Existential Creativity: Making Theatre Sustainable
Katie Mitchell, revered UK theatre director – whose current show Little Scratch opened at Hampstead to rave reviews this month – writes here about...
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Olivier Award-nominated productions coming to Digital Theatre+
Two productions nominated for Olivier Awards at this year’s ceremony are coming soon to Digital...
Read moreBeyond Actor Training Practice: A Different Way of Being in the World
Alison Hodge – ‘Ali’ to everyone who knew her – was a remarkable actor trainer, and a leading...
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...
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5 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 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 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+...
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Searching for playfulness when teaching Theatre Design online
When everything went online in March 2020, students had to quickly move to producing work that...
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 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...
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Why Boal Now?
In ‘Why Boal Now?’, our latest Digital Theatre+ webinar, we launched the Boal Collection – an...
Read moreTeaching Theatre Design Online: A Roundtable
We were delighted to recently join forces with the Performance Design Educator’s Collective, the...
Read more"Checking Out Me History": Teaching Black Poetry
Our latest Professional Learning Experience "Checking Out Me History": Teaching Black Poetry saw...
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5 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 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 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 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 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 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 more5 practical activities to engage your students in Shakespeare
Shakespeare. Just the name alone can feel daunting. Once you say the name, your students will...
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 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...
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 Practice: A Different Way of Being in the World
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 moreExistential Creativity: Making Theatre Sustainable
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 moreRelaxed 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 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 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
After a long – and well deserved, might we add – break from the classroom over the summer months,...
Read more5 silly icebreakers to engage your students
It’s been a challenging year to say the least. As we step back into classrooms, our students are...
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+
Got a class full of musical theatre fans? Thanks to our exclusive educational partnership with...
Read moreNew Blood Brothers series on Digital Theatre+
Looking for resources on Willy Russell’s Blood Brothers?
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