DEVISING WORKSHOP (2hrs)

• Facilitated by The Director of Drama Workshop
• Max 20 participants

In this devising drama workshop students create original performance work from ideas, themes, images or stimuli. Through guided collaborative exploration, improvisation and discussion, students shape material into short dramatic sequences, developing characters, structure and theatrical moments as an ensemble. The workshop is flexible and student‑centred, encouraging creativity, ownership and confident risk‑taking.

MOVEMENT WORKSHOP (2hrs)

• Max 20 Participants

This drama movement workshop introduces students to the Suzuki Method, a rigorous physical training approach that builds strength, focus and powerful stage presence. Through grounded movement, controlled stomping, stillness and precise transitions, students develop connection to breath, centre and energy while exploring how the body communicates intention and emotional intensity. The workshop is highly physical, structured and engaging, supporting students to move with discipline, confidence and clarity.

PETER BROOKS STICKS TRAINING (2hrs)

• Max 16 participants
• Facilitated by The Director of Drama

This high‑energy drama workshop introduces secondary students to Peter Brook training method. Brook incorporated bamboo sticks into his actor‑training beginning with early work at his Paris Centre and continuing through later projects. The sticks serve as neutral, simple objects that reveal an actor’s inner impulses through movement. Actors manipulate the sticks with precision, sensitivity, and responsiveness, allowing the physical action to reflect internal intention.

Purpose of this training

● Awareness of impulse: The stick becomes an extension of the actor’s body, making unconscious tensions or impulses visible.

● Ensemble connection: The sticks respond immediately to pressure and direction, they train actors to listen physically to partners and the space.

● Simplicity and presence: Brook valued minimalism; the stick strips away theatrical excess and forces actors to focus on presence, intention, and truthful action.

TEXT WORKSHOP (2hrs)

• Text chosen by your school or proposed by TNDS
• Max 12 participants

This text‑based drama workshop focuses on bringing written material to life through performance. Using a script or text chosen by the school or provided by The National Drama School, students explore character, intention, tension and meaning through active reading, improvisation and rehearsal. The workshop is practical and engaging, helping students deepen their connection to text while developing confidence, clarity and expressive performance skills.

VOICE WORKSHOP (1.5hrs)

• Max 20 Participants

Centred around complicité, also known as Le Jeu — games for theatre. This approach is playful, engaging, and highly effective in helping students connect more freely and creatively with text. Through practical exercises and short performance tasks, students explore breath control, articulation, projection, tone and vocal presence. Activities are grounded in drama practice, enabling students to connect voice to intention, character and emotion in an engaging and supportive environment.