Three long (approx. 90 min each) drama lesson plans for the drama lesson or drama club. Each plan provides clear instructions for warm-up games, main activities and endgames. Lessons include ice-breakers, name games, freezes, movement and thought-tracking activities. Brilliant for new drama teachers, new students, or teachers who need an instant ‘pick up and go’ drama teaching resource.

A complete Primary School Drama Policy for any primary or junior school. The policy includes guidelines on strategies, implementation, differentiation and evaluation. This primary school drama policy includes everything you’ll need to create and maintain a drama syllabus in your primary school. The pack also includes suggested resources, websites and other sources for support, CPD and additional information.

A script unit for seniors which brings The Ballad of Mulan narrative poem to life through simple dialogue, stylised movement and Choral speaking. Suitable for seniors readers theater, staged readings, full performances and festival competitions. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for movement, staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. The Ballad of Mulan is a is a faithful retelling of the popular traditional Chinese narrative poem which tells the story of brave Mulan, who takes her elderly father’s place in the army and fights as a male soldier throughout the war. This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom activities and tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances and entering festival competitions. Cast size: 12+ (the Chorus can be large!) Running time: approximately 20 minutes Suitable for ages: 10+

This WW1 poetry drama unit and lesson plan explores the narrative poem, ‘The Hero’ by Siegfried Sassoon and brings it to life through mime, freezes, movement, speaking aloud, thought-tracking, improvisation, tableau and by creating a powerful mini performance of the poem. Students explore the rhythm of the poem, the concept of what it means to be a hero, the language of the poem, its characters and story and - most importantly - the strong contrasts it presents. This is a great mini unit for drama lessons and English lessons and the resulting powerful poem performance can be given on topic days or in school assembly.

A short WW2 script unit for classroom learning, readers theater, staged readings on WW2 topic days, class assemblies, or full performances. Suitable for upper juniors and above. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Linked history and research tasks; Linked design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. Sausages For Tea is a short script unit upper juniors or seniors to read and perform. Set in 1940, it tells the story of one family’s experiences during an air raid in a fictional town. This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, topic days, school assembly, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun! Cast size: 7 Running time: approximately 15 minutes Suitable for ages: 9+

A great nativity Christmas story script unit that’s suitable for large group junior and high school readers theater, staged readings, Christmas assemblies, and full performances. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Christmas-themed tasks; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. The Xmas Factor drama play script is a lovely, sensitive, retelling of the nativity story. The search is on to find a special star to lead the Wise Men to Bethlehem, but auditions aren’t going well. Will the perfect star be found in time…? Performances can be expanded with Christmas songs and carols. This is a fabulous complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun! Cast size: 16+ (a school choir can also sing songs) Running time: approximately 35 minutes Suitable for mixed ages from 7+

This great unit of work uses a short extract from Hamlet to explore Shakespeare’s language, the play’s themes, characters and story. Ideas are explored and developed through movement, presentations, freezes, role play, mime, ritual and narration. It’s a great unit for helping to demystify Shakespeare’s language and for introducing new drama students to a range of drama methodology.

Everything you need to run an after-school drama club, drama group, or youth theatre. Includes 12 fabulous drama lesson plans, an outline for a first term mini performance plus drama methods and tips for props and costumes. Also contains information on start-up issues, insurance, royalties, health and safety - and loads more! Over 50 wonderful pages.

A great pack of drama worksheets and theatre-related activities for independent study at senior level, ages 12+ The pack consist of 3 short script extracts each with numerous linked activities in four areas: Performance Research Art and Design Writing Additional Script Writing Prompts Suitable for any students to work through independently at school or at home. Please note: the Greek unit in this pack is repeated, with small changes, in the pack for juniors.

A comprehensive Shakespeare script unit, this pack contains a short adaptation of Macbeth for schools and drama clubs. Perfect for large group upper junior and high school readers theater, classroom script work, staged readings, Shakespeare Week and full performances. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Linked Shakespeare tasks; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. The Rise and Fall of Lord Macbeth is a short adaptation of Shakespeare’s Macbeth. It’s written specifically for students and young actors and retains all of the character names, symbolic imagery and powerful themes of the original text whilst still being accessible to younger readers and performers. This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, English Language Arts learning, teaching speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, Shakespeare topic days or weeks, full performances - and fun! Cast size: 20+ Running time: approximately 40 minutes Suitable for ages: 11+

St George and the Dragon comedy script unit pack for upper juniors and seniors that brings the famous legend to life. Suitable for readers theater, staged readings and full performances. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for staging, costumes (including how to create your dragon!), set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Linked history and research tasks; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. The Legend of St George and the Dragon is a great short drama script that tells the story of how the courageous and kind Knight, George, became St George and brings the enduring legend to life. This is a brilliant complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A fabulous creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun! Cast size: 20+ Running time: approximately 30 minutes Suitable for ages: 8+ Warning: it is so funny that you will end up naming your class mascot ‘Ascalon’!

A great short drama play script unit that explores the tensions that led to WW1. Suitable for large group High School readers theater or full performance. Script pack includes Full production notes - staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama activities; Follow-on linked history tasks; Follow-on linked creative writing tasks; Linked art and design activities Loads of subject material for collaborative learning, research and exploration. Great for British history topic days, creative learning and assembly performances. Cast size: 30 (+/- 4) Running time: approximately 20 minutes Suitable for ages 12+

A short unit containing a script for two characters with great drama and performance activities to help students to develop performance skills, character analysis work, improvisation abilities and script interpretation. It’s a really useful and fun introduction to script work, or a good unit for simple pair script work for students new to drama and performance.

Worksheets with questions that will help students to understand and remember appropriate drama terminology for performing, learning and evaluating. Suitable for students at any stage of their drama experience. Great for exam practice. Includes Questions and Answers. Great for independent classroom work, home work or distance learning.

This is an extract from the play script Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters that gives an idea of style and reading level for the play. This is a free PDF for reading and, if desired, downloading. It allows teachers to get a sense of how great the script is before they buy it!

This Single Performance License allows your school or drama group to give ONE performance of the play script Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters. Licenses to perform plays are needed, regardless of whether your audience is paying an admission entry fee or not. This license is valid for 6 months but can only be used once.

A very funny Harry Potter and Lord Of The Rings mash-up short script unit. A great fantasy-themed script unit that’s suitable for large group junior and high school readers theater, staged readings, or full performances. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. Harry Rings, Lord of the Potters is an award-winning comedy pastiche script in which well-loved characters from the fantasy genre come together in a common quest. This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, speaking and listening skills and collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun! Cast size: 26 (+/- 4) Running time: approximately 35 minutes Suitable for ages: 9+ Warning this is such a funny script that you’ll laugh all the way through rehearsals!

A funny fairy tale script unit for seniors which explores the themes of honesty and community. Suitable for upper juniors and seniors readers theater, staged readings, or full performances. Script pack unit includes Full production notes for staging, costumes, set design, lighting, sound, props and furniture; Photocopiable script with clear characters, scenes and stage directions; Linked drama and performance activities; Linked art and design tasks; Linked creative writing tasks. Spellbound is a funny one act fairy tale drama club script with attitude! When life becomes dull in fairyland, the Witches make their own mischief and the Goblins, Chaos and Mayhem, decide to help - but things don’t quite go to plan! Performances can easily be expanded by including songs, music and dance routines. This is a great complete script unit for developing stagecraft skills, teaching English Language Arts learning, improving speaking and listening skills and enjoying collaborative learning. A brilliant creative unit with linked classroom tasks that’s suitable for script work, rehearsed staged readings, full performances - and fun! Cast size: 16 Running time: approximately 30 minutes Suitable for ages: 9+

A short extract from the play script The Xmas Factor, to provide teachers with an idea of style and reading level. It also lets you know how fabulous the play is before you buy it! For reading and/or downloading.

Preview pages for Murder Mayhem At Mayview Manor! murder mystery farce readers theater drama play script. These pages are a sample from the play and will give you an indication of the level of difficulty, language, movement, staging and characterization in the script Murder Mayhem At Mayview Manor! Cast size 18 Running time: approximately 80 minutes (an interval can be added) Suitable for ages: 12+