London Drama News

National Drama also has developed Resources During Lockdown.

Like London Drama, National Drama has also developed support materials for Drama teachers during this lockdown period.
There is a page on their website at Resources and they have a Resources Folder for sahring resources at Resource Folder.
Take care at this difficult time!

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Drama Support

Drama Job Vacancies

Current Drama jobs here.
To advertise your Drama job please contact
londondrama1@gmail.com

Borough Drama

Is your borough organised for Drama? Does it provide INSET or CPD courses? London Drama can support the development of initiatives and programmes for drama in boroughs. Please contact us if you would like more information.
Find out more

School Support

If your school would like to develop drama training please contact us. We will advise on or provide active resourcing.

Youth Theatres

Get Into Theatre helps you find out about career opportunities, work experience, training and much more.

Publications

Order in the Chaos
by Danielle Mackenzie

This new practical resource book by Danielle Mackenzie published by London Drama provides teachers with seven exciting units of work and materials designed for the GCSE Edexcel Drama Examintion, New Specification, helping to organise "Order" in all that potential "Chaos".

Published as a downloadable E-Book.

More info and download here

London Drama Members!

Get 5% discount on all London Drama books at LD Books. (Log in required.) Applies also to members of National Drama and English Speaking Board. Find out more

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All Talk - Monologues for Young People £7.99

by various playwrights
Aurora Metro
ISBN 978-09551566-5-6

A series of short, single voice plays by writers based in the North West of England. These powerful, contemporary monologues share the struggles, courage, conflicts and joys of different characters facing difficult decisions in their lives. Developed through consultation with young people, they offer a range of authentic, memorable voices to stimulate discussion and participatory drama work.

• FIRST DATE by Anne-Marie O'Connor
Sometimes friendship comes with a heavy price tag.

• GETTING IT RIGHT by Peter Spafford
Luke can't choose between his shirts, let alone his parents.

• RESULTS DAY by Aelish Michael
Karly's mum thinks she's an angel, but what if she flaps her wings?

• CLOSE TO HOME by Mary Cooper
Jay's little sister is pregnant and he's livid - who's he going to punish?

• WEIGHED DOWN by Carla Monvid-Jenkinson/ Mary Cooper
When Claire's dad left, she thought that he was all she would lose.

• GIGGSY'S LEGS by Michael Harvey
Do you choose everything you are or does it choose you?

'Excellent - they were completely captivated by both the powerful scripts and performances.'
Prestwich Arts College

'Spellbound! Throughout the performances and at the end of the session, our students asked mature and relevant questions'
Woodhey High School

Recommended products

More Dulogues for All Accents and Ages (£12.99)
by Eamonn Jones and Jean Marlow
A& C Black
ISBN 9780713665277
more info

Actor's Guide to Auditions & Interviews (£9.99)
by Margo Annett
Macmillan
ISBN: 0-7136-6821-0
more info

Audition Speeches for 6-16 Year Olds (£9.99)
by Jean Marlow (Editor)
A & C Black
ISBN 9780713687729
more info

Coming up

Our free CPD events are being organised in partnership with National Drama via Eventbrite - access them here.

In addition, we have some resources to support you via our e-news at Resources and our home page centre panel features our latest free online event

Surveys

Drama Networks Survey
Are you in an active local network for drama teachers? Would you like to be? Take the LD Drama Network Survey here

GCSE Drama Take Up Survey
Has EBacc undermined GCSE Drama take up? Take the survey here.

Courses Survey
We are always keen to hear what courses we can run for you. Please take our Courses survey here.

Mapping Drama Practice
Take the Survey of Drama Practice: it will only take a minute

Organisations

STEP is a borough-wide partnership linking the theatre community and education and youth sector in the London Borough of Southwark. STEP aims to equalise, extend and deepen the theatre and drama experience of all young people living in Southwark through the development of strategic partnerships between schools, youth and community groups and theatres and performing arts organisations. STEP's objective is to work closely with Southwark schools, youth and community groups and theatres and performing arts organisations to develop creative approaches to learning and provide innovative projects which stimulate children and young people's personal development and contribute to their educational attainment.
Find out more here.