This is a fantastic, fun activity which can be used in multiple ways. Use it for Induction Days with current Year 6s, Open Evenings or with your own Key Stage 3 students. Adaptable for 5 – 60 minutes. There are three Sound Palettes (very clever PowerPoints) which produce sound effects to accompany three activities. One is a scripted play, one is a narrator’s script and the third is an open-ended multi-use activity. All notes, scripts and Sound Palettes are included. All you need to do is fire up the PowerPoint, do a little printing and watch the fun.

This is a lovely resource which introduces students to the concept of Didactic Theatre – drama which has a message – more commonly known as Theatre in Education. Aimed at Year 8 or above, the end result of this unit will be work which can be performed to a younger audience. (For example, it has been used as a basis for a BTEC group to devise and perform a play about Internet safety to incoming Year 7 students). This makes it ideal for producing work to show to primary schools, new Year 7 students and so on. A 4-page script is used as the basis for students to produce their own devised message play using the same characters – the cartoonish Daft family. Students are asked to evaluate their own devised work at the end of the process and a helpsheet is provided for this. The script is accompanied by a full scheme of work (6 lessons), extension and homework activities and Key Words.

After their disastrous staging of “Titanic – The Play”, the Frimley Players are proud to present the slightly less ambitious “Where There’s A Will”. Written and directed by, and accidentally starring, Camilla Hardacre, it is being staged – at just three days’ notice - under social distancing conditions. Unfortunately, the cast have not had time to rehearse this new version. In the style of “The Play That Goes Wrong”, this play-within-a-play is a hilarious comedy which schools, colleges and groups will find very “do-able” in the current climate, either as a classroom project or an actual production. There are two versions – for live productions and for Zoom-type presentations / recordings.

This is a set of twenty one monologues on the theme of travelling. They are ideal for classroom use (KS3 and above), audition or event which requires monologues. The resource contains: • 21 monologues in varying styles • Notes for teachers • Notes for actors on each monologue • Tip sheet on learning lines • Tip sheet on performing • 60+ pages • Almost 15000+ words Supplied in PDF and Word formats

A full-length play which which also contains 20 monologues. Originally written for the BTEC Drama exam (theme: Destiny) and used with great success by hundreds of schools and thousands of students. Two Immortals – are they Gods? – discuss the nature of Destiny and watch how it affects mere mortals. Uses a wide variety of styles to suit all performers. Ideal for in-class study, performance or auditions.

A full-length play which which also contains 20 monologues. Originally written for the BTEC Drama exam (theme: Contradiction) and used with great success by hundreds of schools and thousands of students. Professor Geigenteil is giving a lecture and uses case studies to illustrate his point. Uses a wide variety of styles to suit all performers. Ideal for in-class study, performance or auditions.

A full-length play with dialogue which also contains 25 monologues. Originally written for the BTEC Drama exam and used with great success by hundreds of schools and thousands of students. Amy and Harry are watching the first night of the new TV channel which is all about discoveries. In every sense of the word. Funny, moving, unexpected - a wide variety of styles to suit all performers. Ideal for in-class study, performance or auditions.

“One for Sorrow Two for Joy Three for a Girl Four for a Boy…” From the age-old children’s rhyme Clive Hulme and Chris Rowley have crafted a play with dialogue which also contains twenty self-contained monologues. It can be performed as written or can be presented as monologues-only. Both make dramatic sense. For a cast of between 4 and 21 (any gender mix) the full play lasts about 100 minutes. Monologues are written in a variety of styles to suit all performers.

This is a superbly detailed (136 pages, 30,000+ words) scheme of work on monologues which an OFSTED Inspector described as “spine-tingling”. Through thirty inter-connected yet stand-alone monologues, students explore the relationships between members of a school community. Depending on your cohort size, this is easily a half term’s work, probably more. The lesson plans take you through the performance stage of the monologues, and then lead into the devising stage where the characters start to interact. Contains thirty monologues, lesson plan divided into Units, homeworks, links to other works, teacher notes, handout sheets for students (including line-learning and performance tips) – everything you could possibly want is here. Monologues have been successfully performed at Drama evenings. Suitable for Year 9 and upwards – maybe even committed Year 8s. Supplied in both Word and PDF formats

A six-lesson scheme for KS3 with script, handouts, pictures and video examples. Includes PowerPoint for display and assessment opportunity.

The whole of this movement lesson (Drama and Dance are NEVER mentioned!) is run from the fantastic 30-slide PowerPoint. Music, animations, timers and jokes are all included. It has been used with great success with Years 5,6 and 7. It could even be used - and has been - with GCSE/BTEC . It’s a one-off lesson which could lead to further work but is ideal for Year 6 Induction days, Cross-Curricular Citizenship days, Arts carousel days or a bit of end of term fun. If you analyse it deeply (you needn’t) it’s about celebrating diversity and accepting difference. It’s a Dance/Drama lesson for those who specialise in either, neither or both. Even boys love it – who wouldn’t love the opportunity to become an alien for a while? One of the most popular R4D resources.

“Dying is easy. Comedy is difficult”. But like everything else it can be done more successfully when analysed and practised and this scheme will help incalculably. So here, across 10/11 sixty minute lessons, running to 30+ pages and 8,000+ words, you will find a scheme of work looking at: Black (Dark) Comedy, Stand-up, Improvisation, Slapstick, Sketch Shows and Sit Coms. All of this is tied up with an end of unit assessment. All the support links and sheets are included and lessons are planned in timed sections. This is suitable for Key Stage 3 (or for Key Stage 4 who have little drama experience, or for ex-curricular or Drama Club projects). Download the sample from the link in second image for a complete lesson.

Six Post 16 girls celebrate the end of their A levels with a holiday to Spain – with one younger step-sister in tow. What could possibly go wrong? Set in the airport departures lounge as they head home, it combines humour and pathos, Pringles and piñatas, Siri and sangria. Originally commissioned for GCSE performance, this 40-45 minute play is set in real time, in a Spanish Airport lounge as the seven girls head home from the post-exam trip they will never forget. Script (fully photocopiable), production notes and sound effect files included. Click second image for full link to sample script and effects.

Four detailed lesson plans (60 minutes each) looking at the subject of Diversity, Body Image and Acceptance, followed by two (or more) further optional lessons which give opportunities for formal assessment through a devising process linked to GCSE criteria. This is an issue which is sure to resonate with your students and here it is treated in an informative and sensitive manner which will challenge their pre-conceptions. How we look at ourselves - and at others - with one lesson referencing The Greatest Showman and P T Barnum. The theme is “acceptance” - both of ourselves and of others - and the scheme can be used from the end of Year 7 upwards. Contains all required resources, including PowerPoint, music and links.

Dis iz da story hof macbeth as told by Ali G. One page which yous can display or use as da handout. Admittedly hit doesn’t include all da details but hit has bin downloaded ova six quillion times, so some peeps must be findin hit useful. An’ as wiv all da fittest tings in life, it’s freesome. Respect

You need a Performance Licence if you wish to perform one of our plays in public. You need to purchase one licence per performance. “Public performances” are defined in our scripts. Charging (or not) for tickets is a venue decision and does not affect the need for a licence.

A linked set of 19 monologues for classroom use or public performance. A park bench is the “stage” for 19 different people at various times during the day. They ponder and pontificate, reflect and plan and, in talking about other people, reveal quite a lot about themselves. Suitable for 14+. Fully photocopiable. A comprehensive pack (56 pages, in Word and PDF formats) with all scripts, notes, exercises and a PowerPoint for background projection in a public performance. See blue image for sample information.