Bringing Texts to Life – Early Bird Offers for 2025
One of the most powerful ways to anchor students in their learning is through experiential theatre. Time and again, I’ve seen that once students get a play on its feet – stepping into characters, creating the stage world, and living the story – they suddenly find the language they need to express it on the page. Ideas stick, understanding deepens, and essays flow more naturally.
That’s why our workshops are built not only to energise drama lessons, but also to help students develop the vocabulary, confidence, and insight they need to write about performance with clarity and creativity. In short: we’re writing the essays on our feet.
🌟 Early Bird Offer
For a limited time, schools can book workshops at discounted rates:
Half-Day Workshop: £259 (full price £299)
Full-Day Workshop: £359 (full price £399)
Online Classes: £80/hour or £350 for 5 (rising soon to £100/hour / £420 for 5)
By booking early, you’ll not only save money but also secure the dates that work best for your department calendar.
Workshops to Inspire and Energise
Each workshop is designed to support your curriculum while giving students a practical, hands-on experience. Popular options include:
👺 Commedia dell’Arte – a high-energy introduction to masks, archetypes, and slapstick. Perfect for KS3, 4 or 5 and for set texts such as:
A Servant to Two Masters
Accidental Death of an Anarchist
The Arsonist
Much Ado About Nothing
Tartuffe
😱 Expressionism & Berkoff’s Theatre – unlocking the bold physicality of Metamorphosis, Machinal, Woyzeck and other set texts.
🤹♂️ Slapstick, Melodrama, Masks or Mime - ideal to anchor KS3 students with fast-paced, fun sessions that packed with transferrable skills for devising and further study.
These workshops don’t just prepare students for exams — they transform how they connect with theatre: building collaboration, sparking imagination, and helping even the most reluctant students find their confidence.
“Cheryl’s knowledge of commedia, alongside practical exercises to explore this, is absolutely invaluable. This is essential for A level students studying ADOAA or anyone studying Commedia. Cheryl’s knowledge is impeccable. I cannot thank her enough for the understanding she has given my students!”
Online Learning – Flexible, Affordable, Effective
Online student workshop looking at Expressionism.
It’s not always easy to take students off timetable for a full or half-day workshop. That’s why we also offer online sessions: flexible, cost-effective, and easy to schedule around your classes.
All you need is a large screen and a webcam, and we can beam directly into your classroom. Even through the screen, we’ve been able to deliver participatory, high-energy workshops that keep students engaged and on their feet.
At just £80 an hour (or £350 for a block of 5), online workshops are a great way to bring professional theatre training into your classroom without the disruption or expense of a whole-day booking.
“The practical aspects linked to the context which is exactly what they need to do when writing about the text. If you are doing anything Commedia related, book this workshop. It was fun, insightful and packed full of amazing ideas and context - perfect revision tool.”
Resources to Support Your Teaching
To make life easier for teachers, we also offer:
Online video packs – quick, ready-to-use demonstrations.
Free downloads – activities and resources to drop straight into a lesson.
Study packs – in-depth support for A Servant to Two Masters and Accidental Death of an Anarchist.
🎁 Special offer: Book a text-based in-person workshop and I’ll send you the matching study pack free of charge - worth up to £45!
Why Teachers Book
Drama teachers often tell us they’re looking for ways to:
Bring fresh inspiration to their drama classes.
Help students truly connect with challenging texts.
Expand and deepen students’ written analysis of performance moments.
That’s what these workshops are designed to do: help you take your students’ engagement, knowledge and written responses to the next level.
Fill out a workshop enquiry form today to lock in an Early Bird rate before the end of September 2025 ➡️
