October 2010

Theatre Booklist

DRAMA IN EDUCATION
Drama as a Learning Medium; Creative Drama in Schools; Theatre Games; Drama Therapy Most of the books listed are not published by Samuel French Ltd. All books are paperback unless stated otherwise. For more information on prices, postage and availability please contact Frenchs Theatre Bookshop. Frenchs Theatre Bookshop, 52 Fitzroy Street, Fitzrovia, London, W1T 5JR. 020 7255 4300 (Bookshop) Fax: 020 7387 2161 Tel: 020 7387 9373 www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk email: theatre@samuelfrench-london.co.uk For an update to this list go to http://www.samuelfrench-london.co.uk/files/u1/tbl/drama-in-ed.pdf.
AAARCH TO ZIZZ. 135 Drama Games. Graeme K. Talboys This invaluable resource material for young people in the under-10 to 18 year age group has been collected and used extensively by the author in formal drama lessons and informally in clubs and parties. ISBN 0 9537770 5 7 ACTING GAMES FOR INDIVIDUAL PERFORMERS. A Comprehensive Workbook of 110 Acting Exercises. Gavin Levy This book is a collection of exercises that are to be utilized by the individual actor. Whether you lean more towards film or theatre this book will be of importance to you. It is as beneficial for the beginning student as it is for the seasoned professional. It enables you to explore at your own level and at your own pace. You get to become your own teacher and guide; there is no set order for you to follow. This puts the responsibility squarely on your shoulders. It is your journey and yours alone; you get to decide which direction it needs to take. The material is so versatile that it is beneficial for actors of all levels from individuals to groups. ISBN 9781 56608 146 7 ACTING ONE. Fifth Edition. Robert Cohen Used to teach beginning acting on more campuses than any other text, Acting One covers the basic elements of realistic acting in twenty eight lessons all based on experiential exercises. The text covers basic skills such as talking, listening, tactical interplay, physicalizing, building scenes, and making good choices. ISBN 978 0 07 351416 1 ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER A Handbook of Structured Group Techniques. A. Jane Remocker and Elizabeth T. Storch Intended primarily for occupational therapists, this unique book will also prove useful to anyone involved in interpersonal skills training. ADVANCED DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES Second Edition Hodder Education Jonothan Neelands Warwick Dobson Advanced Drama and Theatre Studies 2nd Edition is a practical book which is designed to provide students with the information they need to make and study theatre. This new edition draws upon and gives examples of a wide range of historical, cultural and contemporary theatre practices, which are well illustrated to enable students to visualize the different ways in which theatre is made and communicated. A comprehensive glossary of terms and practitioners is included to provide additional support in written tasks. ISBN 978 0 340 97262 5 AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH HOLIDAYS. Cross Curricular Readers Theatre.Written and Illustrated by Carol Peterson. Introducing holidays chronologically throughout a calendar year one play per month, the focus of this book is literacy and social studies; the book is not tied to the traditional nine month school calendar. In addition to social studies and literacy activities, science and maths are included. Suggestions for creating a classroom party to celebrate each holiday and helpful appendices are an added feature. ISBN 1 59469 013 8 THE ACTORS LAB WORKSHOP A BOOK OF ACTING EXERCISES (BASIC LEVEL) Robin Wilson. ISBN 1 86083 598 8 AQA GCSE DRAMA. Joy Morton, Ron Price, Rob Thomson. Consultants: Jon Taverner, Russell Whiteley. This is designed to help you get the highest grade you can in your GCSE Drama examination. Written by experienced examiners and teachers, it shows you what examiners are looking for in both coursework and the written paper. The book is full of lively, interesting material to help you practise the skills you need. ISBN 0 435 18611 6 ANALYZING PERFORMANCE Theater, Dance, and Film. Patrice Pavis. Translated by David Williams. This book provides conceptual tools for understanding a range of performance, including theatre dance, cinema, other audio-visual media, and mime. This richly illustrated book develops protocols for the analysis of performance at every level from the minute gestures and facial expressions of an actor to the social network in which theatre is embedded and respects the importance of every aspect of performance, including actor, costume, space, time, music, and lighting. ISBN 0 472 06689 7 ANOTHER 100+ IDEAS FOR DRAMA Anna Scher and Charles Verrall Following the wide acclaim of 100+ Ideas for Drama this very successful team have produced a second volume of lively and practical suggestions for drama work. Tried and tested at the Anna Scher Childrens Theatre in London, it concentrates particularly on developing improvisational skills. ANYONE CAN PRODUCE PLAYS WITH KIDS. The absolute Basics of Staging Your Own At-Home, In School, Round-theNeighbourhood Plays. L.E. McCullough. ISBN 1 57525 151 5 APPLEPIE PLAYS FOR YOUNG ACTORS ISBN 0 9539989 2 4 A Psychiatrist, his pupil, 3 Composers and the Diaries. Antony Wieland. Comedy play full of fast humour mostly based on historical research. Age range: 12 to 21. Uncorrected Talent. Clare Price. Light comic play with a wonderful blend of different character styles and verbal word play. Age range: 8 to 18. AQA A2 DRAMA STUDY GUIDE 2nd Edition Philip Rush This guide is logical and lucid, supportive and creative. It is written with authority and it provides a secure foundation and reassurance for the next stage of the AQA drama journey. Helen Haywood, Head of Performing Arts, St Peters RC High School, Gloucester ISBN 978 1 906178 82 6

AQA DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES AS DRAMA Exclusively Endorsed by AQA Su Fielder Pat Friday The book features: detailed guidance on understanding the content of the new AQA specifications; advice on approaching and assessing theatre visits; guidance on interpreting set texts and achieving success in practical work. This book is accompanied by a variety of engaging electronic and multimedia resources. ISBN 978 0 7487 8291 8 AQA DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES A2 DRAMA Exclusively Endorsed by AQA Su Fielder Pat Friday The book features: contextual information and discussion of production and performance elements relating to each of the prescribed plays; detailed support in preparing for each section of the exam, including examination-style questions; guidance for all group members on researching, devising, developing and presenting drama, including advice on writing supporting notes. ISBN 978 0 7487 8290 1 THE ART OF DRAMA TEACHING. Michael Fleming This book provides a multitude of practical ideas for teachers, student teachers, and those who are interested in using drama to teach other subjects. It is practical in orientation but has a significant theoretical dimension. AS DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES: The Essential Introduction for Edexcel Alan Perks and Jacqueline Porteous AS Drama and Theatre Studies: The Essential Introduction for Edexcel is a comprehensive and accessible guide to the new specification. The textbook covers all aspects of the AS year in depth, from exploring play texts to demonstrating skills in performance and theatre design. Written by a chief examiner and a principal moderator, this authoritative book offers a wealth of informed and supportive exercises to ensure that students reach their maximum potential. ISBN 978 0 451 43659 5 A2 DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES: The Essential Introduction for Edexcel Endorsed by Edexcel Alan Perks and Jaqueline Porteous A2 Drama and Theatre Studies: The Essential Introduction for Edexcel builds on the skills developed during the AS year to provide clear and informative guidance to Units 3 and 4 of the specification. This textbook provides further information on rehearsing, performing, directing and textual analysis, together with new material on deconstructing a script, devising theatre and preparing for the final examination. ISBN 978 0 415 43661 8 BTEC LEVEL 2 PERFORMING ARTS BTEC FIRST Sally Jewers Caroline Carnaghan Rob East Julie Read Closely mapped to the unit content and covering all mandatory and a selection of optional units, this is a book you can depend on to support your course. ISBN 978 0 435 02651 6 BTEC LEVEL 3 PERFORMING ARTS Sally Jewers, Carolyn Carnaghan, Paul Webster. ISBN 978 1 846906 78 7 AT PLAY. Teaching Teenagers Theater. Elizabeth Swados Liz Swados has changed the lives of countless young people, and has changed the way all of us in the field think about making theater. Liz makes theater that matters; her fierce optimism that the world can be changed, by kids an by art, infuses this book, as it does all her work. Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director, The Public Theater. ISBN 0 571 21120 8 THE BAMBOOZLE BOOK OF DRAMATIC STARTS 17 Ways to Start a Drama Lesson with Special Needs Pupils Christopher Davies This book goes much further than being a handbook for drama. It outlines a host of interesting and thoughtful ways of helping pupils who need more time and space than others, to explore themselves, their responses and their relationships. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to all teachers who work creatively with children. Steve Welton, Headteacher Birkett House Special School, Leicestershire ISBN 978 0 9549580 4 6 BBC ACTIVE GCSE BITESIZE REVISION: DRAMA Complete Revision Guide Written by GCSE Drama specialists. Support for your coursework as

well as your exams. How to achieve top marks. Revision thats easier to digest. ISBN 978 0 563 51562 3 BEGINNING DRAMA 4 11 Third Edition Joe Winston and Miles Tandy This third edition is fully updated and revised in light of the renewed Framework for teaching literacy and provides an introduction for early years and primary school teachers who are new to drama and for student teachers who wish to specialize in the teaching of drama. It offers step-by-step guidance to help teachers and children grow in confidence in their use of drama and shows clearly how drama can contribute to work in English, and learning across the curriculum, as well as the broader cultural life of the school. ISBN 978 0 451 47583 9 BRIGHT NEW IDEAS. Drama and Role-play Ages 5-11. Nichola Rees Drama and Role-play provides a collection of fun packed activities to show how drama and role-play can be used across the curriculum. Chapters include: History, Geography, Science, Music, RE. ISBN 0-439-96503-9 A CAREER HANDBOOK FOR TV, RADIO, FILM, VIDEO, & INTERACTIVE MEDIA Shiona Llewellyn and Sue Walker. Second Edition Specialist from across the fast-changing world of TV, radio, film, video and interactive media have contributed behind-the-scenes advice to provide the definitive guide to a career in theses areas. ISBN 0 7136 6320 0. CLASS ACTS Monologues for Teenagers. Clare Dowling and Caroline Williams. With an introduction by Dermot Bolger Thirty lively, contemporary monologues for use in the classroom or drama workshop with a diverse range of themes including bullying, holiday romances, exam pressure, career choices and relationships. An invaluable aid for teachers and students alike! DRAMA GAMES AND ACTING EXERCISES: 177 Games and activities Rod Martin A collection of games and acting exercises for developing confidence and creativity ISBN 978 1 56608 166 5 THE COMPLETE STANISLAVSKY TOOLKIT. Bella Merlin The Complete Stanislavsky Toolkit collects together for the first time the terms and ideas developed by Stanislavsky throughout his career. It is organised into three sections: Actor-Training, Rehearsal Processes and Performance Practices. Key terms are explained and defined as they naturally occur in this process. They are illustrated with examples from both his own work and that of other practitioners. Each stage of the process is then explored with sequences of practical exercises designed to help todays actors and students become thoroughly familiar with the tools in Stanislavkys toolkit. ISBN 978 1 85459 793 9 CONTEMPORARY PSYCHODRAMA New Approaches to Theory and Technique. Jos Fonesca Contemporary Psychodrama weaves together psychodrama and psychoanalysis with illustrative clinical examples, whilst preserving the essence of psychodramatic philosophy and methodology. Previously unavailable in the English language this book presents Jos Fonescas diverse new approaches to psychodrama together with a blending of theories. ISBN 1 58391 988 0 COOTIE SHOTS. A Fringe Benefits Book Theatrical Inoculations Against Bigotry for Kids, Parents and Teachers Plays Poems and Songs. Edited by Norma Bowles with Mark E Rosenthal. Cootie Shots is a unique assortment of plays, songs and poems designed for young audiences from kindergarten through sixth grade. Created by Fringe Benefits, a coalition of theatre artists, youth, educators and parents, Cootie Shots provides a fun and constructive way to promote tolerance and celebrate diversity by presenting role models of many different races, cultures, classes, genders, abilities, sexual orientations, religions, ages and experience. ISBN 978 1 55936 184 2

CRAC DEGREE COURSE GUIDES 2005/06. SERIES 1 8. Music, Drama and Dance. This provides comparative information about first-degree courses. This Guide will help you decide which course you want to follow up in more detail. ISBN 1 84455 016 8 CREATING DEMOCRATIC CITIZENSHIP THROUGH DRAMA EDUCATION: The Writings of Jonothan Neelands Peter OConnor Foreword by David Booth and Juliana Saxton This selection of seminal texts of Jonothan Neelands is essential reading for everyone involved in drama education. It showcases the classroom participatory democracy through ensemble based theatre education which Neelands developed over 25 years. ISBN 978 1 858856 456 2 CREATING DRAMA WITH 4-7 YEAR OLDS Lesson Ideas to Integrate Drama into the Primary Curriculum Miles Tandy and Jo Howell Based on the authors experience as teachers and in-service trainers, this book provides a wide range of ideas and activities for inspiring drama across the Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1, and is essential reading for all those interested in bringing drama into their school. ISBN 978 0 415 48349 0 CREATING DRAMA WITH 7-11 YEAR OLDS Lesson Ideas to Integrate Drama into the Primary Curriculum Miles Tandy and Jo Howell ISBN 978 0 451 48350 6 CREATIVE PLAY AND DRAMA WITH ADULTS AT RISK. Sue Jennings (A Speech- mark Therapy Resource) This hands-on manual offers a clear introduction to play and drama work for professionals working with adults at risk. Many adults feel nervous about drama and think that play is childish. Sue Jennings shows that by participating in play and drama people can make a difference to how they feel about themselves and the world around them. ISBN 978 0 86338 535 8 CREATIVE STORYTELLING WITH ADULTS AT RISK. Sue Jennings (A Speechmark Therapy Resource) Sue Jennings has collected stories from around the world when carrying out research and training in many countries, including Romania, Greece, Malaysia, India and Norway. This book will be a valuable resource for all practitioners in health and social services, including occupational therapists, nurses, drama therapists, art therapists and recreational workers. ISBN 978 0 86338 534 9 CREATIVE PLAY WITH CHILDREN AT RISK. Sue Jennings. (A Speechmark Therapy Resource) The companion volume to the successful Creative Storytelling with Children at Risk, this title is written for both professionals and parents. Using a practical and hands-on approach, Sue Jennings clearly illustrates the importance of play for the developing child, provides practical ideas for playing with children from birth onwards, and gives clear descriptions of the application of play techniques with children with special needs. ISBN 978 0 86388 536 5 CREATIVE STORYTELLING WITH CHILDREN AT RISK. Sue Jennings (A Speechmark Therapy Resource) For one reason or another, many children in difficulty are excluded: from their school, their family, and their social and cultural group. The methods in this book develop a framework of inclusion that brings some joy into the process of storytelling and integrates it as a social and cultural form for the benefit of children who are at risk. ISBN 978 0 86388 271 5 DEVELOPING DRAMA SKILLS 11-14. Joss Bennathan This book provides a clear structure to the Key Stage 3 Drama curriculum, and is also full of many new and exciting lesson ideas which will motivate and stimulate all students in their study of drama.

DISCOVERING SHAKESPEARE A WORKBOOK FOR STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. Written and Edited by Fredi Olster and Rick Hamilton. A Midsummer Nights Dream ISBN 1 57525 042 X DOROTHY HEATHCOTE Drama as a Learning Medium Betty Jane Wagner This new and extensively revised edition of Betty Jane Wagners seminal work will be welcomed by drama educators throughout the English-speaking world. Heathcotes work has been profoundly influential in that world. Heathcotes techniques the pedagogy of drama lacked full explanation. Wagners book gives us just that: a close-up detailing of this gifted, dynamic teacher in a variety of classroom settings, along with analyses of Heathcotes remarkable improvisations with young people. DOROTHY HEATHCOTES STORY biography of a remarkable drama teacher. Gavin Bolton Dorothy Heathcote is the most public drama teaching figure in the world. She has taught classes of children in five continents. The numbers must run into millions. In addition, innumerable teachers have watched her teach in person or on video and television. Dr Bolton describes Heathcotes upbringing, her work as a mill girl, her theatre training, her unprecedented appointment to Durham and Newcastle Universities and her extraordinary rise to fame. He examines the basis for her genius and shows how being a wife and mother contributed to her work. ISBN 1 85856 264 3 DRAMA AND CREATIVITY IN ACTION Teachers Handbook. Dr Babette Kaplan The intention of this book is to provide a resource for teachers, which is not too threatening but will encourage them to take the risk to try new activities, to be open-minded and have an emphasis on individuality and not sameness or conformity. DRAMA AND DIVERSITY A Pluralistic Perspective for Educational Drama. Sharon Grady. Foreword by Johnny Saldana This book offers a pluralistic perspective for the field of educational drama and theatre practice, demonstrating how we can respectfully work across and between differences such as race, social class, gender, sexual orientation, and ability. Filled with moments of drama practice to illustrate the ABCs of several areas of difference, each chapter: Analyzes an area of diversity. Builds an awareness about the issues with students through lesson plans. Helps Create an ongoing environment for inclusion and respect with several practical teaching and planning ideas. ISBN 0 325 00262 2 DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES. New revised and expanded edition. For use with all drama & theatre studies A & AS specifications. Sally Mackey and Simon Copper The authors both highly experienced in delivering courses to students and with an in-depth knowledge of theatre and drama have produced a clear, comprehensive and informative textbook to guide students to success in the new specifications. The text also includes numerous test questions and exam-style activities, detailed bibliographies and a useful matching guide to course requirements of the main new specifications. ISBN 0 7487 5168 8. DRAMA & THEATRE STUDIES AQA Advanced Richard Vergette This textbook has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the AQA Drama and Theatre Studies Advanced specification, and provides thorough, structured and up-to-date coverage of the subject content. The author combines knowledge of current classroom practice with extensive academic and examination experience, making this book an invaluable companion to students and teachers of drama and theatre studies at AS and A2. ISBN 978 1 84489 447 5 DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES AT AS/A LEVEL Jonothan Neelands and Warick Dobson This is a practical book which is designed to bridge the gap between

GCSE Drama and the challenges of the AS/A level courses. This book is an accessible guide which will give students the information they need to both make and study theatre. Drama and Theatre Studies also draws on and gives examples of a wide range of historical, cultural and contemporary theatre practices, which are well illustrated to enable students to visualise the different ways in which theatre is made and communicated. ISBN 0 340 75860 0 DRAMA AND TRADITIONAL STORY FOR THE EARLY YEARS Nigel Toye and Francis Prendiville. Foreword by Jonothan Neelands This is a book that looks at how drama has its basis in good early years practice. Most early years practitioners are doing some drama and are edging towards more structured work. The text will help them go further because it is practical and accessible, offering: . 16 Full dramas, More than thirty starting-points from which to develop new dramas. The tried and tested example dramas are based on traditional stories. DRAMA CURRICULUM FOR KINDERGARTEN AND FIRST GRADE. HOOVES AND HORNS, FINS AND FEATHERS. Pamela Gerke and Helen Landalf This new drama curriculum book offers an innovative approach to new drama in the classroom. Hooves and Horns, Fins and Feathers revolves around a theme of students in role as nature photographers who are preparing for a journey to study wild animals. This book also includes a full script by author L.E McCullough, of a native American tale from the Maidu people of California, suitable for performance by students. ISBN 1 57525 121 3. DRAMA. DANCE. SINGING. Teacher Resource Book. Edited by John Nicholas This collection of drama, dance and singing lesson activities has been drawn from a bank of ideas used by the Stagecoach Theatre Arts Schools teachers. Lessons include speech and drama exercises, games and improvisations often developed as a response to emotions. Dance activities include warm-ups, basic dance positions, improvisation, versatile dance exercises and routines while the singing activities help to develop rhythm and notation as well as providing enjoyable games to develop the voice. Activities can be adapted for large or small group use and are suitable for 6-16 year olds in a fun yet challenging way. ISBN 0 953 7770 2 2 DRAMA FOR LEARNING Dorothy Heathcotes Mantle of the Expert Approach to Education. Dorothy Heathcote and Gavin Bolton Drama for Learning pushes the boundaries of learning, using drama as an impetus for productive learning across the curriculum, from language arts to history, maths and science. DRAMA FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED CHILDREN. Ann B. McClintock. HB Planned for a relatively small space, with the minimum of special equipment, the activities in this book have all been developed and tested by the author herself, with the childrens enthusiastic co-operation. DRAMA GAMES & IMPROVS: Games for the Classroom and Beyond Compiled, Created and Invented by Justine Jones and Mary Ann Kelly As a Speech and Drama teacher from the time of Noah, I love this book! Here is a source of inspiration and renewal for those with a love for creative process that offers new ideas and a compendium they can trust. Jones and Kelly provide a strong innovative curriculum built on a solid foundation in educational and theatrical practice. Drama Games reaches a wide platform of educators, actors, therapists and innovators from both sides of the pond. Catherine Anne Lamond, professional adjudicator and educator. ISBN 978 1 56608 147 4 DRAMA GAMES FOR CLASSROOMS AND WORKSHOPS Jessica Swale Foreword by Max Stafford-Clark A, Flick-through quick-fire resource book, packed with 101 lively drama games for any classroom or workshop setting. The games are suitable for players of all ages, with many appropriate for children

from age 6 upwards. Whilst aimed primarily at school and youth theatre groups, they are equally fun and instructional for adults to play. ISBN 978 1 84842 010 6 DRAMA IN PRIMARY ENGLISH TEACHING Suzi ClipsonBoyles This book aims to provide primary teachers with drama opportunities for their pupils as required by the National Curriculum Order for English, and includes activities relating to the range of fiction and nonfiction outlined in the National Literacy Framework. DRAMA JOURNEYS: INSIDE DRAMA LEARNING Edited by Mary Mooney and Jennifer Nicholls This book explores the artistic and teaching conventions of various drama forms, inspiring a hands on approach to facilitating vibrant and innovative drama experiences in the primary school classroom. Relating to the New South Wales Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus, Drama Journeys is a must-have for primary teachers everywhere. ISBN 0 86819 696 7 DRAMA LESSONS FOR FIVE TO ELEVEN-YEAR-OLDS. Judith Ackroyd and Jo Boulton This book offers an exciting and varied range of tried and tested lessons, carefully planned and easy-to-follow, tailor-made for the busy primary teacher. For each lesson plan, essential resources and timing information are given, along with helpful suggestions for differentiation and follow-up activities. ISBN 1 85346 739 1 DRAMA LESSONS IN ACTION Antoinette Line Resource material for teachers of junior and secondary age pupils with lessons taught through improvisation. These are not presented as model lessons but provide ideas for adaptation and further development. DRAMA PLAY Bringing Books to Life Through Drama for 47 Year-Olds. Kay Hiatt Helping you plan and deliver drama as a key tool for improving literacy, this book is packed with read it and run with it activities. These show how to use stories in combination with basic drama techniques in order to raise standards in reading, writing, speaking and listening. Illustrated in colour, it: exploits childrens love of good stories and role-play in order to make learning fun. Provides clear and easy-to-use activities that will enhance understanding of basic drama techniques for teachers and children. Includes a checklist to help senior managers assess the whole-school impact of these activities. Offers templates for easy planning. Fun and accessible, this book is essential for teachers and support staff in Foundation settings and Key Stage 1 classrooms. It shows you how to incorporate key texts into your teaching in a creative and enjoyable way. ISBN 1 84312 178 6 DRAMA 7-11 Developing Primary Teaching Skills. Neil Kitson and Ian Spiby A practical guide to teaching drama which provides a clear and coherent framework together with a theoretical underpinning which teachers can use to create their own drama lessons. DRAMA SCRIPTS FOR PEOPLE WITHSPECIAL NEEDS. Sheree Vickers (A Speechmark Creative Groupwork Resource.) You may wish to use drama in a teaching or group situation but lack either the confidence to speak in character or the time to develop a role and/or workshop. This practical book solves both of these problems by providing the words to speak, an established well-worked lesson plan to use and an easy format to follow for multiple adaptations and future drama, the ideas in this book will inspire and assist your creative lessons. Intensely practical and hands-on, this is a book of scripts and drama-workshop breakdowns designed especially for people with special needs, including those with PMLD or Autistic Spectrum Disorders. ISBN 978 0 86388 529 7 DRAMA SCRIPTS / KEY TEXTS 2 Edited by Martin Lewis and John Rainer. Key Texts is a collection of ten extracts from titles on set or recommended lists, including East is East, Miss Julie, Metamorphosis and After Juliet. Exploring scripts from different times and cultures,

this volume provides inspiring opportunities for performance and study. ISBN 0 19 832180 5 DRAMA SCRIPTS. Series Editor. John OConner Each play has four to ten parts, and several require one or two choruses. Titles in this popular series for schools include: Heaven and Earth. 8 short plays by David Calcutt ISBN 0 7487 6017 2. Henry V and the Disappearing Playhouse. John OConner. ISBN 0 17 432666 1 (Please enquire as to other titles available in this series) THE DRAMA TEACHERS SURVIVAL GUIDE. A Complete Tool Kit for Theatre Arts. Margaret F Johnson Whether you are a seasoned drama director or a beginner, you will find this book to be an invaluable tool kit of aid and assistance. ISBN 978 1 56608 141 2 DRAMA TECHNIQUES IN LANGUAGE LEARNING A Resource Book of Communication Activities for Language Teachers. Alan Maley and Alan Duff This book offers a large selection of techniques for use at all levels which focus learners attention on communicative tasks or activities. These involve the whole personality of the learner and provide real reasons for expressing feelings and opinions. DRAMA & THEATRE STUDIES Edexcel Advanced Richard Vergette This textbook has been written specifically to meet the needs of students following the Edexcel Drama and Theatre Studies Advanced specification and provides thorough, structured and up-to-date coverage of the subject content. The author combines knowledge of current classroom practice with extensive academic and examination experience, making this book an invaluable companion to students and teachers of drama and theatre studies at AS and A2. ISBN 978 1 84489 446 8 DRAMA 3-5 A Practical Guide to Teaching Drama to Children in the Foundation Stage. Essential Guides for Early Years Practitioners Debbie Chalmers Based on the extensive tried and tested experience of the author, this practical book shows how to teach drama and stagework to children from 3-5 years. The wide variety of accessible activities and sample session plans are set alongside intended learning objectives of the Foundation Stage. Drama 3-5 prepares early years practitioners to lead and develop dramatic work with confidence and enthusiasm, whilst ensuring they understand the theory and value behind each activity. ISBN 978 0 415 42169 0 DRAMA WITHIN ENGLISH A Collection of drama pieces for KS3. Lesson plans photocopiable student pages. West This is aimed at all ability groups at Key Stage 3 and provides an introduction to a wide range of dramatic genres from monologues to the absurd. The book contains photocopiable drama scripts, which allow pupils to enjoy practising drama techniques, as well as building confidence and improving English and literacy skills. Lesson notes support the scripts and offer a variety of classroom-based activities to cover drama objectives, as outlined in the National curriculum and the framework for English at Key Stage 3. The notes enable teachers, specialist and non-specialist alike, to make links between these objectives and other demands within English. ISBN 0 237 52386 8 DRAMA, LITERACY AND MORAL EDUCATION 5-11. Joe Winston This book is of great interest to all teachers and student teachers who wish to harness the power of drama and story for the purposes of social and moral education and in the support of the National Literacy Strategy. This book provides documented schemes of work in the form of lesson plans for each of the primary year groups, with clearly defined objectives and criteria for assessment, all of which have been

successfully developed and trialled by the author with the support of classroom teachers. DRAMA THROUGH THE AGES. Mary Berry and Michael Clamp This book is to inspire lower secondary school students to explore literature through active and varied approaches. It is divided into thematic sections with illustrations to help place the writings in context. The suggested activities and notes are for group work and individual study. DRAMA WORLDS A Framework for Process Drama. Cecily ONeill Examines the complex improvised event called process drama and identifies it as an essential part of todays theatre. Cecily ONeill considers process dramas sources and its connections with more familiar kinds of improvisation. DRAMA WORKSHOPS FOR ANGER MANAGEMENT AND OFFENDING BEHAVIOUR. James Thompson The Blagg! and Pump! drama workshops combine dynamic drama techniques to explore issues of anger management and offending behaviour. They can easily be adapted to suit the particular needs or backgrounds of a variety of groups with behavioural problems, such as offending, aggressive or violence. Each programme consists of a course of dramatic exercises which are sufficiently flexible to accommodate restrictions imposed by time, space or numbers. EDEXCEL AS DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES Student Book John Davey Steve Lewis Consultant: Ginny Spooner Edexcel AS Drama and Theatre Studies Student Book is Edexcels own resource for their specification. It develops the skills, knowledge and understanding you need to succeed with the course and is brought to you by an expert team including senior examiners. ISBN 978 1 84690 241 3 EDEXCEL AS DRAMA STUDY GUIDE Max Harvey & Nigel Williams This study guide will support you through the various elements of the course and explain the precise requirements of each unit, making sure you understand how to approach them and what the examiners are looking for in each case. ISBN 978 1 906178 37 6 EDEXCEL A2 DRAMA AND THEATRE STUDIES Student Book Carolyn Carnaghan John Davey Alan Evans Steve Lewis Consultant: Ginny Spooner Edexcel A2 Drama and Theatre Studies Student Book is Edexcels own resource for the specification. It builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding of the AS year and develops the skills you need to succeed at A2 brought to you by an expert team including senior examiners. Provides clearly presented and easy to follow unit-by-unit coverage of the specification assessment requirements. ISBN 978 1 84690 238 3 EDEXCEL A2 DRAMA STUDY GUIDE 2nd Edition Max Harvey & Andrew Psirides This study guide will support you throughout your Edexcel A2 Drama and Theatre Studies course. Alongside practical exercises, the guide contains a wealth of suggestions for further reading and individual research. ISBN 978 1 906178 81 9 EDEXEL DRAMA FOR GCSE Second Edition Jos Leeder This second edition by Jos Leeder is fully up to date in line with the 2009 Edexel GCSE Drama specification. Covering all aspects of the course, the book continues to provide a host of opportunities for students to develop a creative and imaginative approach to making and studying theatre. ISBN 978 0 340 98537 3 EDEXCEL GCSE DRAMA Student Book Mike Gould Melissa Jones Consultants: Ginny Spooner, Gillian Emmett, Dave Folkson, Clea Wilcher This Student Book is Edexcels own resource for the specification.

Brought to you by an expert team including senior examiners and experienced teachers, it develops the skills you need to succeed with GCSE Drama EDEXCEL GCSE DRAMA STUDY GUIDE Kelly McManus Andrew Pullen This Edexcel GCSE Drama Study Guide is designed specifically to help you achieve your best in the course and examination. It will equip you with ideas, exercises, thoughts and questions to ensure that you get the most out of your drama course and get a better grade in the exam. Alongside practical exercises, the guide contains suggestions for further reading and individual research, supporting you in both the theoretical and practical demands of the course. ISBN 978 1 906178 2 GAMESTERS HANDBOOK 140 Games for Teachers and Group Leaders. Donna Brandes and Howard Phillips This book has been welcomed by teachers and group leaders running every kind of group session. It is an invaluable collection, offering 140 different activities, exercises and strategies, which the authors have tried and tested through years of teaching experience. THE GAMESTERS HANDBOOK 2 Donna Brandes and John Norris THE GAMESTERS HANDBOOK 3 Donna Brandes and John Norris A collection of valuable games for developing self-awareness, confidence, assertiveness, decision-making skills, trust, and also just for fun. THE GCSE DRAMA COURSE BOOK For Use With All GCSE Drama Specifications. Andy Kempe The process of playmaking. Characterisation. Dramatic style. Drama in movement and sound. Tackling issues through drama. Responding to plays. This is firmly based on practical explorations of how to make, perform and respond to drama. It employs a wide range of methods to cover research, improvisation, script writing, design and presentation. The resources used to simulate drama are exciting and varied, ranging from photo-love stories and poems to fine art and contemporary plays. ISBN 0 7487 6773 8 GCSE DRAMA FOR EDEXCEL. Ken Taylor and Jos Leeder Covering all aspects of the course this book provides a host of opportunities for students to develop a creative and imaginative approach to making and studying theatre. ISBN 0-340-80151-4 GCSE DRAMA FOR OCR David Cross and Christopher Reynolds Written by experienced examiners this book will provide a tailor-made support for OCR GCSE Drama Course and examination. Throughout the book there is advice about what the examiners will be looking for plus top tips to improve your grade. ISBN 0 435 18610 8 THE GEESE THEATRE HANDBOOK Drama with Offenders and People at Risk. Ed by Clarke Baim, Sally Brookes and Alun Mountford. This book explains the thinking behind the companys approach to applied drama with offenders and people at risk of offending, including young people. It also contains over hundred exercises with explanations, instructions and suggestions to help practitioners develop their own style and approach. The materials can be readily adapted to other settings including conflict resolution, restorative justice and interpersonal skills training. ISBN 1 872 870 67 8 GETTING THE BUGGERS INTO DRAMA. Practical Strategies For Using Drama Across the Curriculum. Sue Cowley Written with her usual practicality, humour and optimism, Sue Cowley demonstrates how drama can make lessons across the curriculum more interesting and engaging. This fascinating guide is aimed both at the specialist drama teacher and at those who are interested in using

drama to help them deliver other areas of the curriculum. It will also be particularly helpful to staff at primary level who have found themselves lumbered with putting on the school play! ISBN 978 0 8264 9758 1 THE HANDBOOK OF DRAMATHERAPY. Sue Jennings, Ann Cattanach, Steve Mitchell, Anna Chesner and Brenda Meldrum Provides a comprehensive base for theory and practice and will be an invaluable resource for all mental health professionals as well as for students of dramatherapy and theatre. HANDBOOK OF RECREATIONAL GAMES. Neva L. Boyd This book contains the rules for many common games that children play, often without knowing the full extent of the game, and instructions for many other games they probably have never heard of. Eighteen categories of games are covered with up to 59 games (plus variations) in a category. THE HEART OF MY MYSTERY. Experiencing Shakespeare in the Classroom. Dwayne Hopwood Natalie Hennessy. This versatile text can be incorporated in the English classroom in a variety of ways. Each chapter can be taught as a thematic whole, or activities could be chosen from a variety of chapters to create an individual module of work for a class. Relevant individual activities can also be used to complement existing modules of work, or as extension or group projects. ISBN 0 521 61251 9 A HIGH SCHOOLTHEATRE TEACHERS SURVIVAL GUIDE Raina S Ames With an eye both on the classroom and rehearsal room, A High School Theatre Teachers Survival Guide will be a welcome aid to high school teachers wherever theatre is taught. The Guide fields specific questions about structuring classes, provides the text of overheads or PowerPoint presentations for classroom instruction, and makes useful suggestions, such as a contract between the student and the theatre programme for building students confidence and sense of responsibility within the group effort. ISBN 978 0 87830 202 6 . HODDER ENGLISH GOLD: This series combines access to a quality English programme with emphasis on basic skills to support for students working at levels 2 to 4 of the National Curriculum. The course has been carefully constructed in association with the Basis Skills Agency to ensure readability and accessibility, whilst offering students full coverage of the English National Curriculum. HOOVES AND HORNS, FINS AND FEATHERS: Drama Curriculum for Kindergarten and First Grade. Pamela Gerke and Helen Landalf This offers an innovative approach to teaching drama in the classroom. An overall context connects the lessons while teaching basic drama skills, role drama, dramatic response to literature, and play production. ISBN 1 57525 188 4. 101 GAMES FOR BETTER BEHAVIOUR Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet This practical book includes games that will help children to explore the five areas highlighted in the SEAL resources: self-awareness, managing feelings, motivation, empathy and social skills. Through these exiting games and activities, children will learn that an effective community is built on co-operation, tolerance and enjoyment. ISBN 1 85503 401 8 101 GAMES FOR SELF-ESTEEM. Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet 101 Games For Self-Esteem will enable teachers to share in the fun, humour and friendship of games, with the positive knowledge that these childhood experiences will help shape the adult lives of their pupils. ISBN 1 85503 351 101 GAMES FOR SOCIAL SKILLS, Jenny Mosley and Helen Sonnet. 101 Games For Social Skills is packed with creative and dynamic

games that will help children to develop positive relationships and to learn the skills of healthy interactions. Written by the same authors as the popular 101 Games For Self-Esteem, these games are based on the authors extensive hands on experience. The book includes some tried and tested, as well as some brand new games. They are suitable for schools, youth groups, young adults groups, health departments and social services. ISBN 1 85503 370 4 I AM THE STORY The Art of Puppetry in Education and Therapy. Caroline Astell-Burt Puppets are fun and joy for everyone, but they can also be a major tool in helping self-expression and communication involving even the most withdrawn person in decision-making and activity. From helping people with disabilities to early years literacy work, as well as projects for development in the Third World, the art of puppetry provides the inspiration and motivation needed to encourage people to act for themselves. ISBN 0 285 63619 7 IMPROVE YOUR PRIMARY SCHOOL THROUGH DRAMA. Rachel Dickinson, Jonothan Neelands and Shenton Primary School This easy-to-use and comprehensive guide to school improvement through drama is a perfect tool for whole staff development and involvement. Staff and pupils at Shenton show, through their own experiences, how drama can improve the quality of learning and the quality of life in a school IMPROV FOR ACTORS Dan Diggles This insightful guide shows actors, teachers, and students how to develop specific improvisational skills that guarantee improv performances and scripted theatre that are alive, exciting, and a unique expression of those involved. Through innovative lessons from veteran actor and improv teacher Dan Diggles. ISBN 158115 325 2 IMPROVISATION FOR ACTORS AND WRITERS A Guidebook for Improv lessons in Comedy. Bill Lynn. Foreword by Kip King This is a great book for beginners in the art of improvisation as it also tells the reader what his own responsibilities are as a student in an improv class how to handle constructive criticism without taking it personally and what you need to bring to the table as a team player. Charna Halpern, Director of ImprovOlympic in Chicago and ImprovOlympic West in Los Angeles. The only living creator of long form improvisation. ISBN 1 56608 094 0 IMPROVISATION: PROJECT AND PRACTICE. Robert G. Newton This book deals with the results obtained from an improvisation course run in a Theatre Club, what went well and what did not. In addition to comments by members of the group and several exercises, many points are taken up dealing with improvisation in general. IMPROVISE. Scene form the inside out. Nick Napier For more than 20 years of directing, teaching, and participating in improvisation, Mick Napier has watched thousands of scenes. His experience has led him to continually question why and how scenes work or dont work and what one must do in order for a scene to be successful. In this book, he takes an irreverent but constructive look at the art and practice of improvised scenes. ISBN 0 325 00630 X IN THE BEGINNING Edited by Christopher Jowett and Amanda Price This collection of essays and fragments marks the occasion of Professor Martin Banhams retirement as Director of the Workshop Theatre, University of Leeds. Contributors, whilst focussing upon Martin Banhams achievements in Leeds, also discuss the evolutionary development of Theatre Studies as an academic discipline in Britain, the nature of the academic Space Theatre Studies defines for its students, and the changes currently being wrought in the subject area due to institutional restructuring. Above all, each of the contributors bears testimony to Martin Banhams unique vision which both brought the Workshop Theatre into being and has sustained and developed its work throughout the past three decades. ISBN 1 901439 01 1 INTERACTIVE RESEARCH IN DRAMA IN EDUCATION. David

Davis In this unique book Dorothy Heathcote represents and develops, for contemporary schools, her seminal approach to drama education. There are contributions by other major authorities in her field, Gavin Bolton and Jim Fiennes, commented upon and extended by four research students who are all practising drama teachers. The papers were originally presented at a major international conference at Birmingham in 1996 and have been developed subsequently. INTERACTIVE STORYTELLING. Developing Inclusive Stories for Children And Adults. Keith Park (A Speechmark Creative Groupwork Resource) Interactive storytelling, where the story is spoken or chanted, began as a way to include individuals with severe and profound learning disabilities in larger group activities, whether children at school or adults in day services. The stories are performed in call-and-response, one person calls out a line and the rest of the group respond either by calling back the same line or by calling out a prearranged response, and require no previous experience in drama or storytelling. They can be performed anywhere, by anyone. ISBN 978 0 863388 516 7 AN INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATHERAPY. Dorothy Langley. Creative Therapies in Practice. Series Editor: Paul Wilkins. An Introduction to Dramatherapy is a concise guide to the background, theory and practice of this method of therapy which uses the dramatic process to help people during times of stress, emotional upheaval, illness or disability. Illustrated throughout with vivid examples from dramatherapy sessions, the book shows how drama can be used to achieve constructive change with individuals or groups. An Introduction to Dramatherapy provides a welcome overview for readers who are new to the field and is an excellent starting point for further study. ISBN 0 7619 5977 7 INTRODUCTION TO DRAMATHERAPY PERSON AND THRESHOLD. Salvo Pitruzzella This book provides a theoretical framework for the practice of dramatherapy, and examines the relationship between the self and the other; the understanding of which, the author argues, is key to harnessing the full potential of dramatherapy as a healing medium. ISBN 1 58391 975 9 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS. A 36-Week Action Handbook. Teachers Guide. Suzi Zimmerman A matching companion guide to the Introduction to theatre Arts Student Handbook. This guide includes forms and worksheets for: 1. Lesson plans 2. A weekly calendar 3. Substitute teacher survival guide 4. Making posters 5. Various evaluations 6. Unit tests 7. Fundraising ideas. ISBN 1 56608 091 6 INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS A 36-week Action Handbook. Student Handbook. Suzi Zimmerman A Student-friendly, teacher-friendly workbook. Study units for an entire year of classroom activities 1. Getting Started 2. Evaluation 3. Scene Work 4.Acting 5. Characterisation 6. Publicity 7. Play Production 8. Theatre History 9. Games and Improv 10. Future Planning. INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE ARTS 2 Student Handbook Suzi Zimmerman Asequel edition to the above. More study units for a year of classroom drama activities. Including Theatre for Lifes Lessons, Movement Theatre for the Eyes, Skill Building Activities etc. Classroom tested to fit school budgets. ISBN 978 1 56608 148 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS 2 Teachers Guide Suzi Zimmerman An indispensible back-up to the Introduction to Theatre Arts 2 Student Handbook. ISBN 978 1 56608 149 8 KCP SHORT PLAYS Written by experienced teachers, all KCP books have been trialled in the classrooms of a wide variety of schools. The activities are designed to work across a range of abilities and, being photocopiable, can easily

be customised to your own specific needs. Short Plays for Juniors A Copiable Resource. ISBN 1 90236 126 1 Short Plays for Juniors Book 2 A Copiable Resource. ISBN 1 90236 127 X Short Plays Bullying A Copiable Resource. ISBN 1 84321 026 8 The Romans A Copiable Resource. ISBN 1 90236 185 7 The Tudors A Copiable Resource. ISBN 1 90236 186 5 The Egyptians A Copiable Resource. ISBN 1 90236 138 5 Drama Works. An introduction To Drama and Dramatic Skills. A Copiable Resource ISBN1 84321 031 2 The Victorians A Copiable Resource ISBN1 90236 187 3 KIDS TAKE THE STAGE Helping Young People Discover the Creative Outlet of the Theatre. Lenka Peterson and Dan OConnor. Foreword by Paul Newman If you want to direct kids in the constructive activities of putting on shows in drama clubs, churches, and neighbourhood groups and release the power of their creative potential as well youll find this resource invaluable. KNOWLEDGE MATTERS Knowledge Matters is an essential reference guide for teachers and students of speech and drama. It provides the set theory for LAMDA (The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art) Graded Examinations in Speaking Verse and Prose (from 1 September 2009) Detailing the requirements at each grade in an easy and accessible style. ISBN 978 0955 76873 6 LAMDA ACTING ANTHOLOGY Volume 2 Introduced by Timothy West This anthology presents the set of selections for learners entering LAMDA Graded Examinations in Acting at Levels 1 and 2 (from 1 September 2009). The collection is introduced by Timothy West and includes monologues and duologues from both classical and contemporary plays for young actors. The selections have been carefully chosen to vary in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief outline of the context and setting. This compilation will provide any student of drama with opportunities to explore exciting characters and stories. ISBN 978 095 576 871 2 THE LAMDA GUIDE TO ENGLISH LITERATURE. A thorough overview of the major movements in literature and drama from the Middle Ages to the 1990s, from Chaucer and Langland to John Godber and Martin Amis. Key authors and their most important characteristics are identified, together with an indication of their influence on later periods. In addition, the book works as a reading list for those who wish to explore further the work of a particular author, group or period. ISBN 1 84002 011 3 LAMDA VERSE AND PROSE ANTHOLOGY Volume 17 Introduced by Michael Rosen This anthology presents the set selections for learners entering LAMDA Graded Examinations in Speaking Verse and Prose (from 1 September 2009). The selection is introduced by Michael Rosen and includes both classic and contemporary extracts suitable for reading aloud. It is a rewarding and stimulating read which has been carefully compiled to include the best writing from around the world. The diverse themes offer a range of characters and periods to explore. ISBN 978 095 5768 72 9 THE LANGUAGE OF DRAMA. Kieth Sanger This book is unique in offering students hands-on practical experience of textual analysis focused on drama. Written in a clear user-friendly style by a practising teacher, it combines practical activities with texts, followed by commentaries and suggestions for further reading. Aimed at A-Level and beginning undergraduate students. ISBN 0 415 21423 8 LEARNING THROUGH THEATRE New Perspectives on Theatre in Education. Edited by Tony Jackson Aiming to stimulate and inform, it will be of practical interest to

teachers, educationalists, theatre practitioners and students of drama and education alike. LEARNING TO TEACH DRAMA A Case Narrative Approach. Ed. by Joe Norris, Laura A. McCammon, Carole S. Miller. Foreword by Judy and Lee S. Shulman. Afterword by Jean Clandinin This is a new book for drama teachers about putting drama education theory into practice and preparing for the contextual variables that lie ahead. It is the next best thing to actual classroom experience. IT is the next-best thing to actual classroom experience, enabling teachers to think through What do I do if ? scenarios and experience vicariously a broad range of teaching situations. ISBN 0 325 00228 2 LETS IMPROVISE Becoming Creative, Expressive and Spontaneous Through Drama. Milton E. Polsky A gold mine of a book, filled with exciting ideas and materials or the teacher wanting to use drama creatively. The philosophy is sound and the activities fresh and inventive for all levels from elementary school through senior citizens. Tom Behm, President, Childrens Theatre Association of America LIVING UNDER ONE ROOF EDUCATIONAL PACK. Lorna Holder Age Coding: 11-18. Subjects: Citizenship, Drama, Modern History This educational pack, containing two drama projects and the Living Under One Roof Play text, captures and presents the stories (real voices) of Caribbean people and other communities who migrated to England during the early 1960s. The format of research into local communities, workshops and drama productions, shown in the colourful photographs, is an innovative way of engaging all ages. This is a useful resource for teachers and students to help develop their knowledge and understanding of the global movement of families and communities. ISBN 978 0 9549907 4 9 LUCKY DIP DRAMA George Scarisbrick A varied collection of short plays for two, three, four or more characters for use in education. There is also an additional group of play scripts for the users to add-to, alter and adapt. MACBETH ON THE LOOSE Robert Walker HEINEMAN COLLECTION Macbeth in the Loose is a humorous play aimed at Key Stage 3 students. It is fun accessible introduction to Shakespeare which can either be read in class or performed on the stage. ISBN 0 435 23333 5 MAKING A LEAP Theatre of Empowerment. A Practical Handbook for Creative Drama Work with Young People. Sara Clifford and Anna Herrmann. Foreword by Alec Davison Suitable for use by both experienced theatre practitioners and beginners, the book provides a model that is adaptable for work with diverse groups of young people over different timescales a day, a week, or a period of months. MASKWORK. Jennifer Foreman. With Photographs by Richard Penton This book is a valuable resource for the artist, lecturer or teacher working in theatre, drama, dance, design and across a whole range of performing arts activities. Every project gives useful background information before mask-making, and places the masks in their cultural, spiritual and social contexts. The book is richly illustrated with photographs documenting mask-making techniques and illustrating original mask-making materials from many cultures worldwide. ISBN 0 7188 2948 4 MEDIASCRIPTS Resourcing Media in the Framework for Teaching English. Scripts Edited by Simon Page and Mark Warner. Activities written by Jonathan Morgan. This comprehensive collection of media scripts for Key Stage 3 is designed to resource the National Curriculum and Framework Objectives for teaching media in English. ISBN 0 435 23334 3

MIDDLE MANIA! Imaginative Theatre Projects for Middle Schools Actors. Maureen Brady Johnson Continue the journey with more imaginative theatre projects for young performers in Middle Mania Two! This book will help you use drama to bring youngsters together in creative, collaborative ways. Middle Mania Two! Is a great tool for fostering a drama-healthy curriculum that can create a safe space i0 students learn to trust and risk. ISBN 1 57525 329 1 MINUTE MONOLOGUES FOR KIDS - Contemporary Scene Study Pieces for Kids. Ruth Mae Roddy Here is a collection of contemporary speeches of shorter duration for boys and girls 7 to 11. Each has been timed to run approximately one minute or slightly less, durations more suitable to the auditor as well as the memorization capabilities of the ages represented. A convenient, lined worksheet accompanies each speech. ISBN 0 940669 45 5 MODELLING & ACTING FOR KIDS From Babies to Teens a Step by Step Guide to Success. Janice Hally This practical handbook is for anyone thinking of entering the world of child modelling and acting. In easy steps, it will you how to find an agent, how to prepare for auditions, what to expect on a photographic shoot, film location, or television studio, how to make one job lead to another while avoiding stress for the working child, how to cope with success and handle problems. ISBN 0 7136 6797 4 MORE THEATRE GAMES FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS. Suzi Zimmerman A comprehensive guidebook with exercises, improvisations and activity planning guides to explain the how, when, what and why of theatre games for young performers. ISBN 1 5660 8 096 7 MOVING IS RELATING Developing Interpersonal Skills Through Movement. Grades 3-6. Helen Landalf Discover the excitement of learning through movement in the upperelementary grades! Dance educator Helen Landalf guides readers stepby-step through twenty-four teacher-friendly lessons. Topics include identifying emotions, maintaining personal boundaries, inspiring trust, and creating through collaboration. Each carefully designed lesson is followed by questions for class discussion and ideas for extended learning activities. Introductory chapters focus on the basic concepts of teaching through movement. Both the classroom teacher and the studio dance teacher will find this book an invaluable addition to their libraries. ISBN 1 57525 123 X MY FIRST ACTING BOOK: Acting Lessons, Exercises, Tips and Games for Young Children by Kristen Dabrowski My First Acting Book shows kids how to use their imagination, voice and body to go to different places, show different emotions and act in many, many different ways. Inside this book you will find fun lessons, exercises and games plus professional acting tips all aimed at drawing young children into the richly creative world of acting. ISBN 978 1 57525 605 4 NAVIGATING SENIOR DRAMA. Richard Baines Mike OBrien Effectively balancing theory and practice, Navigating Senior Drama is the only book students will need to prepare for success in senior drama. Written specifically for the new Stage 6 New South Wales drama syllabus, this engaging student course book introduces students to the relevant areas of study, and provides extracts from quality scripts as well as complete workshop activities. ISBN 0 521 NELSON THORNES SHAKESPEARE Nelson Thornes Shakespeare offers a flexible package that is deigned to enhance students knowledge, understanding and response, with particular reference to GCSE and AS Assessment Objectives and criteria. Scene-by-scene features: Introduction: Points out a central feature to look out for as the plot develops. Performance: Carefully focused, practical suggestions for exploring Shakespeares stagecraft and the dramatic devices used in the play. Glossary: Extensive line-referenced notes provide clear explanations of words, phrases, and meaning.

Comparison: Opportunities to consider the scene in the context of the play as whole. Summary: Ensures the plot is understood and provides a link to next scene. In addition, introductory essays provide focus on topics related to social, cultural and historical context. The Tempest Volume editor: David Stone. ISBN 0 7487 6958 7 Romeo and Juliet Volume editor: Duncan Beal. ISBN 0 7487 6956 0 The Merchant of Venice Volume editor: Tony Farrell ISBN 0 7487 6957 9 Henry IV Part One Volume editor: Lawrence Green ISBN 0 7487 6968 4 Julius Caesar Volume editor: Mark Morris ISBN 0 7487 6959 5 The Teacher Resource Book contains six assignments ( four for GCSE and two for AS) which provide original approaches to coursework and give students a framework for their work. Features: Introductory sheets providing specific criteria for reaching desired grades in the study of Shakespeare in GCSE English, GCSE English Literature, and AS English Literature courses. Photocopiable worksheets with scene references and attractive illustrations. Themes of structure, language interpretation, character, context, staging. Discussion points for reading and response with the whole class. Individual work which can be used as a homework resource. Activity grids which provide useful mapping of themes to corresponding worksheets. Macbeth Volume editor: Dinah Jurksaitis. ISBN 0 7487 6961 7 The Tempest Volume editor: David Stone. ISBN 0 7487 6965 X The Merchant of Venice Volume editor: Tony Farrell ISBN 0 7487 6963 3 Henry IV Part One Volume editor: Lawrence Green ISBN 0 7487 6960 9 Julius Caesar Volume editor: Mark Morris ISBN 0 7487 6967 6 NEW LONGMAN LITERATURE These provide an excellent selection of popular modern fiction and are suitable for 14-18 year olds of all abilities. Notes and questions are provided at the beginning of each section to help guide the students understanding of key themes and language. A Programme of study practice skills required at GCSE. THE DEVILS DISCIPLE Bernard Shaw ISBN 0 582 43444 0 (PLEASE ENQUIRE FOR FURTHER TITLES) NEW SPIRALS PLAYS. Series editor, John Townsend Radio and Riff-Raff Chris Culshaw. A play of two acts for up to 12 parts. ISBN 0 7487 6684 7 TV Hospital Angela Griffiths. ISBN 0 7487 6683 9 Murder at Muckleby Manor. John Townsend. ISBN 0 7487 6682 0 THE NORTH FACE OF SHAKESPEARE Activities for Teaching the Plays. James Stredder. With a foreword by Cicely Berry This book includes over 200 activities, exercises and games and is divided in two sections. The first presents the case for using active and dramatic methods and then addresses approaches to teaching language, narrative and character in Shakespeares plays. The second section focuses on the principles and organisation of practical work and drama workshops. The book will be a valuable resource for teachers of English, Drama and Performance Studies, whether in schools, colleges or universities, and for theatre and drama practitioners whose professional lives include organising and leading workshops. ISBN 0 95474 070 X NTCS DICTIONARY OF THEATRE AND DRAMA TERMS. A Comprehensive Easy-to-use Guide to Drama and Theatre. Jonnie Patricia Mobley, Ph.D. Like any art, drama has a language of its own, words and expressions used by those who practice the craft. There are words like agitprop, agon, blackout, fresnel and gobo; expressions like papering the house and the ghost who walks. Even familiar words like apron, dutchman, flies, rake, teaser and tormentor have evolved special meanings in the

theatre. Intended for both beginners and professionals, this dictionary will be read by all who love theatre and who want to know more about what goes on behind the scenes. ISBN 978 0 44253 33 6 OCR PERFORMANCE STUDIES FOR A LEVEL John Pymm, Gail Deal and Mark Lewinski OCR Performance Studies for A Level is a highly-illustrated comprehensive resource for those students studying the new OCR A Level Performance Studies specification. Endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR A Level Performance Studies specification, this textbook contains a wide range of resources designed to provide detailed support. Students are given the opportunity to develop a multidisciplinary approach to the Performing Arts as they expand their imagination, sensitivity and artistic knowledge of dance, drama and music. ISBN 978 0 340 96753 9 OCR DRAMA FOR GCSE David Cross and Christopher Reynolds ISBN 978 0 340 98340 9 100 IDEAS FOR TEACHING DRAMA Johnnie Young Useful and resourceful, this book is ideal for trainees, NQTS and experienced teachers alike. It contains 100 inspirational and fun ideas on teaching drama (each one tried and tested). Ideas include developing pupils skills in improvisation, miming, acting and creative thinking. They range from mini-plays and story-telling to understanding stagecraft and bringing classic literature to life. This book is a must for anyone teaching drama. ISBN 978 0 8624 8548 9 101 DRAMA GAMES AND ACTIVITIES. David Farmer Foreword by David Wood OBE Gain access to a personal collection of 101 highly effective drama games and activities, suitable for children or adults. Chapters include improvisation, mime, ice-breakers, group dynamics, rehearsal exercises, story-telling, voice and warm-ups. This unique book has been developed over a thirty year career in education and theatre, through workshops with actors, teachers and children around the world. ISBN 978 1 84753 841 3 ON STAGE Theatre Games and Activities for Kids. Lisa BarryWinters Have fun under the footlights and learn all about theatre with improvisational games such as freeze, party quirks, and gibberish; make puppets; discover makeup secrets; build a set; and set the stage. Includes several ready-to-use monologues, scenes, and short plays. Many activities require only an imagination or a few household materials. Whether playing alone or in a group, theatre fun is for everyone! PAGE TO STAGE A collection of Short Plays and Scenarios For Reading, Writing and Performing Drama at KS3. Edited by Mike Gould. ISBN 0 435 23337 8 PLANNING PROCESS DRAMA. Pamela Bowell and Brian S. Heap Process drama is essentially improvisational and not based on a set script or story-board. As such, it plays an important part in creative drama-in-education. Distilled from their practice with pre- and inservice teachers, the authors identify the principles of process drama and illustrate them with a wide range of examples from across the age ranges. ISBN 1-85346 719 7 PLAYDATE A Parents and Teachers Guide to Putting on Play Cindy Marcus Twelve chapters how to work with children in staging a play step by step and week by week: Meet and Greet, Choosing the Play, Writing Your Own Play, Rewriting the show, Casting, Blocking the Show, Recruiting and Backstage Fun, the Administrator, Running Through the Show, Final Dress, Opening Night, Its Time to Celebrate. ISBN 9781 56608 160 3 PLAYS INTO SHAKESPEARE. Modern,Practical Approaches to Shakespeare Study at Key Stage Three. William Harrison

The premise behind the work in this book is that Shakespeares plays can still be relevant in todays world, bringing to life human situations which are recognisable to modern teenagers. ISBN 978 1 86083 724 1 PLAYS WITH ATTITUDE Warning these Plays are not for the faint-hearted. Andrew Fusek Peters and Polly Peters These plays grab themes such as bullying, peer pressure, relationships, drinking and drugs Dragon Chaser. ISBN 0 750 23728 7 Angelcake. ISBN 0 750 23729 5 THE POTENTIALS OF SPACES The Theory and Practise of Scenography and performance. Edited by Alison Oddey and Christine White. The Potentials of Spaces interrogates the relationship between scenography and performance in contemporary dramatic activities. The book provides an illuminating platform for discussion concerning the interrelations between theatrical movement and gesture in physical space. The book breaks new ground on dramatic and spatial awareness within the topics of theatre. An essential text for those interested in, or studying, theatrical practise and scenography. ISBN 1 84150 137 9 PRACTICAL APPROACHES TO DRAMATHERAPY The Shield of Perseus. Madeline Anderson-Warren and Roger Grainger. Preface by Anne Seymour The book provides a comprehensive account of the history, theory and practice of drama and its therapeutic use. The authors explain the shape of the session, how dramatherapy works, and how it can be interpreted via myth, symbol and psychological theory. Work with individuals and groups is described, as are sessions with masks, improvisation, and use of scripts. PRACTICAL THEATRE A Post 16 Approach. Edited by Sally Mackey This comprehensive volume covers the practical aspects of the A-Level Theatre Studies/Performing Arts syllabuses and GNVQ Performing Arts. The book seeks to encourage practical work of quality by providing a rigorous framework of knowledge. PREPARING FOR YOUR DIPLOMA IN DRAMA AND SPEECH Kirsty N Findlay and Ken Pickering Sound advice is given about preparing for performers and teaching diplomas. Easy to follow topics include preparing for practical examinations, answering written papers, shaping, writing and editing a thesis, academic referencing and structuring a bibliography. Examples of what the examiner is looking for in a candidate, common pitfalls and how valuable marks are lost unnecessarily are also included. ISBN 1 904557 11 2 PROGRESSION IN SECONDARY DRAMA. Andy Kempe and Marigold Ashwell This book provides a clear conceptual framework for drama from 11-18, showing how students knowledge, skills and understanding can be built and developed throughout the secondary school years. The book clearly shows how progression can be monitored and assessed, so that improvement can be demonstrated from Key Stage 3 onwards. ISBN 0 435 18595 0 THE THEATRE The guide is ideal for anyone thinking about a career in theatre or wanting to find out more about the variety of opportunities on offer. A useful list of contacts with web addresses is included. ISBN 0 85660 568 9 PUPILS AS PLAYWRIGHTS: Drama, Literacy and Playwriting Brian Woolland Pupils as Playwrights is for primary school teachers, particularly those who teach literacy or drama. It will also be of interest to primary teaching trainees. ISBN 978 1 85956 427 2 ReACTING A Fresh Approach to Key Practitioners. By Penny Churns, David Shirley, Stephen Unwin. ReACTING provides an overview of three key practitioners of acting

methodology: Stanislavski, Laban and Brecht. The authors are experts in their fields and offer useful advice for the performer, bibliographies for further reading, and points for additional discussion. ReACTING is an essential tool for teachers and students of speech and drama And an indispensable guide for candidates undertaking unit 1 of the LAMDA Diploma in Dramatic Art. ISBN 978 1 84002 755 6 READY TO GO! Ideas for Drama Alison Chaplin Ready to Go! is a lively series of ideas books providing instant activities for the busy primary teacher. The books cover key subject and skills areas, offering a wealth of fresh learning opportunities and reflecting current curriculum requirements. Ideas for Drama Key Stages 1/P1 to 3 ISBN 0 439 01779 3 Ideas for Drama Key Stages 2/P4 to 7 ISBN 0 439 01780 7 REAL PLAYERS? Drama, Technology and Education. John Caroll, Michael Anderson and David Cameron. Foreword by Dorothy Heathcote. Real Players? Brings together the performance world of educational drama and the real world digital environment inhabited by many young people. It illustrates the dramatic conventions drama teachers can bring to using interactive and online performances in their classrooms. Teachers and others working in drama will find this exploration of a new dimension of drama compelling and professionally enriching. It will also be of interest to teachers of ICT. ISBN 1 85856 365 8 RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES FOR DRAMA EDUCATION. Edited by Judith Ackroyd. Drama education has been lacking a research methodology. This much needed text provides models constructed by leading researchers in the field and presented at the International Drama in Education Research Institute Conference in 2004. Each chapter describes a different research methodology, explains how it was applied to the practice and outlines how teachers and other researchers can employ it in their own contexts. ISBN 1-85856-323-2 ROLE PLAY. Sandy Green. Ready, Steady, Play! Series editor: Sandy Green Children start to role play from the moment they begin to imitate what they see around them. This imitative play helps them to make sense of their environment and to move on in their understanding of how things happen, and what it feels like to do something different or to be somebody else. Role Play focuses on how drama can promote learning and development in the early years. ISBN 1-84312-147-6 ROLE RECONSIDERED a re-evaluation of the relationship between teacher-in-role and acting. Judith Ackroyd. ISBN 1 85856 310 0 THE RSC SHAKESPEARE TOOLKIT FOR TEACHERS With CDROM A unique educational resource for teaching Shakespeare in the classroom at Key Stage 2 and key Stage 3. It offers teachers a practical drama-based approach to three of Shakespeares most popular plays: Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet and A Midsummer Nights Dream. ISBN 978 1 4081 1428 5 SCENES AND STAGES Resourcing Drama in the Framework for Teaching English. Edited by John OConnor. HB This book provides Key Stage 3 students with an essential overview of major plays and playwrights while helping to meet the drama objectives of the Framework for Teaching English. ISBN 0 435 23331 9 SCHEMES FOR CLASSROOM DRAMA. Maggie Hulson The schemes of work in this book provide clear, coherent, thoughtprovoking opportunities for drama teachers. They outline class lessons rooted in child-centred, humanising theory and practice, to help equip todays young people to respond to the world as it is. ISBN 1 85856 376 3 SCHOLASTIC PERFORMANCE PLAYS Fully photocopiable

playscripts. Alison Chaplin Each play contains a full photocopiable, original playscript; planned workshops with clear objectives that enable teachers and children to understand, explore and rehearse the plays, and help teachers to direct the plays for performance; production support notes with ideas for auditions, props, costumes and make-up; follow-up literacy activities Available: THE SCRIPT SAMPLER Extracts for Performance at GCSE. Andy Kempe This book is made up of 15 substantial extracts representing the full range of dramatic genres, from Shakespeare to the present day. Each sample can lead to a full presentation of about 20 minutes. As well as short introductions, every piece is accompanied by activities that offer opportunities for practical or written work, and discussion: Understanding the text, Producing the scene, and Further development. ISBN 0 7487 6510 7 SCRIPTS AND SKETCHES New short plays for reading and performance. Edited by John OConnor This stimulating collection of original short plays for Key Stage 3 students is designed for use both in the English and Drama classrooms. ISBN 0 435 23330 0 SECONDARY STAGES Revitalizing High School Theatre. Jeff Bennet. Foreword by D.B Sweeney Secondary Stages combines in one volume everything a high school teacher needs to organize and implement a successful, dynamic theatre program. Bennetts approach is based on a simple premise: that exposure to theatre can be utterly transforming experience for students one that enables them to reach unimagined levels of personal, emotional, and intellectual growth. This book delivers hands-on techniques to make it all happen. ISBN 0 325 00313 0 SHORT AND SWEET Skits for Student Actors 55 Sketches for Teens Maggie Scriven A collection of short skits with casts of two to six players covering a wide variety of topics and drama styles. Excellent for competitions or comedy review shows. ISBN 978 1 56608 168 9 SHORT SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTORS. By Mary Hall Surface. Written by a leading playwright of theatre for young audiences, this book offers: Monologues with clear emotional turning points and transitions that allow an actor to explore a wide range of emotion; two and four actor scenes with strong relationships, specific objectives, and compelling physical circumstances; multiple-actor scenes, drawn from multi-cultural sources, in which the roles have relatively equal weight; outstanding short audition pieces. ISBN 1 57525 179 5 SIXTEEN SHORT PLAYS FOR YOUNG ACTORS (NTC) Provides both familiar classics and contemporary plays that will help young actors enhance their acting skills. From tragedy to comedy and from musical to melodrama, these plays invite young actors to explore a variety of theatrical forms. THE SMITH AND KRAUS PLAY INDEX FOR YOUNG ACTORS GRADES 6-12 In this one-stop resource you will find the perfect play for any group or any occasion quickly and easily. 55 plays are indexed by age, length, cast size and theme, with summaries of each play, plus production and permission information. ISBN 1 57525 050 0 SO YOU WANT TO GO TO DRAMA SCHOOL? An essential guide for the thousands of young people who apply to the UKs drama schools every year and those who want to help them through the process. ISBN 978 1 84842 016 8 SPARKNOTES. Each SparkNote is created by Harvard students for students everywhere, SparkNotes give you just what you need to succeed in school. Each SparkNote contains Complete Plot Summary and Analysis; Key Facts about the Work; Authors Historical Context; Analysis of Major

Characters, Suggested Essay Topics; Themes, Motifs, and Symbols; 25-Question Review Quiz; Explanation of Important Quotations. A Man for All Seasons. Robert Bolt. ISBN 1 58663 478 X A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennessee Williams. ISBN 1 58663 449 6 The Glass Menagerie. Tennessee Williams. ISBN 1 58663 435 6 Doctor Faustus. Christopher Marlowe. ISBN 1 58663 508 5 Death of Salesman. Arthur Miller. ISBN 1 58663 409 7 A Dolls House. Henrik Ibsen. ISBN 1 58663 459 3 The Oedipus Plays. Antigone, Oedipus Rex, and Oedipus at Colonus. ISBN 1 58663 402 X Cyrano de Bergerac. Edmond Rostand. ISBN 1 58663 507 7 The Crucible. Arthur Miller. ISBN 1 58663 369 4 A Raisin in the Sun. Lorraine Hansberry. ISBN 1 58663 455 0 The Importance of Being Earnest. ISBN 1 4114 0250 2 SPEECH AND DRAMA HANDBOOK Ann Jones and Robert Cheeseman This speech and drama handbook is designed to provide practical advice to teachers and students preparing for Speech and Drama examinations All elements to teaching approaches in speech and drama are carefully explored in this handbook. The topics include poetry and prose speaking, improvisation, prepared and sight reading, choral speaking, prepared and impromptu talks. ISBN 1 904557 15 5 SPEAKING, LISTENING AND DRAMA Andy Kempe and Jan Holroyd Written specifically for trainee and practising teachers in secondary English and Drama, this book presents a critical analysis of the requirement to teach speaking and listening and theories concerning the nature and value of oral communication, as outlined in the National Curriculum and Key Stage 3 Literacy Strategy. ISBN 1 84312 041 0 SPEAKING OUT Storytelling and Creative Drama for Children. Jack Zipes This is a book for storytellers, educators, parents, and anyone who cares about helping children find themselves the keys to imagination. ISBN 0 415 96661 2 SPECIAL TALENTS, SPECIAL NEEDS Drama For People With Learning Disabilities. Ian McCurrach and Barbara Darnley This book offers step-by-step guide to running a drama group. Beginning with the first steps of finding an appropriate setting and assessing the group, this guide progresses through five parts and thirty different sessions to conclude with the planning of a showing or performance. The authors describe methods of working with people with learning disabilities that increase their communication skills and promote independence, self-esteem, and well-being. SPOTLIGHT ON PLAYS Teachers Guide. Barry and Anita Scholes This guide covers all the plays in the Spotlight on Plays series, providing practical teaching notes, advice on staging the plays and photocopiable activity masters for each play. ISBN 0 00 715354 6 STAGING YOUTH THEATRE A Practical Guide. Rex Doyle. Foreword by Alan Rickman This is a practical and accessible guide to starting or running a theatre for young people. Taking you from the initial idea to form a company, through the tense days of rehearsal, to the final performance of the first production, the book covers all aspects of youth theatre management, production and direction. Throughout, the importance of encouraging communication and positive exchange within the company is emphasized, and there are suggestions for ways to stimulate the players imagination and to retain the interest and commitment of everyone involved. Written for all those involved in youth theatre, the book will prove to be both a useful manual and a rich source of inspiration. ISBN 1 86126 604 9 STARTING DRAMA TEACHING. Michael Fleaming This book is about the theory and more especially the practice of drama teaching in primary and secondary schools. It is aimed primarily at teachers who are new to drama, but will also appeal to those with more experience but who wish to update and broaden their range.99

STARTING WITH SCRIPTS Dramatic Literature for KS3 & KS4. Andy Kempe and Lionel Warner. Second Edition. The authors have provided strategies for teaching the drama requirements of the curriculum for English. Particularly appropriate for teachers of English who are not drama specialists, this book covers all elements of the theatrical process, from language to lighting, from plot to performance spaces. This second edition of this established text lays important foundations for meeting the demands of the revised specifications in GCSE Drama, and coincides with new editions of The GCSE Drama Coursebook and The Script Sampler: Extracts for performance at GCSE (formerly Drama Sampler). ISBN 0 7487 6509 3 STRATEGIES FOR PLAYBUILDING. Helping Groups Translate Issues into Theatre. Will Weigler. Foreword by Herbert Kohl Strategies for Playbuilding is a step-by-step manual for anyone who wants to help young people evaluate what they already know, learn more about the issues that affect them, and turn their perceptions into artistically engaging scripts, song lyrics, or choreography. Its not just a book about theatre techniques; its a way to use theatre to engage young people in community life. ISBN 0 325 00340 8 STRUCTURE AND SPONTANEITY.The Process Drama of Cecily ONeill. Edited by Philip Taylor and Christine D Warner. Structure and Spontaneity explores central questions about designing, implementing and evaluating process drama: What is the critical knowledge in process drama? How can educators structure satisfying learning experiences which promote spontaneous encounters? And what are the theoretical principles in dramatic art that guide innovative teaching through process drama? The book will therefore be immensely valuable to drama practitioners and teacher trainers worldwide ISBN 1 85856 322 4 STRUCTURING DRAMA WORK A Handbook of Available Forms in Theatre and Drama. Jonothan Neelands A practical handbook for drama teachers and youth theatre workers. It offers a whole range of theatrical conventions to help initiate, focus and develop dramatic activity whether in a workshop situation or as part of an active exploration of texts. A STUDENT GUIDE TO PLAY ANALYSIS. David Rush. With the skills of a playwright, the vision of a producer, and the wisdom of an experienced teacher David Rush offers a fresh and innovative guide to interpreting drama. Covering a wide gamut of texts and genres, this far-reaching user-friendly volume is easily paired with most anthologies of plays and is accessible even to those without literary a background. ISBN 0-8093-2609-4 STUDYING DRAMA Q & A Degree Subject Guide. Rachel Hare The way subjects are taught in Higher Education could not be further removed from the familiar classroom scenario found in most schools. By answering the above, and other questions, this guide unravels what is actually involved in the study of drama at university or college. SUPER SCRIPTS Written by talented playwrights and supported by focused and exciting activities, these scripts are ideal for: the drama studio and learning how plays actually work; the English classroom and reading, writing and discussion work because they tell rattling good tales! The Last Laugh by Ben Payne ISBN 0 7487 6512 3 No Mans Land by Paul Swift ISBN 0 7487 6513 1 Walking with shadows by Ben Myers ISBN 0 7487 6514 X SUPPORTING CHILDRENS CREATIVITY THROUGH MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA AND ART Creative Conversations in the Early Years Edited by Fleur Griffiths Supporting Childrens Creativity through Music, Dance, Drama and Art brings together contributions from a range of professionals and Early Years practitioners, to help readers implement the themes of the Early Years Foundation Stage framework in a creative way. Appealing to all with an interest in the Early Years practice, this book demonstrates how practitioners can put excitement and inspiration

back in the learning process and guides them to encourage and support the creative capacities of young children. ISBN 978 0 415 48966 9 SUPPORTING DRAMA AND IMAGINATIVE PLAY IN THE EARLY YEARS. Lesley Hendy. Lucy Toon. Supporting Early Learning. Series Editors: Vicky Hurst and Jenefer Joseph Written for the wide range of practitioners working with young children, this book gives guidance on both the theory and the practical management of drama in the early years. ISBN 0 335 20665 4 TAKE A BOW! Lesson Plans for Preschool Drama. By Nina Czitron This is a teachers guide for developing successful drama lessons for preschoolers. ISBN 1 57525 341 0 TEACHING CLASSROOM DRAMA AND THEATRE. Practical Projects for Secondary Schools. Martin Lewis and John Rainer. The book presents a series of new, exciting and practical units placed in the context of current ideas about classroom practice and methodologies of process drama and theatre studies. By re-appraising the very different traditions and approaches to drama teaching in schools, it presents examples of integrated projects and lessons suitable for the widest range of teachers and learners. ISBN 0-415-31908-0 TEACHING DRAMA 11-18. Helen Nicholson This book is written by experienced, international teachers and educators. It relates principles to practice across a whole spectrum of the drama curriculum; from Shakespeare, theatre, scripted drama and performance; through electronic texts, storytelling and creative writing; to movement, role-play, improvisation and criticism. THE TEACHING OF DRAMA IN THE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Brian Woolland A lively and readable book which offers a unique blend of theory and practice. The book assumes no previous knowledge of teaching drama and will therefore be useful to trainee teachers and in-service teachers wanting to make use of drama in their daily teaching. TEACHING THEATRE TODAY Pedagogical Views of Theatre in Higher Education Revised Second Edition Edited by: Anne L Fliotsos and Gail s Medford Teaching Theatre Today offers both historical and theoretical insights that drove theatre pedagogy in colleges and universities during the twentieth century and will continue to shape it in the twenty-first. ISBN 978 0 230 61900 5 THEATRE AND THE ADOLESCENT ACTOR Building a Successful School Program. Camille L. Poisson. HB For teachers new to drama, those just beginning their careers, of English teachers being pressed into service because of school budget cuts, this book offers guidance and encouragement through the pitfalls and problems in the secondary school setting. THEATRE ARTS An Introductory Course. Student Handbook. Alan & Penny Engelsman Young thespians will delight in this updated version of the Theatre Arts I Student Handbook. This text offers secondary students the opportunity to expand their theatre knowledge and experience through improvising and playing theatre games. THEATRE FOR COMMUNITY, CONFLICT, & DIALOGUE The Hope is Vital Training Manual By Michael Rohd. Foreword by Doug Paterson This book shows how to provide opportunities for young people to open up and explore their feelings through theatre, offering a safe place for them to air their views with dignity, respect, and freedom. The purpose is to provide a clear look at the process and specifics in Hope Is Vital interactive theatre techniques. It provides a blue print for creating a workable plan. Beginning with warm up exercises and bridging exercises to improvisational scene work. Children look at choices, strategies, and communication.

THEATRE FOR CHILDREN A Guide To Writing, Adapting, Directing, and Acting. David Wood with Janet Grant. Foreword by Sir Cameron Mackintosh Presenting theatre for children as a separate art form, David Wood draws upon his experiences as a magician, actor, director, producer, composer and playwright, and analyses the skills involved in entertaining and involving audiences of children everywhere. He reveals his special techniques for catching and holding a childs attention, provides a practical step-by-step guide illustrated with excerpts from his plays, and gives behind-the-scenes look at the work that goes into them. He also examines the business side, showing exactly how a good synopsis will help to sell an idea. ISBN 0 571 17749 2 THEATRE GAMES A New Approach to Drama Training. Clive Barker The games in this handbook are all designed to enable anyone interested in acting to develop their technique without inhibition or artificiality. The games are arranged in order of complexity from a simple game of tag to much more complex games. A very suitable book for anyone involved in performance or teaching. THEATRE GAMES & ACTIVITIES Games for Building Confidence and Creativity Lynda A Topper With eleven chapters for easy reference. ISBN 978 1 56608 156 6 THEATRE GAMES AND BEYOND A Creative Approach for Performers. Amiel Schotz A new teachers handbook of over 140 theatre games to stimulate creativity in performers of all ages. The essentials of creative acting skills with games and exercises in twelve units. THEATRE PRAXIS Teaching Drama Through Practice. Christopher McCullough A collection of essays which do not attempt to instruct people in ways to teach drama, but rather present a lively discourse on a variety of practices. The contributors contend that to practise is to theorise, and to theorise is to practise a necessary symbiosis which requires an active engagement by each individual, whether they be student or teacher. THINKING ABOUT PLAYS Ken Pickering and Giles AuklandLewis The Thinking About Plays handbook does not tell the reader what to think but HOW TO THINK ABOUT PLAYS. Speech and Drama, Acting or Theatre examination candidates will almost certainly be asked questions that provide an opportunity to show what they think about plays. This handbook is a particularly useful guide for teachers and students alike, with carefully chosen sections that ask the reader to think about aspects such as text, form, structure and stage design in both classical and modern theatre. ISBN 1 904557 14 7. 1001 Drama Starters A Resource Book for Educational Drama. Chris Stubbs This is an indispensable ideas book for teachers of educational drama, for use with students throughout the secondary age range. The ideas are divided into 50 topics for ease of use, providing situations to be developed through improvisation. The ideas are written in language that students can understand so that they can be photocopied if required. ISBN 0 9533713 2 8 TRAINING USING DRAMA Successful Development Techniques from Theatre and Improvisation. Kat Koppett The use of training techniques originally developed for theatre and improvisation within the workplace has increased enormously in recent years and the proven effectiveness of the approach is finding many enthusiastic followers. Sometimes, actual actors are brought into an organisation to act as catalysts within a training/role-play setting, but, increasingly, trainers themselves. Written by an expert in the field, calling on her wide business, training and acting experience, this highly practical guide shows clearly how anyone can make use of these techniques easily and effectively. ISBN 0 7494 3704 9

TRINITY GUILDHALL. From Page to Performance. A Teachers Companion to the Trinity Guildhall Grade and Certificate Syllabuses in Drama and Speech Subjects and to Anthology Online. Ken Pickering. Foreword by John Gardyne In this practical handbook, Professor Ken Pickering gives a wealth of information and advice that will help teachers and students alike. ISBN 978 0 9533980 3 4 TRUST AND POWER Taking Care of Ourselves Through Drama. Penny Casdagli This book is intended for teachers, social workers, therapists, and other adults concerned with the welfare and safety of children. It is a sequence of interactive drama-based workshops, using real life as source of material. 20th CENTURY DRAMA Reading and Analysis. Teachers Guide. Frank Downes. 20th CENTURY DRAMA Reading and Analysis. Frank Downes. These books provide a variety of carefully chosen excerpts from important and challenging plays to encourage students to appreciate post-1914 drama through close reading analysis. The activities included enable students of all abilities to respond to drama through writing, discussion and research. The text encourages students to focus on the way plays are performed in the theatre, while promoting the reading of drama for pleasure. TWO FOR THE SHOW: Scenes for Student Actors Edited by Brian Kennedy 39 short scenes from some of Canadas premiere playwrights, with more than 80 challenging roles. ISBN 978 0 88754 579 5 UNDERSTANDING AND RESEARCHING SCRIPTS. A Practical Guide John Hester Understanding and Researching Scripts is intended to guide the reader through the fascinating process of researching, analysing, and interpreting a play from the very first reading, through to performance. Aimed at practising and would be actors and directors, whether amateur or professional, its intention is not to study a script from a purely academic viewpoint, but rather to enable a practical approach to taking a drama text from page to stage. ISBN 1 86126 780 0 USING DRAMA TO SUPPORT LITERACY. Activities for Children Aged 7 14. John Goodwin. Using ideas and activities already tried and tested in the classroom, this book shows practitioners how imaginative drama lessons and activities can be used to help encourage and improve childrens writing, speaking, and listening skills. Perfect for the person who might not be used to leading drama-based activities, this book takes a step-by-step approach that will help even the most daunted teacher tackle drama with confidence. ISBN 1 4129 2051 5 USING VOICE AND THEATRE IN THERAPY The Practical Application of Voice Movement Therapy. Paul Newham The author demonstrates how voice, text and speech bring out aspects of character, personality, emotion and diversity of self-image which facilitate self-understanding. He shows how vocal identity derives initially from the theatre of family interaction, and how self-transformation through dramatisation can clarify and deepen a persons sense of connectedness to others. He details the ways in which dramatic voicework can be used in therapeutic settings to help people with emotional difficulties, mental distress and behavioural problems. WAYS INTO DRAMA Storylines, Activities and Visual Aids for Starting Lessons. A Guide for the Primary Teacher. Jane Bower This handbook contains ten storylines with cross-curricular possibilities. It also offers a selection of practical and visual ways into drama sessions.

WORD PLAY 30 Short Scenes to encourage Actors to Bring text to Life Age 9 to Adult by Elaine Elliott This book contains 30 short scenes (maximum 6 lines per person) for either two or three players. Each scene can be easily learnt, rehearsed and performed during the drama lesson in order to practise and develop acting and performance skills. ISBN 978 9 9999 9959 5 WORKSHOP DRAMA FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS. Bob and Helen Orr This book is devoted to the teacher who, willingly or otherwise, agrees to attempt drama in the classroom. Prompt sheets for class discussion, simple exercises and scripts are provided for the childrens use. Material has been included which will encompass a wide variety of achievement levels. Each chapter contains one or more worked example and a list of suggestions for similar stages of development. YORK NOTES FOR GCSE York Notes for GCSE offer an exciting approach to English literature and will help you to achieve a better grade. This market-leading series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of todays students. The new editions are packed with detailed summaries, commentaries, on key themes, characters, language and style, illustrations, exam advice and much more. Written by GCSE examiners and teachers, York Notes are the authoritative guides to exam success. An Inspector Calls J.B. Priestley. The Crucible Arthur Miller. Henry V William Shakespeare. ISBN 0 582 77268 0 Julius Caesar William Shakespeare ISBN 0 582 77269 9 Pygmalion George Bernard-Shaw. ISBN 0 582 77270 2 YORK NOTES ADVANCED York Notes Advanced offer a fresh and accessible approach to English Literature. This market-leading series has been completely updated to meet the needs of todays A-level and undergraduate students. THE GLASS MENAGERIE. Tennesee Williams Notes by Rebecca Warren. ISBN 0 582 77231 1 A DOLLS HOUSE Henrik Ibsen Notes by Frances Gray ISBN 978 1 4058 9615 3 TOP GIRLS Caryl Churchill Notes by Kate Dorney ISBN 978 1 4058 9623 8 THE WHITE DEVIL John Webster notes by Jan Sewell ISBN 978 1 4056 9621 4 THE YOUNG ACTORS BOOK OF IMPROVISATION Dramatic Situations from Shakespeare to Speilberg ages 7-11. By Sandra Caruso with Susan Kossoff With more than 200 dramatic situations, this book is by far the most extensive sourcebook available for nurturing the creative process in the young actor. The range of material is vast; including everything from classics to folk and fairy tales to modern realism. The authors structure situations so that children work in greater depth than creative drama usually requires. THE YOUNG ACTORS BOOK OF IMPROVISATION Dramatic Situations From Shakespeare to Speilberg ages 12-16. By Sandra Caruso with Susan Kossoff THE YOUNG AUDIENCE Exploring and Enhancing Childrens experiences of Theatre Matthew Reason Matthew Reason uses innovative visual-arts based audience research, practitioner interviews and contextual analysis to explore the nature of young childrens experiences of live theatre and the implications for its providers. ISBN 978 1 85856 450 0