Key details
- Date: 7 June - 12 July 2024
- Sessions: Fridays: 6pm - 8pm
- No. sessions: 6
- Venue: Arnold Library, Nottingham
- For ages: 19+
- Group size: 5 - 15
- Cost: FREE - £36
About this course
Use drama games, practical activities, improvisation, devised work and discussion to explore plays by published writers.
What will be covered on the course?
- Building up trust, co-operation, concentration and creativity through the use of drama games
- Discussion of themes and ideas within a play/ extract from a play
- Taking part in paired improvisation activities
- Working in small groups to bring a short script to life
- Working in pairs and small groups to develop an idea and created a short scene based on a published work
What will learners achieve by the end of the course?
- To recall key terms
- To demonstrate understanding by taking part in drama games and activities
- To analyse effectiveness of each other’s work by offering constructive criticism
- To evaluate own participation in the session
- To create, rehearse and perform a short piece of drama in a pair or small group
What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?
- Enjoyment (not necessarily experience) of drama and theatre
- A willingness to take part in practical activities and work with others
Suggested Reading for the course
- ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller
- ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare
- ‘Educating Rita’ by Willy Russell
- ‘Top Girls’ by Carol Churchill
- ‘Twilight’ by Anna Deavere Smith
- ‘Leave Taking’ by Winsome Pinnock
Booking your place and fee information
If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course please visit our webpage for further information https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/
To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:
- Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
- Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.
You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking. If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.
To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.
Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).
As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:
- Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield
- Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Greater London
- Greater Manchester
- Liverpool City Region
- Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
- Tees Valley
- West of England
- West Midlands
- West Yorkshire
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