Development day – 22 February 2020 Radisson Blue Edwardian Hampshire, 31-36 Leicester Square, London, WC2H 7LR 11.30 am Guest Speaker: Lyn Darnley, Voice Tutor ‘Looking backwards – moving forward’ Lyn is formerly Head of Voice, Text and Artist Development
January article – Organising an Event, Helena Duncan
Speech and Drama teachers have many skills. As a teacher of speech and drama I am of the opinion that these come into play when organising a personal or business event, most particularly in the classroom and any learning environment.
Word Matters Winter 2019
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!