London Drama

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....

18/04/2026

Join Dr Sharon Coyne for the book launch of Theatre of the Lost and Found on Thursday 21st May at 5.30-7.30pm on Zoom. She will be talking about using drama with marginalised groups, including her work with Vita Nova and a longitudinal case study of a group of disaffected young lads.
The session will highlight the transformative effect of drama in the improvement of young people’s self-esteem, ability to engage, to work collaboratively and build resilience. It will include the opportunity to meet National Drama's International Officer who will place this book within the context and vision for how National Drama supports teachers and practitioners beyond the UK.
Dr Sharon Coyne is an applied theatre practitioner, playwright & Artistic Director of Vita Nova (a community theatre group for those in addiction recovery). She founded the organisation with a small group of recovering addicts in 1999. Vita Nova has become an established national community theatre.
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Book launch 'Theatre of The Lost and Found' (Drama Education with Marginalised Youth) – Zoom, Thu 21 May 2026 - About This Event Join Dr Sharon Coyne for the book launch of ...

12/04/2026

On Sunday 10th May 5-6pm on Zoom join Chris Woodley as we explore his play, Next Lesson, followed by Q&A with the playwright.
Next Lesson explores the impact of Section 28 on a school community, following Michael from coming out as a teenager in 1988 to returning as a teacher. The play has been performed in London and Sydney, workshopped off-Broadway, and was shortlisted for the Polari Prize.
Chris Woodley is a screenwriter, playwright, and former drama teacher from Bromley.
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London Drama Book Club: Next Lesson by Chris Woodley – Zoom, Sun 10 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 ...

03/04/2026

LD Book Club
On Sunday 12th April 5-6pm Rosie Devine introduces and explores I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won’t Die by Mark Wheeller, a Verbatim Theatre play which is is a set text for GCSE Drama.
Book Clubs are free!
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London Drama Book Club: I Love You, Mum - I Promise I Won’t Die by Mark Wheeller – Zoom, Sun 12 Apr 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 tran...