A Play in a Day - West Bridgford Library - Adult Learning

About this course

What is the intent of the course

To enable the group to bond together through games and exercises.

To use drama exercises, convention and script to explore themes and ideas.

To support the group to generate ideas, devise and structure a piece of theatre that could be performed to an invited audience in the learning space at the end of the day.

What will be covered on the course? 

• Character/ developing character
• Relationships between characters
• The problem/ creating tension
• Structure
• Devising 
• Rehearsal
• Performance

What will learners achieve by the end of the course? 

• Recall technical terms
• Discuss ideas confidently
• Apply learning by taking part in drama games and exercises
• Being able to examine the use of techniques and ideas in published work
• Evaluate their own and their peers’ work to improve the piece of theatre
• Create a short play/ piece of theatre to be performed to an invited audience

What skills or knowledge do learners already need to have to attend the course?

• An interest and enthusiasm in drama and performing but not necessarily lots of experience

Suggested Reading for the course 

• The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: Adapted by Simon Stephens (based on the novel by Mark Haddon)
• A Midsummer Night’s Dream: William Shakespeare
• Twilight: Los Angeles 1992: Anna Deavere-Smith 

Please note there will be a 30 minute lunch break during this course.

Booking your place and fee information

If you are in receipt of certain benefits you will be offered the course for free, however if you have a financial barrier which may prevent you from enrolling on the course  please visit our webpage for further information  https://www.inspireculture.org.uk/skills-learning/funding-your-courses/

To secure your place on the course BOTH the following must be done:

• Complete the EVENTBRITE BOOKING.
• Complete our INSPIRE ONLINE ENROLMENT FORM for each person attending the course.

You should be redirected to the Inspire Online Enrolment Form after completing the Eventbrite booking.  If you are not redirected, please use the link supplied in the Eventbrite booking confirmation email.

To book and enrol on one of our courses, you must have been living in England and have been resident in the UK for the past 3 years.

Some exceptions may apply if you are living in England with evidence of the right to remain and are from an EEU/EEAU country (completion of a questionnaire will be required).

As we no longer receive funding for our ESFA-funded courses for learners living in the devolved areas listed below, full cost fees would apply to these courses if you live in these areas:

• Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield 
• Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
• Greater London
• Greater Manchester
• Liverpool City Region
• Newcastle Upon Tyne, North Tyneside and Northumberland
• Tees Valley
• West of England
• West Midlands
• West Yorkshire

Any questions?

Check the FAQs page, or get in touch:

• By phone: 01623 677 200
• By email: learning@inspireculture.org.uk

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