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National Drama Chair, Dr Geoff Readman, speaks to the life and legacy of theatre director Peter Brook, who died aged 97 on 2nd July 2022.

Frantic Assembly, in association with National Drama, visited Coombe Boys’ School on Friday 18th March 2022 for World Theatre Day for Children & Young People, as part of ND & DTEA’s Seize the Day Campaign. Students interviewed members of Frantic Assembly’s creative team – director Scott Graham, actor Marc Benga, and movement director Sophie Shaw. …

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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 recent White Paper from the government includes some interesting policy changes some of which have implications for National Drama. Some of the decisions offer a ‘little hope’ that National Drama will be a more influential force in providing teachers and schools with much-needed guidance and accessible and relevant resources.

National Drama has this week written to the Rt Hon. Nick Gibb, MP to express our disappointment that the Arts Premium will not be allocated to schools in September 2021 as promised.

Like many of our members and followers, National Drama were devastated last week to hear that Kneehigh Theatre Company are winding down after 40 years

Calling all teachers – National Drama and C&T need your ideas about the future of technology in the classroom.