Specially designed for young learners in a highly interactive format, your children will investigate your chosen topic through a range of drama, music and story-based activities. Highly interactive, lots of fun and available on a range of topics:

Animals
Mini Beasts
Pirates
Fairytales
Nursery Rhymes
The Sea
Jungle
Space

Our popular Key Stage 1 workshops spark imaginations and stimulate young minds. As well as being fun and exciting for children to experience, our workshops help to develop communication skills, encouraging positive social interaction and allow children to listen and respond appropriately.

Below are some of popular workshops for KS1, however, if you have a story or topic in mind, a workshop can be tailored and delivered to your bespoke needs. Please get in touch and we’ll be happy to talk through your requirements.

Children’s Books
Bring stories to life with our exciting workshops. Children not only develop their confidence and performance skills but also gain an in-depth understanding of the story the characters and the themes:

The Gruffalo
Room on the Broom
We’re Going on a Bear Hunt
Mr Bumble’s Magical Toy Shop
The Rainbow Fish
Owl Babies

Traditional Tales
Drama sessions exploring well known and much loved traditional stories, looking at characters, themes and the morals behind the stories:

Cinderella
The Three Pigs
The Gingerbread Man
Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Enormous Turnip

Stories from Around the World
Engage with different cultures around the world and allow children to be immersed in the stories:

Rama and Sita: The Story of Diwali
Lila and the Secret Rain
Elephant Dance, the journey to India

 History
Our exciting KS1 History workshops allow children to step back in time and explore important people and events from the past:

Meet Florence Nightingale
The Great Fire of London
The Gunpowder Plot

New for 2021
Happy young Minds
Happy Young minds is an interactive and engaging drama workshop, tailored to promoting and protecting young minds. Using a range of techniques including role play, physical theatre and improvisation, the workshops, provide a fun and engaging way of learning whilst improving student wellbeing and self-confidence.

In the current climate, it is more important now more than ever, to support children’s health and wellbeing. Our workshops will allow children to explore their feelings and express themselves in a safe environment.

Our workshops use a variety of powerful drama techniques which will enrich the children’s learning. Our work with Key Stage one centres around ‘Mr Bumble’s Magnificent Toyshop’, a story specially written for this project by programme leader Rebecca McGowan. The story highlights the importance of friendship and self-worth. During the workshop children will participate in a range of drama activities including role play, freeze frame, movement & physical theatre to explore the themes around friendship and working together. Music, props, puppets, pictures and dialogue will be used to enrich the students learning in a safe and relaxed environment.

Our KS2 workshops can enrich your schools curriculum and excite learners through the wonderful medium of drama. Below are examples of workshops we offer, however if you have something specific in mind, we can create bespoke workshops especially for your school.

Meet the Bard
Introduce your children to the wonderful work of William Shakespeare through our engaging and interactive ‘Meet the Bard’ workshops. We will explore the stories, characters and themes behind some of his most famous works including Macbeth, A Mid Summer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet and the Tempest. Workshops can be run through a set of weekly sessions or as a one day workshop. Students will end with a high quality performance. We will work with your school to choose the best delivery option.

The Wonderful Works of Roald Dahl
Our exciting workshops take a look at the wonderful stories and poems by the world famous author.

Exploration of Poetry
Our poetry workshops bring classic and modern poems to life. Children will use a range of drama activities to explore the story, the characters and themes of the poems:

The Jabberwocky
The Pied Piper of Hamlin
Matilda 

Myths and Legends from Around the World
Examples of our most recent workshops:

Beowolf
Stories from the Mabinogion
King Midus

History
Venture back in time meeting important characters from the past and looking at key events from the past:

Ancient Greece
The Romans
The Vikings
World War 1
World War 2

PSHE
Drama is a fantastic way to start a conversation and explore sensitive subjects in a safe environment where children can express their thoughts and feelings. We offer a a range of workshops which explore the following issues:

Staying Safe
Bullying
Friendships and Relationships
E Safety

What does it mean to be British?
A special series of workshops to explore and celebrate our British Values.
Children will explore and develop their understanding of the five British Values of Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, and tolerance in our fun and engaging workshops using a range of exciting drama techniques.

The British Values workshops work best as twelve weekly hour long sessions finishing with a powerful final performance, however the delivery can be adapted to suit your school.

Happy Young Minds
Happy Young Minds is an interactive and engaging drama workshop, tailored to promoting and protecting young minds. Using a range of techniques including role play, physical theatre and improvisation, the workshops provide a fun and engaging way of learning whilst improving student wellbeing and self-confidence.

In the current climate, it is more important now more than ever, to support children’s health and wellbeing. Our workshops will allow children to explore their feelings and express themselves in a safe environment.

Our workshops use a variety of powerful drama techniques which will enrich the children’s learning.

Lower Key Stage 2
Children will use a range of powerful drama techniques in activities based around the themes taken from the wonderful story, ‘The Tell Me Tree’ by Karen Inglis. The workshop is fun and engaging and allows children to express their feelings, emotions and actions whilst boosting their creativity and self-esteem.

Upper Key Stage 2
Using a range of drama activities incorporating improvisation, physical theatre and imaginative games, the children will explore their feelings and sense of well-being as they look to the future. The workshops will highlight the importance of teamwork and working together, problem solving and seeing situations through eyes of others.

Our Most Popular Workshops

Happy Young Minds
An interactive and engaging drama workshop, tailored to promoting and protecting young minds. Using a range of techniques including role play, physical theatre and improvisation, the workshops, specifically adapted for both key stages 1 and 2 provide a fun and engaging way of learning whilst improving student wellbeing and self-confidence.

In the current climate, it is more important now more than ever, to support children’s health and wellbeing. Our workshops will allow children to explore their feelings and express themselves in a safe environment.

Our workshops use a variety of powerful drama techniques which will enrich the children’s learning.

Suitable for EYFS, Key Stage 1 & 2.

I can’t thank you enough for what you have done over the last three days in school. It has been an absolute joy seeing the impact on the children. It has been so uplifting for everyone! Thank you so much.
Janette Gregg, Head Teacher, Gorsewood Primary school Runcorn

What does it mean to be British?

A special series of workshops to explore and celebrate our British Values.
Children will explore and develop their understanding of the five British Values of Democracy, Rule of Law, Individual Liberty, Mutual Respect, and tolerance in our fun and engaging workshops using a range of exciting drama techniques.

The British Values workshops work best as twelve weekly hour long sessions finishing with a powerful final performance, however the delivery can be adapted to suit your school.

Suitable for Key Stage 2.

Rebecca has been fantastic. Our children have a much better understanding of British Values and their drama skills have greatly improved. We have watched the children grow into such mature performers. They have all thoroughly enjoyed the experience.
Emily Wells, Teacher at St Gerards School, Warrington.

Meet the Bard
Introduce your children to the wonderful work of William Shakespeare through our engaging and interactive ‘Meet the Bard’ workshops. We will explore the stories, characters and themes behind some of his most famous works including Macbeth, A Mid Summer Night’s Dream, Romeo and Juliet and the Tempest. Workshops can be run through a set of weekly sessions or as a one day workshop. Students will end with a high quality performance. We will work with your school to choose the best delivery option.

Wow, I really love the Shakespeare work that Rebecca has created…outstanding!
Patrice Baldwin, President of the International Drama and Theatre Education Association from 2010–13. She is the former Chair of National Drama, the leading subject association for UK drama and theatre educators, and National Director of D4LC