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#MarkRavenhill101 33: lots of great plays do this. Kane’s Crave, Crimp’s Attempts on Her Life, Birch’s Revolt She Said, Handke, Jelinek..what’s your favourite play of language talking to itself ?

"My responsibility as a playwright and storyteller is to give you the time of your life in the theatre" Lin-Manuel Miranda. This could just as much apply to the most misunderstood practitioner, Brecht. Ignite can help your students find the fun in BB with a tailor made workshop.

Very excited to be heading to Birmingham later for the #DramaMatters conference. Looking forward to meeting Drama teachers from across the UK. Thank you Tracy D!

#dramamatters Thank you everyone for a great weekend of fun and learning. Have a few hours rest before going back to class re-energised and enthused. [email protected]

Thank you to everyone at @dramamatters1 conference over the weekend. Terrific CPD. Don't forget that if you want Ignite Drama to help you or your students access anything that was talked about then contact us on [email protected]

youtube.com/watch?v=qUcP1h… YES! I do!

Back to school? Wondering if you are 'Ofsted ready'? We, here at Ignite Drama, can help you, and perhaps your MAT colleagues, plan an integrated, progressive, spiralled Drama curriculum. Contact us on [email protected] for more on our range of student and teacher workshops.

#MarkRavenhill101 92: early on I came across a useful suggestion from Augusto Boal : inside each character’s objective is the seed of its counter objective. Eg ‘I want you to love’ has inside it ‘I want you to reject me’. I found using this made scenes and figures more dynamic

#MarkRavenhill101 94: to help me define the world of the play I’m working on I make lists of things that embody that world : sounds, objects, music etc. Most don’t find their way into the play but it’s a way of creating a world to write in to.

Ignite Drama will soon be releasing some one off cover lessons for drama and some simple schemes that you can share with non-specialist colleagues. All free and adaptable. What other resources would you like to be available for use from us? [email protected]

Primary colleagues looking for a morning starter activity: groups of 4/5. Quietly create 4 frozen images of school life. Bring one to life, or write a story of one character from the images. Discuss any issues arising as a class. Contact us on [email protected] for Drama CPD.

Guess the play, number 1 in an occasional series. "Imagine being inside a cloud, but with space inside it as well..." From a popular GCSE Drama text. Ignite Drama could help your students unlock the play with a half/full day's workshop. [email protected].

#NDMember Andy Kempe strongly argues the case for the play text in Secondary Drama in his #DRAMAMagazineND article ‘The Play’s the Thing’ #DRAMAMagazineND Subscriptions available for our wider community here: nationaldrama.org.uk/dramamagazine/…

"We really must stop these silly pretences" An Inspector Calls. If your students are struggling with a theatrical approach to the text then Ignite Drama can help with tailored workshops or CPD. We can also help unlock the text for Eng Lit. [email protected]

Check out these FREE Practitioners and Genres Guides from Burt’s Drama. Includes theatre makers such as Katie Mitchell, Bertolt Brecht, Jerzy Grotowski, Physical Theatre, TIE and many more. burtsdrama.com/practitioners-…

Students in KS2 and 3 may find it easy to take on a role and play with it, but many find it hard to take it to the next level and really get into character. So here are five activities to help younger students to engage with creating strong characters. burtsdrama.com/2021/09/22/sim…

"Oh Elizabeth, your justice would freeze beer". The Crucible. If you, or your students would like an interactive, fun workshop that opens the text up then contact us at [email protected]. For teachers and students alike, Ignite Drama CPD/workshops.

Ignite Drama are able to offer free starter packs of one off lesson plans for cover and supply work. Email for details. [email protected]

What should we be teaching when we teach Drama as a subject at Secondary School? What is Drama? What is Theatre? Are the two related? Should we limit the scope of our subject to Theatre? Why should be teach Drama? burtsdrama.com/2021/09/15/wha…