London Drama

12/09/2026

London Drama Online Events - https://mailchi.mp/9656297ea9e7/london-drama-summer-events-10363085

01/09/2026

Join Dr Clive Holmwood, PhD' for Peter Slade, Actor, Teacher Therapist on Thursday 8th October at 6.00-7.00pm on Zoom. This session will introduce people to one of the pioneers in drama education and dramatherapy, Peter Slade, who wrote the classic book Child Drama in 1954. We will pose the question: would any of his ideas work today?

This session is designed to support the presenter in the current book he is writing on the work and life of Peter Slade. You will be invited to be co-researchers with your thoughts and ideas contributing to the book. The presenter may hold a follow up to this event inviting people with a special interest in this area to contribute even further to the research.

Session fee is £7.50. Members of London Drama and National Drama £5.00. Teachers-in-Training/ECTs £2.
Please contact London Drama at [email protected] for the Access code to reveal your tickets.

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Peter Slade, Actor, Teacher Therapist – Zoom, Thu 8 Oct 2026 - About This Event Join Dr Clive Holmwood, PhD for Peter Slade, Actor, Teacher Therapist  on Thursday 8th October at 6.00-7.00pm on Zoom. This session will introduce peo...

27/08/2026

Book Club and Book Launch - https://mailchi.mp/e01ef3f69fee/london-drama-summer-events-10362718

24/08/2026

London Drama Online Events - https://mailchi.mp/36a33d9128a6/london-drama-summer-events-10362650

05/08/2026

London Drama Book Club and Book Launch - https://mailchi.mp/cf16eff18f02/london-drama-summer-events-10362267

02/08/2026

Book Launch Invitation Transforming English Through Drama: Case Studies in Classroom Practice
Edited by Maggie Pitfield and Jane Coles
Friday 11 September
UCL Institute of Education (room TBC)- https://mailchi.mp/6bd94e869792/london-drama-summer-events-10362234

07/06/2026

Join Danielle Mackenzie for Elevating the value of Drama through assessment literacy on Wednesday 8th July at 5.30-6.30pm on Zoom. Based on her two-year PhD research project she led with secondary schools, involving both teachers and students from KS3 to K4, it is the first empirical study into assessment of drama ever conducted in England.
This event will present findings and discuss her PhD research, especially the concept of 'assessment literacy'. It explores how teachers and students can use assessment literacy to shape the perceived value of Drama as a subject.
Danielle Mackenzie was a Head of Drama in secondary schools for 15 years. She is a published author of Order in the Chaos, a resource book for Drama teachers.
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Elevating the value of Drama through assessment literacy – Zoom, Wed 8 Jul 2026 - About This Event Join Danielle Mackenzie for Elevating the value of Drama through assessment literacy on Wednesday 8th July at 5.30-6.30pm on Zoom. This PhD study is a two-year resear...

26/05/2026

On Sunday 31st May 5-6.30pm on Zoom, led by Rosie Devine, we will read key extracts from the GCSE set text Find Me by Olwen Wymark, coupled with examples of how to engage students through teaching and learning in role. It includes a discussion of practitioners and how to support students in drawing from a style/genre to enhance their interpretation of text and access top band marks when writing.
Find Me is a play based on a true story. The central character is a girl named Verity Taylor who suffers with mental health problems. The play studies the effects that her condition has on her family and questions the treatment she receives by the healthcare system.
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London Drama Book Club: Find Me by Olwen Wymark – Zoom, Sun 31 May 2026 - Join our fun and friendly book club where we will spend an hour and a half on a Sunday afternoon reading plays together from the comfort of home wherever that may be and in doing so be transported into new territory or old f...

19/05/2026

London Drama highly recommends Two Book Launches and a Book Club - https://mailchi.mp/51d1a41f524c/london-drama-summer-events-10360475

06/05/2026

London Drama Events -

On Sunday 31st May 5-6.30pm on Zoom, led by Rosie Devine, we will read key extracts from the GCSE set text Find Me by Olwen Wymark, coupled with examples of how to engage students through teaching and learning in role. It includes a discussion of practitioners and how to support students in drawing....