Music by Joe Stilgoe. From the stories by Rudyard Kipling. Nick Hern Books 2019 ISBN: 9781848429253 This is a lively adaptation which I would have loved to have seen in performance! I am sure it plays well and better than

VICTORIA’S KNICKERS by Josh Azouz Published by Nick Herne Books 2018 ISBN – 978-1-84842-816-4 The title suggests humour, and this is born out as you get into the play and realise that the Victoria of the title is actually Queen

Always keen to introduce young children to poetry, for some years I ran a Poetry Club for years 1 and 2 at the Primary School where I was a Governor. We met during lunchtime for approximately 25 minutes for each

The question we may ask ourselves as drama teachers could be, “Is technology our friend or foe?” During these disruptive times, we are no longer seeing our students face to face but holding lessons via various apps such as Zoom,

Having taught speech, drama and dance for the past 20 years, running a successful local drama school and teaching in a variety of local and independent schools, I was running on a happy teaching autopilot. My classes were busy and

The prospect of teaching remotely a ‘hands on’ and spontaneous subject such as Speech and Drama – filled me with dread. I had to be thankful though that the school who employs me to teach LAMDA wanted to keep it

The next STSD Annual General Meeting is planned to be held in London on Saturday 13th February 2021, dependent upon the COVID19 situation.  More details to follow in due course.

Dear Members and Subscribers The closing date for articles for the Summer issue of Word Matters has just passed and I have been in contact with John Good who design, prepare, print and distribute our Journal.  Unfortunately John Good has

New Oxford University research study will track what helps or harms adolescents’ mental health during the COVID-19 crisis A new research survey launches today from experts at the University of Oxford along with collaborators from the Universities of Cambridge, Glasgow,