31 July 2010
Word Matters
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Word Matters (formerly Speech and Drama) is the Journal of The Society of Teachers of Speech & Drama and is published twice yearly in Spring and Autumn. 
It contains;
     • articles from eminent teachers of Speech and Drama who are specialists in their particular field of work
     • schemes of work of special interest to new teachers and students
     • theatre and book reviews
     • quizes
     • and a lot more

The Society's grateful thanks are extended to our Guest Editor, Dr Ken Pickering, who has edited the past two editions of Word Matters.
The new Editor is Mike Venables, to whom all contributions should be submitted.
His email address is mikevenables@hotmail.co.uk and his postal address is
Apartment 2
Bakers Mews
76 Station Road
Harborne
Birmingham B17 9LX

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Published by: The Society of Teachers of Speech & Drama. 73, Berry Hill Road, Mansfield, Notts. NG18 4RU. Reg.No.38759673 Printed by: JM Print Services Ltd 3 Southernhay Loughton Essex IG10 4EN
The views in the Journal are not necessarily those of the Editorial Board or of the STSD.

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W.B. YEATS AND THE THEATRE

W.B. Yeats and the Theatre
by Sam McCready

Some years ago I accompanied a friend, Mary O'Malley, founder of Belfast's Lyric Theatre, to a meeting of a renowned Literary Society where she gave a talk on W.B. Yeats, the playwright. I illustrated the talk with readings from Yeats's major plays. At the end of the evening, a member of the committee thanked us profusely and added that although she had had a wonderful education at a local grammar school, no one had ever told her that Keats wrote plays. She added that before going to sleep that night she was going to take out her Keats and read some of these wonderful dramas. We wished her luck.

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posted @ 03 June 2010 11:51 by David Henty

A 13 YEAR OLD'S EXPERIENCE OF A NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE AUDITION

MY NATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE AUDITION EXPERIENCE
by Roisin Richardson, aged 13 years

On  the 15th February this year I attended a National Youth Theatre audition. The audition consisted of two parts, a morning workshop and an afternoon audition.

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posted @ 03 June 2010 11:37 by David Henty

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Summer 2010 volume 60 No 1

Editorial
4     Editorial

Theatrical Anecdotes
6      Theatrical Anecdotes

Competitions
8      Competition Results
        Story Writing Competition

Articles
10     BA (Hons) Drama: Acting for Stage &
              Media
12     An Interview with Naomi Wood
16     National Youth Theatre Audition (Roisin
               Richardson)
17     Spotlighting International Talent
19     National Youth Theatre Audition (Meg
               Pragnell)
21     Hull Truck Theatre
23     W.B.Yeats and the Theatre
26     Festival Fun
28     Headshots
31     A Career in The Life of Theatre

News
34     Ballet Shoes Adventure
36     Poetry in Motion
37     Gervaise Phinn: New President for STSD
          Replacement Editor for STSD
               Newsletter required
38     New Era Present New Syllabus to STSD
         New Legislation Affects Speech and
              Drama Teachers
39    News from LAMDA Examinations

Book Reviews
40-46

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