National Drama in partnership with the DTEA are asking our members, friends and partners to join in this campaign to raise awareness of the importance of Drama and Theatre Education. Run an event during 20 to 27 March 2023 and spread the word through your social media.
In this video created for the #SeizeTheDay Campaign, National Drama’s patron Jane Thornton talks about how Drama supports young people’s development, why it is important to support Drama and Theatre in schools, and what teachers and artists can do to raise the profile of Drama in schools. The video is developed with National Drama and …
The new issue covers a wealth of feature and articles for drama teachers and theatre educators. ND members should have received your copy in your mailbox now. Subscriptions are available for our wider community here: nationaldrama.org.uk/dramamagazine/
On Wednesday 25th January, National Drama spoke at the House of Lords at the Children’s Media and Arts APPG, to fiercely represent Drama along with other Drama representatives, young people, and Baroness Floella Benjamin.
National Drama, NATD, NAYT and Drama HE got together this week to lobby for the importance of Drama and Theatre Education at the Labour Party Conference.
National Drama Chair, Dr Geoff Readman, speaks to the life and legacy of theatre director Peter Brook, who died aged 97 on 2nd July 2022.
Frantic Assembly, in association with National Drama, visited Coombe Boys’ School on Friday 18th March 2022 for World Theatre Day for Children & Young People, as part of ND & DTEA’s Seize the Day Campaign. Students interviewed members of Frantic Assembly’s creative team – director Scott Graham, actor Marc Benga, and movement director Sophie Shaw. …
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National Drama, the UK’s leading subject association for Drama, extends its support and solidarity to all of our colleagues in Ukraine: drama and theatre teachers, university researchers and performers in all fields of drama and theatre education.
The recent White Paper from the government includes some interesting policy changes some of which have implications for National Drama. Some of the decisions offer a ‘little hope’ that National Drama will be a more influential force in providing teachers and schools with much-needed guidance and accessible and relevant resources.
The full report of our COVID Impact Study is now available to download and read
