History based drama workshops for schools

HISTORY BASED DRAMA WORKSHOPS: KS2

HISTORY – PLAY IN A DAY

ACT ON INFO work with one class throughout the school day and at 2.45pm the class perform a play in front of an audience. Play in a Day drama workshops can be used to introduce or conclude topic work and for revision. The play performed at the end of the day is a 10-15 minute ensemble piece using inventive theatre techniques such as choral speech, stylised movement and mime. For more details see our Play in a Day page.

Booking details:

Number of children: One class (approx 30 children) per Play in a Day

Length of workshop: Full school day

Works best with: Yrs 4, 5 and 6

Space needed: Requires the use of a school hall or gymnasium.

HISTORY – DRAMA WORKSHOP DAY

This drama day for schools is ideal for larger schools that have more than one class per year, or for classes who don’t want the pressure of a performance at the end of the day and just want to explore the subject in a creative way. Based around a history topic of your choice our facilitator will take your children back to events in history using drama games, activities, and techniques to bring characters and events to life. In one school day we can work with four classes on a one hour workshop or two classes on a more in depth two hour workshop.

Booking Details:

Designed for: KS2

Number of children: One class (approx 30 children) per workshop

Length of workshop: 1 hour (4 classes) / Two Hours (2 classes)

Maximum of workshops in one day: Four

Space needed: School Hall or similar sized room.

History Topics to choose from:

Ancient Egypt - Come with us as we sail down the Nile, descend into an ancient tomb, climb the pyramids and bow down to Ra the God of the Sun– but keep an eye out for scorpions – they sting!

Ancient Greeks – Athena and Ares are fighting again, and Poseidon is raising a storm! Our Olympic athletes compete and Athens and Sparta fight to reign supreme! Watch out for thunderbolts!

Aztecs - Look out for an eagle, sitting on a cactus holding a snake as we go to 16^thcentury Mexico to meet the Aztecs and their great leader Montezuma, but be careful not to get sacrificed!

Britain Since the 1930’s – How have the lives of men, women and children changed since the 1930’s – a whirlwind tour though each decade up to the present day!

Romans – Julius Caesar has had a great idea to impress his friends – overthrow Britain! Take a trip with us down a Roman road as we ask – what have the Romans ever done for us?

The Titanic – Sail away with us on the unsinkable ship! Meet the crew and passengers, take a tour of the wonderful sights on board, but just keep a look out for icebergs on the way!

Tudors – Meet King Henry VIII, bow to Queen Elizabeth and help Sir Francis Drake sail the world, buy a potato off Sir Walter Raleigh and be in a Shakespeare play. Just watch you don’t lose your head!

Victorians – Bow to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, travel with Robert Louie Stephenson on a steam train and go on holiday – to the seaside! Meet the pioneers, but cor blimey governor – don’t get stuck up the chimney on the way!

Vikings – Join Olaf the Berserker and Helga the Terrible for a look around their village – be brave and come with us on a Viking raid swapping heroic poems and sagas on the way.

WW2 – Join Cor Blimey Jim and his family around the wireless to find out how life changed once WW2 starts, food rationing, being evacuated, and crowding into the air raid shelter. Black market sausage anyone?

Bespoke History Project: If the topic you are covering is not listed here, we will be happy to prepare a History Based Play in a Day or History Based Drama Day on a topic of your choice.

For our History Workshops designed for KS1 click here.