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How to rehearse Greek Tragedy, with Carey Perloff
Have you ever wondered exactly what goes on behind the closed doors of the rehearsal room? The...
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We've introduced new functionality to help you share resources with your students and colleagues...
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Thanks to our exclusive educational partnership with BroadwayHD, we're thrilled to welcome eight...
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A guide to designing impactful class starters…
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Preparing students for life outside the classroom (be that their personal lives, college,...
Read moreTop 5 Best Practices for Teaching Improvisation
We know that teaching improvisation can be a struggle for many teachers! From the spontaneity of...
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Celebrating Educational Excellence: Digital Theatre+ Awards
We work with lots of amazing educators who are inspiring students with innovative approaches to...
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There’s nothing like another birthday for feeling your age… But in Shakespeare’s case, his birthday...
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The Evolution of Chicano Theatre
Over the past half-century, Chicano theatre has grown and evolved, reflecting the experiences and...
Read moreEcotheatre: How to Make Theatre and Performance Sustainable
Last week, we joined forces with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) to host a...
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We were delighted to join forces with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) for...
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A guide to designing impactful class starters…
Class starters, starters for lessons, bellringers, bell work or 'do-now' activities. Whatever you...
Read more5 tips for bringing life skills into your classroom
Preparing students for life outside the classroom (be that their personal lives, college,...
Read moreTop 5 Best Practices for Teaching Improvisation
We know that teaching improvisation can be a struggle for many teachers! From the spontaneity of...
Read moreCelebrating Educational Excellence: Digital Theatre+ Awards
We work with lots of amazing educators who are inspiring students with innovative approaches to...
Read moreThe Evolution of Chicano Theatre
Over the past half-century, Chicano theatre has grown and evolved, reflecting the experiences and...
Read more5 easy ways to plan for a substitute teacher
When you have to take the day off (or are in dire need of a mental health day), there’s nothing...
Read more‘Age cannot wither him’: The best resources to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday
There’s nothing like another birthday for feeling your age… But in Shakespeare’s case, his birthday...
Read moreTeaching Shakespeare: 5 practical activities to engage your students
Shakespeare. Just the name alone can feel daunting. Once you say the name, your students will...
Read more3 simple ways to connect your students with poetry
How do your students feel about poetry? Are they excited by the poems they’re studying? Do they...
Read moreHow to make Shakespeare’s language more accessible to students
One of the biggest struggles many students face when studying Shakespeare is the language he uses....
Read moreHow to practice self-care for teachers and students
You asked and we listened: introducing the Digital Theatre+ How-To Vlogs, short videos that...
Read moreHow to rehearse Greek Tragedy, with Carey Perloff
Have you ever wondered exactly what goes on behind the closed doors of the rehearsal room? The...
Read moreNew Feature: Sharing Options
We've introduced new functionality to help you share resources with your students and colleagues...
Read more5 ways to use the arts to inspire your English students
Not an actor? Teaching students who have never been on stage? Facing a group of slouching teens...
Read moreDevising theatre: top 5 exercises for your classroom
Devising theatre is perhaps one of the trickiest skills for a drama student to master – but also...
Read more5 reasons why critical thinking is THE most important skill for students
Critical thinking just keeps cropping up. It’s definitely a buzzword in schools at the moment, and...
Read moreA Night at the Theatre: Looking back at life-changing performances
We asked a handful of Digital Theatre+ friends and associates with long theatre-going careers to...
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Thanks to our exclusive educational partnership with BroadwayHD, we're thrilled to welcome eight...
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Thanks to our new Content Controls functionality, you can take full control over the selection of...
Read moreJourney to Black Acting Methods: diversity in the classroom
Earlier this year, Sharrell Luckett, theatre practitioner, author, and teacher at the University of...
Read moreTheatre & Performance: top 5 blog posts of 2022
Featuring leading scholars and theatre-makers including Anne Bogart and Katie Mitchell, discover a...
Read moreTeaching English: top 5 blog posts of 2022
From key literary topics such as poetry and Shakespeare to 21st-century skills like speaking and...
Read moreTeaching Theatre: top 5 blog posts of 2022
Searching for some new teaching inspiration? In need of some ready-to-go practical activities to...
Read moreTop 10 productions to watch this holiday season
It’s no secret that the week before the holidays is everyone’s favourite time of year. Teachers and...
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It's now even easier to discover and access the resources you need for your English lessons on...
Read more5 ways to level up your classroom group work
Do you think group work is a super valuable component of any successful classroom community? And...
Read moreEcotheatre: How to Make Theatre and Performance Sustainable
Last week, we joined forces with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) to host a...
Read moreDigital Theatre+ signs partnership with Liverpool Everyman Playhouse
We are delighted to be working with Liverpool Everyman & Playhouse to bring teachers and students...
Read moreBlack History Month: Top 10 Teaching Resources
Originally created in the United States in February 1926, and celebrated each October in the United...
Read moreHow to use jigsaw activities in your classroom
Jigsaw activities have been around for decades, and are a great strategy to accelerate learning and...
Read moreMarc Rees' Now The Hero and the impact of site-specific theatre
When teaching or studying site-specific theatre, you might assume that the most important part of...
Read moreJavaad Alipoor on Rich Kids and creating digital theatre
Javaad Alipoor’s innovative theatre work sits at the intersection between politics and technology...
Read more5 easy ways to introduce students to a new text
Back to school can be the perfect time to introduce a text to your students for the first time....
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Read moreGreek Tragedy in Rehearsal
We were delighted to join forces with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education (ATHE) for...
Read more5 ways to incorporate critical thinking into your teaching
In a recent blog post, we discussed the five biggest reasons why students need good critical...
Read moreHow to create a social contract for your classroom
It’s that time of year again. Time to prepare your classroom, get your lesson plans in order and...
Read moreAcclaimed ensemble Forced Entertainment joins forces with DT+
In 2016, Forced Entertainment (FE) – a long-running UK-based theatre and performance company – were...
Read moreSurvey of English & Drama teachers uncovers impact of live performance
With dramatic texts making up 25-50% of the GCSE English curriculum, it’s more important than ever...
Read moreTop resources to celebrate Pride Month
Pride Month is a recognition of the contributions of LBGTQ+ people in our daily lives and in our...
Read moreHow to celebrate Juneteenth with your students
The holiday Juneteenth reclaims a misjustice in American history with celebration. Although the...
Read moreTop drama games to play with your class
Let's face it: playing theatre games is one of the most fun parts of drama class. They're the...
Read moreSearching for playfulness when teaching Theatre Design online
When everything went online in March 2020, students had to quickly move to producing work that...
Read moreTeaching and directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique
This past June, as I set off to attend my first summer of training at the Great Lakes Michael...
Read moreWhy Boal Now?
In ‘Why Boal Now?’, our latest Digital Theatre+ webinar, we launched the Boal Collection – an...
Read moreOlivier Award-nominated productions coming to Digital Theatre+
Two productions nominated for Olivier Awards at this year’s ceremony are coming soon to Digital...
Read more5 ways to prepare your middle schoolers for high school success
It’s often said that Middle School is a type of hell for students. As educators who spend 8 hours+...
Read more8 educators to follow on social media (and 10 hashtags to check out)
It may be that you’re already a social media pro, fully equipped with accounts specifically...
Read moreTeaching Theatre Design Online: A Roundtable
We were delighted to recently join forces with the Performance Design Educator’s Collective, the...
Read moreCore Skills: Development and Assessment
The first step to creating a rigorous and relevant curriculum is to determine the knowledge and...
Read more"Checking Out Me History": Teaching Black Poetry
Our latest Professional Learning Experience "Checking Out Me History": Teaching Black Poetry saw...
Read moreTeaching Toward a Joy Supreme
As almost goes without saying, creating joyful moments in the classroom has been a hard slog since...
Read moreDesigning Childress’s Trouble in Mind on Broadway
Kathy A Perkins, multi-award-winning theatre practitioner, historian, Faculty Emerita of the...
Read moreThe key 21st Century Skills to help students thrive
21st Century Skills. Future Readiness. Life Skills. Global Citizenship. The Four Cs. Higher Order...
Read moreBeyond actor training: the work of the late Alison Hodge
Alison Hodge – ‘Ali’ to everyone who knew her – was a remarkable actor trainer and a leading...
Read moreHow to boost your students' speaking and listening skills
Presenting in front of colleagues. Delivering a toast during a celebration. Raising your voice to...
Read moreThe life and work of Augusto Boal: a rare glimpse into the archive
Augusto Boal created what NYU’s Richard Schechner described as ‘the theatre that Brecht only...
Read moreLyn Gardner in Conversation with Robert Icke
Former Associate Director of Headlong and Almeida Theatre – where he directed productions such as...
Read moreHow to use social media in your classroom
Whether you’re an expert on all things social media or still scratching your head trying to figure...
Read moreKatie Mitchell on making sustainable theatre
Katie Mitchell, revered UK theatre director – whose current show Little Scratch opened at Hampstead...
Read morePoetry in Action (in action!)
Picture the scene: in a freezing warehouse in north London, the intrepid Digital Theatre team are...
Read moreArts, education and cultural capital
Integrating arts and culture into education improves performance. Everyone knows that, right? Well,...
Read moreDigital Theatre+ partners with Artsmark
Engaging young people in world-class arts and culture is one of the major goals of Digital...
Read morePandemic theatre: Staging Uncle Vanya in lockdown
As a theatre teacher, one of the biggest joys and challenges is producing and directing plays,...
Read moreMaking Feminist Theatre (and Making Theatre Feminist)
How do theatre-makers practice feminism in their work? Leading theatre-makers joined forces for a...
Read moreLyn Gardner on relaxed performance
This article was specially commissioned by and previously appeared on Digital Theatre+ In 2011,...
Read more4 socially-distanced ensemble building activities
One of the first things teachers do with a theatre class or production company is create an...
Read moreAllegiance and AAPI Representation in Musical Theatre
Last month, we welcomed teachers around the world to our first Professional Learning Experience for...
Read more5 digital tools to build community on your course
As we venture back into the classroom and develop new hybrid in-person/online courses, or courses...
Read moreResources to engage younger learners
With social media now a permanent fixture in the lives – and screens – of most students, it’s no...
Read moreBlended learning with Digital Theatre+
“Aargh!” “Umff!” “Yes!!” Clickety-clack, clickety-clack. “Dr. Bean, I got it!” “I’m ready for the...
Read moreReflections on the Music and Drama Education Expo 2021
Last week, we were delighted to attend the ninth annual Music and Drama Education Expo, held in the...
Read moreTeaching Acting, Voice and Movement Online
Produced with the Association for Theatre in Higher Education, this engaging session looked at the...
Read moreInclusivity and Theatre: Strategies for Teaching and Practice
Our webinar on Inclusivity and Theatre proved to be one of our most popular online events yet!...
Read more'The Art of Resonance': Anne Bogart and Katie Mitchell in Conversation
How do you make art which resonates, and in particular, how can we make resonant work in these...
Read moreHow can the arts support SEL and student wellbeing?
If you’ve ever left the theatre, a concert or an exhibition bubbling with excitement, swapping...
Read moreBack to college: Positive pedagogy in the face of massive social change
As faculty around the world head back to class this fall, the foundational shift in our lives and...
Read moreTop 10 icebreaker activities for getting back in the classroom
As your students settle into the classroom, take your pick from a range of fun, team-building...
Read more5 silly icebreakers for Theatre & Performance students
As we step into the theatre classroom, what could be better for getting going than some playful fun...
Read moreIntroducing Unlocked: A new way to engage students with dramatic texts
How do you make something that genuinely helps teachers? It takes time and care to nurture the...
Read moreWatch Kinky Boots, 42nd Street and more on Digital Theatre+
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Read moreNew Blood Brothers series on Digital Theatre+
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