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Teacher resources video collection

Explore our teacher resource video collection: a series of educational short films on selected play titles.

Perfect for exploring with students in the classroom and prepping for GCSEs and A-Levels – in English, Drama and Maths.

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon, adapted for the stage by Simon Stephens

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time toured in 2018 and 2019 to schools in London and the National Theatre’s Theatre Nation Partnership areas – Doncaster, Greater Manchester, Hornchurch, Sunderland, Wakefield and Wolverhampton.

The new 90 minute version by Simon Stephens was re-staged in the round specifically for schools audiences. To accompany the tour, the National Theatre produced a set of resources, including short films with the BBC and downloadable PDFs.

 

Resources for teaching English Literature

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Adapting a novel for theatre

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Creating comedy and tension

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Themes

Resources for teaching Drama

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Who is Christopher?

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Christopher and Ed

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Christopher and Judy

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Christopher and Siobhan

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Staging for a new space

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Physical theatre

Resources for teaching Maths

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Maths in the stage show: part I

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Maths in the stage show: part 2

The Free9  by In-Sook Chappell

The National Theatre presents three films discussing the themes of The Free9 by In-Sook Chappell. The play was produced as part of the Connections Festival, 2018. 
 
In The Free9, nine teenagers flee North Korea, dreaming of a new life in the South. These videos explore how designer, Moi Tran, and director, Jennifer Tang, would approach staging this play. Timothy Cho also shares his experience of leaving North Korea.
 
The Free9 is a set text on the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama curriculum. These films are designed to support the teaching of this text on the curriculum. 
A person mid-speech, wearing glasses and sat on a chair
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The World of The Free9

A person mid-speech, wearing a white shirt and gesticulating with their hands
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The Characters of The Free9

A person mid-speech, wearing glasses with their hands held wide in the air
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Writer and North Korean expert

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë, devised by the original company

Sally Cookson’s thrilling adaptation of the classic novel is a fantastic production for students studying English and Drama at key stage 4-5. Charlotte Brontë’s story of the trailblazing Jane is as inspiring as ever.

This bold and dynamic production, produced by the National Theatre with the Bristol Old Vic in 2017, uncovers one woman’s fight for freedom and fulfilment on her own terms. Our video series covers five core components of the production.

You can also watch Jane Eyre in full on the National Theatre Collection.

A production image from 'Jane Eyre' at the National Theatre, 2017, featuring the character of Jane with her hands in the air and an arc of material floated up behind her
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Movement

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Costume

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Set design

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Music

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Devising