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Dear England - education resource
KS3 KS4 KS5
A lone figure stands, his back to us, wearing a waistcoat, shirt and trousers, in the centre of the red cross of the England flag that appears as a landscape rolling off into the distance.

Dear England - education resource

Drama English PE Performing Arts
A Teacher's Guide to the Archive
A picture of the Archive research room, people sitting at desks sifting through archive material and others sat at a computer with headphones.

A Teacher's Guide to the Archive

Archive Drama English
A Teacher's Guide to the Black Plays Archive
In a Black and White photograph, three woman are standing in a rehearsal room, looking towards a person in front of them, with scripts in hand.

A Teacher's Guide to the Black Plays Archive

Archive Drama English
Online exhibition: Black Plays at the National Theatre
KS3 KS4 KS5
A person with a shaved head and goatee looks thoughtfully to the side. They are wearing a dark hoodie. Another person, out of focus, stands in the background, wearing a striped shirt.

Online exhibition: Black Plays at the National Theatre

Drama Performing Arts
Online exhibition: Shakespeare at the National Theatre
KS3 KS4 KS5
Two actors sit near each other on a stage. One is dressed in Roman armour and the other is in an elaborate dress. The picture is in black and white.

Online exhibition: Shakespeare at the National Theatre

Drama English Performing Arts
Online exhibition: Greek Tragedy at the National Theatre
KS4 KS5
A group of people in Ancient Greek theatrical masks and robes stand on a dark stage. The central figure has arms outstretched, and wears a cloth over their eyes.

Online exhibition: Greek Tragedy at the National Theatre

Drama Performing Arts Production Arts
Jekyll & Hyde - education resource
KS4 KS5
A group of people in top hats and a woman centre crowd round a chemical laboratory.

Jekyll & Hyde - education resource

Drama English Lighting, sound, video Performance skills Performing Arts Playwriting Production Arts Set design
An Introduction to Greek Chorus
KS3 KS4 KS5
A man in a white shirt and dark trousers stands on a stage surrounded by eight women in matching earth-toned dresses. They are in a wooded set with tree trunks in the background.

An Introduction to Greek Chorus

Directing Drama Performance skills Performing Arts
An Introduction to Greek Tragedy
KS3 KS4 KS5
A group of performers with white masks and earthy costumes crouch on a red stage. One individual sits cross-legged in front, gesturing with their hand.

An Introduction to Greek Tragedy

Directing Drama Performance skills Performing Arts
An Introduction to Greek Theatre
KS3 KS4 KS5
Performers on stage wear tattered, monochromatic costumes and eerie, white masks, their bodies contorted in expressive, dramatic poses. The lighting is dark, creating a haunting and theatrical atmosphere.

An Introduction to Greek Theatre

Directing Drama Performance skills Performing Arts
An Introduction to Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama
KS3 KS4 KS5
Two people are on stage. In front, a man wears a red coat with white feathers and a laurel wreath. He is kneeling with his arms raised and an exaggerated smile. Behind, a shirtless performer with a headband crouches, holding a rope and looking nervous.

An Introduction to Greek Comedy and Satyr Drama

Drama English Performing Arts
An Introduction to Women in Greek Theatre
KS3 KS4 KS5
A woman wearing a patterned dress is standing with her arms outstretched, looking defiant.

An Introduction to Women in Greek Theatre

Directing Drama Performance skills Performing Arts
Antigone: Character Relationships - education resource
KS3 KS4 KS5
A tense stage scene with four actors. One man sits at a desk, while another stands behind him. A third man restrains a woman in a white dress with bare feet.

Antigone: Character Relationships - education resource

Directing Drama Performance skills Performing Arts
In Search of Greek Theatre: Women of Troy (2007)
KS4 KS5
Six women stand in a dimly lit room with their arms raised to shoulder height, positioned as if ready to dance. They appear focused, each wearing semi-formal to formal attire. The background is industrial with exposed columns and pipes.

In Search of Greek Theatre: Women of Troy (2007)

Directing Drama Lighting, sound, video Performing Arts Set design
In Search of Greek Theatre: Philoctetes (1964) and Paradise (2021)
KS4 KS5
A black-and-white scene from a theatrical play depicts three men in ancient Roman or Greek costumes. One man extends his arm towards another, who is pulling the third man dressed in armor with a rope. Other actors are in the background.

In Search of Greek Theatre: Philoctetes (1964) and Paradise (2021)

Directing Drama Performing Arts Production Arts
In Search of Greek Theatre: Bacchae (1973) and Bacchai (2002)
KS4 KS5
A group of people are arranged in a circle around a central, intense flame that emits a strong red light, illuminating the scene. They appear to be engaged in a dramatic, possibly ritualistic, performance. The background is dark, heightening the fiery atmosphere.

In Search of Greek Theatre: Bacchae (1973) and Bacchai (2002)

Directing Drama Performing Arts Production Arts
In Search of Greek Theatre: Iphigenia at Aulis (2004)
KS4 KS5
A group of women in formal attire stand close together in what appears to be an emotional or intense moment. One woman in a white dress is being comforted by another in a black dress. The background is dark and the mood appears somber.

In Search of Greek Theatre: Iphigenia at Aulis (2004)

Directing Drama Performing Arts Production Arts
Complicité's Mnemonic education resource
KS5
Artwork with two superimposed images, one of a very blurred human face over which is a translucent image of a leaf. On top of these is a meandering line in blue, red and blue again, that could be a river, or capilliaries.

Complicité's Mnemonic education resource

Costume, wigs, hair and make-up Devising Directing Drama Lighting, sound, video Performing Arts Physical Theatre
Creative Commentaries: Rufus Norris on Small Island
KS3 KS4 KS5
On a large stage, a woman in a white dress relaxes on a bench, to the right behind her, another woman in a colourful dress watches on, behind them a line of figures stand at the back of the stage with silhouettes suggesting a crowd projected onto the back wall.

Creative Commentaries: Rufus Norris on Small Island

Directing Drama English Performing Arts
Lit in Colour Q&A: Inua Ellams on Barber Shop Chronicles
KS4 KS5
On a warmly lit stage, a man sits in an office chair smiling and touching his head, in front of him there are various barber shop accessories on a cabinet, and another man standing contorting his face.

Lit in Colour Q&A: Inua Ellams on Barber Shop Chronicles

Drama English Performing Arts Playwriting
Practitioners in Practice: Katie Mitchell (Education pack)
KS5

Practitioners in Practice: Katie Mitchell (Education pack)

Directing Lighting, sound, video Performing Arts Production Arts
Practitioners in Practice : Katie Mitchell (film)
KS5
An image of Katie Mitchell in rehearsal, holding a pencil in her right hand and gesturing with her left hand towards something happening in front of her.

Practitioners in Practice : Katie Mitchell (film)

Directing Lighting, sound, video Performing Arts Production Arts
The Great Wave rehearsal diaries
KS4 KS5

The Great Wave rehearsal diaries

Directing Drama English Performance skills Performing Arts Playwriting
How We Staged It: The Effect - education resource videos
KS4 KS5
A blue-tinted photomontage split into four quadrants, with portraits of Taylor Russell in the top-left and Paapa Essiedu in the top-right, Paapa and Taylor about to kiss in the bottom-left and Taylor touching her neck, eyes closed, in the bottom-right.

How We Staged It: The Effect - education resource videos

Directing Drama Lighting, sound, video Production Arts
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