ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A NEW APPROACH TO YOUR SCHOOL PRODUCTIONS?

CAN WE HELP YOUR STUDENTS TO DEVELOP THEIR LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS AND EMPLOYABILITY?

Our Own The Stage programme offers a range of facilitated workshops for schools and community settings aimed at building key skills and confidence for ages 7-18.  Led by our team of experienced practitioners, these workshops use theatre activities to explore teamwork, leadership, problem-solving and critical thinking.

A fixed programme of workshops are available for schools, which can be added on to other RicNic projects or operate as stand-alone projects. All can be linked to the Arts Award framework. Each workshop has a fixed format, but content can be tailored to link with curriculum topics at the request of the school.

The sessions are intended to be fully inclusive to all, regardless of their level of experience in doing drama or theatre.  The majority of our workshops are delivered in settings with no arts provision and where students do not have access to many arts opportunities.

Workshops are available to book across the UK, with a limited number of subsidised projects available annually.

HOW WE DO IT

We offer a number of options and can tailor sessions to suit your needs

TASTER WORKSHOPS

A 1-2 hour workshop using theatre activities and drama games to explore pitching and presentation skills, encouraging students to work as a team, contribute to problem-solving tasks and work on their communication skills.

PLAY IN A DAY (PRIMARY)

Students create a themed theatre production in a day, exploring both performance and production elements. Exploring drama, writing, creative design etc in one session.

BE A PRODUCER TASTER SESSION

Aimed at older arts students looking to explore the role of a producer and understanding different career opportunities in the creative sector (1-2 hours).

YOUNG PRODUCERS (FULL DAY)

Full day session in which students pitch, develop and perform a piece of work on themes of their choosing, exploring marketing, production and staging elements.

SHORT INTENSIVE COURSES

1 or 2 day workshops which aim to build confidence and self-esteem through a range of team activities, building towards a showcase performance for an invited audience.  In these sessions, students are encouraged to take responsibility for specific roles within their team, using their skills and interests to fulfill the different elements required in each task.

6- 8 WEEK COURSES

Perfect for building drama into your extra curricular activities or including in the curriculum as a half term project, our longer courses begin with more intensive facilitated sessions before giving students more freedom and responsibility to develop their own performances.  These courses can be tailored to your needs.

Costs: From £100

We offer some subsidised and free sessions in key regions each year.

Intensive and Longer courses also come with options for students to take Arts Awards. Talk to us about bringing an Engage project to your setting!