Creating The Climbers
In this month’s blog, National Drama Membership Officer and actor LM Lewin discusses what it’s like to be creating live theatre again.
National Drama Stands With Ukraine
National Drama, the UK’s leading subject association for Drama, extends its support and solidarity to all of our colleagues in Ukraine: drama and theatre teachers, university researchers and performers in all fields of drama and theatre education.
The Bodies of Others
The Bodies of Others investigates, through a series of close readings of several theatrical and film productions in Europe and South America, the relationship between ‘representation’ (including theatrical representation) and ethics (defined as an ongoing relational negotiation, as opposed to a set of universal moral laws). The main concepts are exposed through a comparative analysis of historical processes, political actions and artistic works from different periods.
Stepping into Eternity: the experience of time in the drama of Dorothy Heathcote
As human individuals we live our lives within several embedding systems in Time, so that we are always dealing with multiple temporal conceptions.
Third Inquiries – towards the mobilization of form and place
This communication identifies and discusses aesthetic and pedagogical issues of an experience with the third fragment of Brecht’s learning play “The Baden-Baden Lesson on Consent”.
The Art of Wellbeing through Drama & Theatre Education
This article will attempt to clarify the meaning of wellbeing by examining its context and evolution into educational theory, from its philosophical origins to its current place in modern psychology.
Intergenerational Collaborative Digital Applied Theatre Practice: Empathy and Connection in a time of Social Isolation for NHS Patients undergoing Dialysis and Secondary School Students in North London
The past two years have been incredibly difficult for communities worldwide. We have seen devastating losses, heightened inequality, and exposure of ageism and poor care that has illustrated the urgent need for change in our world.
The Role of Register: Register Theory and its Consideration in Theatrical Performance
This article looks at the application of register theory in the theatrical context and as a potential educational approach in pedagogic drama. Although registers have been studied in a variety of social and literary contexts, relatively little has been written on their function within performance.
Inside the Rehearsal Room
With an exclusive focus on text-based theatre-making, Inside the Rehearsal Room is both an instructional and conceptual examination of the rehearsal process. Drawing on professional practice and underpinned by theory, this book moves through each stage of rehearsals, considering the inter-connectivity between the actor, director, designers and the backstage team, and how the cumulative effect of the weeks in rehearsal influences the final production.
Applied Theatre with Youth: Education, Engagement, Activism
Applied Theatre with Youth is a collection of essays that highlight the value and efficacy of applied theatre with young people in a broad range of settings, addressing challenges and offering concrete solutions.
This book tackles the vital issues of our time—including, among others, racism, climate crisis, gun violence, immigration, and gender—fostering dialogue, promoting education, and inciting social change.