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KS3 Drama – Theatre in Education –
Part 4
KS3 Drama
Theatre in Education – Part 4
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Teacher’s notes included in the Notes Page
Web addresses
Accompanying worksheet
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Learning objectives
Adapt a short story into a Theatre in Education
play for an audience of young children.
Develop story-telling skills.
Write short scripts.
Consider the practical aspects of touring
a small-scale theatre production.
Design or select a suitable set, costumes
and props.
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Costumes
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Props
Before you write a list of the props that you will require for
your TIE play, it is a good idea to decide whether to use real
objects or fake replicas that are clearly not the real thing.
The advantage of using a real
trumpet in A Sound Story is that
it could be played on stage.
However, you may not want the
instrument to be played so a toy
trumpet or a cut-out could work
just as well. It can also be fun to
make props ridiculously big or
weird, like the teapot in the photo.
Compile your list of props for A Sound Story.
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Physical theatre
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Contacting primary schools
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Post-performance evaluation
1. In writing, explain how you adapted the story into a play.
2. Describe how you developed the character you played:
Which acting skills did you use to portray your role?
How did you use your voice, gesture and movement?
Did you consider the age of the audience while doing this?
3. Explain how your group designed the set for your production.
Draw a picture or plan of your set, or include a photograph.
4. Describe the way in which the costumes and props were
designed or chosen for the production.
5. Write about your experience of performing:
What was the space like in which you performed?
How large was your audience? How old were they?
How did they respond to the performance?
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Unit evaluation
You have learnt to use the following skills and techniques:
Costumes
Direct address
How to adapt a story into a play
How to perform for young children
Physical theatre
Scripting
Stage design
Storyboarding
Tone and delivery
Use of props
Use of space
What advice would you give to anyone who is
going to create a piece of TIE in the future?
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Useful websites
Aesop’s Touring Theatre Company, a TIE company
http://www.aesopstheatre.co.uk
Cubbington Players amateur theatre company
http://www.cubbingtonplayers.com/
Stagework
http://www.stagework.org/webdav/harmonise?Page/@id=6000
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