Note from our Editor: Word Matters Winter issue is now printed and should arrive at your house very soon.
Volunteering in primary schools – December blog
December Blog by Penny Lambert I would like to share a voluntary activity which I do as a retired Speech & Drama teacher – that is reading with children in Primary School. So many teachers are so hard pressed to
November article – STSD meets NAS (National Autistic Society)
STSD MEETS NAS (South Bucks Branch) In September my family visited The National History Museum, London. We had visited before, of course, but this trip was different and organised by the NAS (National Autistic Society) South Bucks – lead by
Movement, Choreography and Dance Workshop at The Globe
Truth to tell, we began our day in a much more leisurely manner partaking of some very useful background information which led to the rise of dance in theatre. Good Queen Bess, it seems, favoured dancing the Galliard five times
National Theatre information
If you would like to receive information about National Theatre productions, you can subscribe here: https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/register/nt-live There is also an archive of material, covering all of the creative, technical and administrative records of the National Theatre and is open to
(Re)Discovering Tambimuttu by Nadishka Aloysius
We visited Wales to discover Dylan Thomas; we also found J M Tambimuttu. The portrait of James Meary Tambimuttu (known as Tambi to his colleagues) was hidden in the section dedicated to Thomas’ London connections, at the Dylan Thomas centre,
Safe Audition Practice in the Age of Me Too by Cally Foster
On Saturday afternoon, 17 August, STSD Conference Delegates met in the Globe’s Nancy Knowles Lecture Theatre ready for this seminar on Safeguarding and Inclusivity in Theatre. A Panel, including representatives from Theatre Management, Practitioners, Actors, etc., were invited to discuss
May 2019 Article – Keeping Kenya’s Orality Alive
Keeping Kenya’s Orality Alive by Githanda Githae There is a famous phrase that goes, ‘When all other means of communication fail, try words’. Indeed this proves that oral skills are vital to each and every person in the whole world!
January 2019 Article
Live Farm Nativity I was very excited to be asked to take part in the Live Farm Nativity, Christmas 2018. This takes place each year at Kent Life Museum, Maidstone. We had our first and only rehearsal on Tuesday 4th
STSD 2018 AGM Review
A brief review of of our STSD 2018 AGM recently held at The Amba Hotel Marble Arch. It was an excellent day to meet up with colleagues and friends old and new. The atmosphere was buzzing with people exchanging ideas