olivia. There is also a running feud between Malvolio and Belch, and with the help of Maria (Olivia’s cook), and the band of Feste Fools, Belch plots to make a buffoon of the butler. Maria writes a love letter to Malvolio that will make him think Olivia has fallen for him…And thus begins the realm of discord descending upon Illyria…
A note from the author:
This is scheme of work is mainly for KS3 students, but would also suit KS4, to experiment with devising techniques, and how to craft their own drama. There is a group devising booklet that accompanies the assessment, and all students should keep a reflective journal/log of the devising process.
Objective Overview of Love & Hate
§ Students to create a devised performance on any aspect of the theme of Love & Hate, based on the stimuli provided (themes, text, poems, pictures etc.) and explorative devising techniques.
§ Students to develop skills in devising, physical theatre, group work, theatre creation, theatre structure, scriptwriting, transitions and communicating meaning for an audience.
§ Students to gain an introductory knowledge of physical theatre techniques.