Teacher Guides

Matthew Nichols “A friend and colleague in book form.” - Drama and Theatre magazine

This guide provides support, inspirational ideas and rock-solid guidance for secondary drama teachers. It outlines the fundamental principles of a creative drama curriculum, and looks at how teachers can facilitate this and deliver inspiring lessons to fulfi ll the potential of their learners.

The author's own advice and expertise is supplemented by case studies, thereby collating and offering up the best advice and experience available.

PB | 9781350092679 | £19.99

Includes:

 What Is A Drama Teacher?

 Building a Curriculum  Creating, Performing, Responding  Surviving: The Pressure Points  Engaging with Contemporary Work  The Bits in Between

Watch Matthew Nichols’ Q&A

on Bloomsbury Academic YouTube

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A Teacher's Guide to Musical Theatre

Kenneth Pickering and David Henson

“Whether you are a new or experienced teacher, this superbly written book has plenty of gems and treasures that will add value, broaden your teaching, and engage your students ... A must buy!” - Ivor Flint, London College of Music Are you looking for a structured approach to introduce musical theatre to your students? This book is for you! The unique structure of the chapters guides you through key facts and concepts in musical theatre history and offers practical in-class activities for students.

Teaching Playwriting

Theory into Practice

Paul Gardiner

“An excellent textbook, full of wonderful practical exercises that are useful to anyone connected with the theatre.” - British Theatre Guide

Both an engaging and rewarding activity for young people, playwriting is still under-utilised in the classroom. This is an essential resource for teachers wanting to gain the skills and confi dence necessary to introduce playwriting to their students.

PB | 9781474288019 | £25.99

How to Teach a Play

Essential Exercises for Popular Plays Edited by Miriam Chirico and Kelly Younger

“There are scores of great ideas in this book for enlivening plays in the classroom.” - Eugene O’Neill Written in an accessible and jargon-free style, this book features practical exercises for teaching 75 of the most commonly taught plays. Each exercise demonstrates how performance illuminates close reading of the text and will inspire you to transform and reinvent your own role in the dramatic arts.

PB | 9781350017535 | £24.99

200 Plays for GCSE and A-Level Performance

A Drama Teacher's Guide

Jason Hanlan

“Let’s not beat around the bush with this stage whisper: this book upstages anything else out there.” - Teach Secondary

How do I choose a play to perform with my students that meets the curriculum requirements and also interests my class?

If you're asking these questions, this is the book for you!

Written specifi cally for drama teachers, this is a quick, easy-touse guide to fi nding and staging the best performance material for a whole range of student abilities and requirements for 15 - 18-year-olds.

PB | 9781350146624 | £18.99

Winner of the 2021 Drama and Theatre Award for Outstanding Drama Resource

A Beginner’s Guide to Devising Theatre

Jess Thorpe and Tashi Gore

“This book demonstrates just how much drama can contribute to educational development. Any young person who comes successfully through this process will be equipped for almost anything.” - Ink Pellet

PB | 9781350025943 | £22.99

100 Acting Exercises for 8-18 Year Olds

Samantha Marsden

“An ambitious book which will surely become a classroom staple … Its breadth and the detail [is] invaluable.” - Teaching Drama “Here is the book that every drama teacher should have on their shelf.” - Sylvia Young, OBE

PB | 9781350049949 | £16.99 Part 1

1. How to Use This Book 2. Know Your Students: The Skills Audit 3. Which Play? Guiding Students in Choosing the Best Material 4. Design Options 5. Performance Exams: Everything You Need to Know for a Smoothly Run Professional

Exam 6. Performance Spaces: Intimate or Epic? 7. The Skills of the Actor: Language of the

Theatre 8. Shakespeare Part 2

200 plays

The Time Traveller’s Guide to British Theatre

The First Four Hundred Years

Aleks Sierz and Lia Ghilardi

“An immensely entertaining, informative guide to 400 years of British theatre that wears its considerable learning lightly.” - The Guardian

PB | 9781350301764 | £11.99

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