Best of DT+ 2025 | English & Theatre Tools

It's been another busy year at Digital Theatre+. From new theatre productions and e-learning resources, to the launch of our Training Academy – there's plenty to celebrate as we close out the year.

Read on to learn how our educators used new content, features, and tools in 2025 (including how you can get your hands on our top resources of the year!)...

Free Resources and Professional Development

This year, we've continued to provide free learning opportunities and resources for educators around the globe, from classroom posters to on-demand professional development courses.

Get your hands on these free resources ahead of the new year:

• Break the ice and engage younger learners with this Shakespearean Insults poster
• Engage reluctant readers in poetry with this Key Poetic Themes poster
• Gain real-world insights into how teachers are using AI, from support with lesson planning to marking assessments in AI in the Classroom, a one-hour, on-demand development course

Watch one of the real-world case studies included in AI in the Classroom...

Spotlight On: New Productions

This year also saw the arrival of new content on the Digital Theatre+ platform, including theatrical productions, and accompanying written, audio, and visual teaching resources.

Here are some highlights from the year:

A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry was the first Black woman to have a play produced on Broadway, and A Raisin in the Sun has since become a staple of English and Theatre curricula. It tackles important themes of race, economic disparity, family dynamics, and the pursuit of the American Dream.

These key scene extracts were captured live by DT+ from Tinuke Craig's 2024 production, a Headlong, Leeds Playhouse, Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, and Nottingham Playhouse co-production. Exclusive license for limited use of scenes from A Raisin in the Sun granted by Joi Gresham and the Lorraine Hansberry Literary Trust (LHLT).

Puffs

Set in a certain school of magic, Puffs is told through the eyes of the underdog. While a familiar boy wizard was destined to defeat evil, the Puffs are just trying to make it through a very treacherous magic school.

Captured live off-Broadway in 2018, this hilarious play blends quick-fire comedy, inventive staging, and a fondness for all things magic.

Macbeth

Directed by Max Webster, and captured live at the Donmar Warehouse in 2024, this modern interpretation of Shakespeare's classic stars David Tennant and Cush Jumbo.

During its run at the Donmar Warehouse, audience members wore headphones to experience the immersive 3D soundscape, which can be replicated by using headphones to watch this filmed version, available as an exclusive educational license to Digital Theatre+.

Browse the complete Macbeth collection on Digital Theatre+

New tools on Digital Theatre+

With the help of our Customer Success team, we stay in constant communication with our subscribers, and we're always looking for ways to simplify the teaching process, including:

• Supporting self-directed learning and making referencing a breeze with our new built-in citation tool that supports five major citation styles (MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard, MHRA)
• Transforming teaching ideas into high-quality lessons with new surfacing functionality across 15 theatrical state standards
• Boosting comprehension of key scenes with the help of caption search functionality across all Digital Theatre+ productions

Explore new features like our caption search with a free trial!

Interested in learning how Digital Theatre+ could support your teaching goals in 2026? Click here to book a 5-minute demo with our team.

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