getting WISE to DRAMA (1987) WHY THE FIRST EDITION?

1970s: CONFUSION WHAT IS DRAMA IN SCHOOLS? WHERE DOES IT BELONG? THE ENGLISH CLASSROOM THE DRAMA STUDIO THE HPE LESSON THE AFTER-SCHOOL DRAMA CLUB THE HISTORY & SOSE CLASSROOM THE ANNUAL MUSICAL THE REMEDIAL CLASSROOM THE SCHOOL ASSEMBLY OR SPEECH DAY EVERY TEACHER’S TOOLKIT?? ACTING IMPROVISING SCHOOL PLAYS & MUSICALS CREATIVE EXPRESSION (CHILD DRAMA) SPEECH AND DRAMA ROLE-PLAYS IN HISTORY SHAKESPEARE AND THE CLASSICS THEATRE ARTS BEHAVIOUR AND SOCIAL TRAINING LANGUAGE TRAINING SKITS FOR CAMPS AND SPEECH NIGHTS CREATIVE PEDAGOGY (“drama in education”)??

“Theatre” versus “Drama” “Product” versus “Process” 1980s: CONFLICT THE BATTLES OF BRITAIN “Theatre” versus “Drama” “Product” versus “Process” “Art” versus “Pedagogy” “Tradition” versus “Social Action” Hornbrook versus Heathcote DRAMATIC ART (PLAYS) DRAMATIC PLAY

ALL SCHOOL SUBJECTS HAVE CONTENT What can we all agree on? WHAT DOES ALL DRAMA HAVE IN COMMON… from child play to Hamlet? THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA! JUST LIKE CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS… HOORAY!

getting WISER to DRAMA (2017) WHY THE second EDITION?

THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA THE OLD THE NEW

THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA THE OLD THE NEW

THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA Chapter 11: Traditional Dramatic Meaning Chapter 12: Contemporary Dramatic Meanings THE OLD THE NEW

THE ELEMENTS OF DRAMA …✚ THE OLD THE NEW

DRAMA TERMINOLOGY EXPLAINED MORE PLAYMAKING Content changes BROADER AGE RANGE MORE DRAMA ENRICHED KEY CONCEPTS DRAMA TERMINOLOGY EXPLAINED MORE PLAYMAKING

New AND IMPROVED PROCESS DRAMAS (step by step) OLD DRAMAWISE DRAMAWISE REIMAGINED FOCUS The Olympics ZOLA BUDD drama TIME The GOYA drama MOVEMENT The DEATH IN THE VILLAGE drama MEANING The LEAVING SCHOOL drama FOCUS The DRUGS IN SPORT drama TIME The REFUGEE FAMILY drama MOVEMENT The DEATH IN THE VILLAGE drama (enriched with verbatim theatre) MEANING Two (new) LEAVING SCHOOL dramas - traditional - contemporary

New AND more PLAYTEXTS (step by step) OLD DRAMAWISE DRAMAWISE REIMAGINED CHAPTER 1: HUMAN CONTEXT Year Nine Are Animals (1) The Dreamers CHAPTER 2: TENSION The Children’s Crusade CHAPTER 3: FOCUS The York Crucifixion Play Oh What a Lovely War CHAPTER 1: HUMAN CONTEXT Two Weeks With The Queen Snagged CHAPTER 2: TENSION Hu’s in Charge in China? The Children’s Crusade Romeo and Juliet CHAPTER 3: FOCUS Hitler’s Daughter (1) Oh What a Lovely War

New AND more PLAYTEXTS (continued) OLD DRAMAWISE DRAMAWISE REIMAGINED CHAPTER 4: PLACE AND SPACE Year Nine Are Animals (2) CHAPTER 5: TIME King John CHAPTER 6: LANGUAGE Antony and Cleopatra Year Nine Are Animals (3) CHAPTER 4: PLACE AND SPACE Hitler’s Daughter (2) CHAPTER 5: TIME King John CHAPTER 6: NARRATIVE As You Like It CHAPTER 7: LANGUAGE Antony and Cleopatra Namatjira

New AND more PLAYTEXTS (continued) OLD DRAMAWISE DRAMAWISE REIMAGINED CHAPTER 7: MOVEMENT The Insect Play CHAPTER 8: MOOD Julius Caesar Zigger Zagger CHAPTER 9: SYMBOLS The Beekeeper’s Boy CHAPTER 10: MEANING Year Nine Are Animals (4) CHAPTER 8: MOVEMENT The Insect Play CHAPTER 9: MOOD Shotgun CHAPTER 10: SYMBOLS Motherland CHAPTER 12: MEANINGS D-I-Y Contemporary playtext

Exploring the elements of theatre OLD DRAMAWISE DRAMAWISE REIMAGINED CHAPTER 11 Improvisation as Art CHAPTER 12 Improvisation towards performance CHAPTER 13: PLAYMAKING The elements of theatre Pre-texts and starting points Devising a play from scratch Turning a process drama into a play From devising to performance

THE REFUGEE FAMILY DRAMA Home is somewhere else CHAPTER 5 TIME THE REFUGEE FAMILY DRAMA Home is somewhere else

FAREWELL TO SAIGON By L.K. ANH TUAN

MARKET RUMOURS– Gossip mill Feb 1975 MARKET RUMOURS– Gossip mill

EXPLORING THE MOMENT – Family group role-play

Most, I will miss… One day I will return To me if I ever return Or to whoever finds it April 1975 Most, I will miss… One day I will return TIME LINK AND REFLECTION– Writing-in-role

NEWSREEL MOMENTS – Dramatic reconstruction SEPARATION! NEWSREEL MOMENTS – Dramatic reconstruction

Serial narrative theatre TUAN’S TRUE STORY Serial narrative theatre

2005 REUNION? TIME JUMP – pairs role-play

FINAL REFLECTION – ritual in role I wish… If only… FINAL REFLECTION – ritual in role

THE REFUGEE FAMILY DRAMA 1975 ➡️ ➡️ 2005 TIME IN DRAMA THE REFUGEE FAMILY DRAMA THE MARKET PEOPLE’S STORY TUAN’S STORY