Summer 2008

Summer 2008

Summer 2008 Volume 15.1

Chair's report; Drama: Mind, Body, Spirit; Stepping out of the picture; The Drama Mind at Work; Citizenship, PSE and Shakespeare; The Edinburgh Experience; Keeping in Touch; 5 great plays for teachers.

On the cover

Nigel Toye and Francis Prediville give us a preview of their new book Speaking and Listening Through Drama and share their with us their ideas and practice.

CONTENT

Chair's report
At the recent 2008 Durham Conference, PatriceBaldwin, Chair of National Drama, outlined some of the work of the organisation

Drama: Mind, Body, Spirit
Kate Fleming's overview of this year's National Drama Conference

Stepping out of the picture
Marie Jeanne McNaughton shows how the Storyline approach may give Drama practitioners an added dimension to their work

The Drama Mind at Work
Eileen Pennington in conversation with Dorothy Heathcote

Citizenship, PSE and Shakespeare
Brian Lighthill demonstrates the timeless relevance of Shakespeare to some of today's issues

The Edinburgh Experience
Paul Slater and student Clara Paine recount the exciting experience of going to the EdinburghFringe with a group of students

Keeping in Touch
Chris Bellamy and Morrigan Mullen share their experiences of a professional exchange at Richmond Theatre

5 great plays for teachers
A review of plays by Josie Clarke