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Articles Index

The aim of this series of articles is to provide a basic introduction to making theatre with kids. They were written from the point of view of a school teacher, but what they say is almost equally applicable to Youth Theatre (taking into account the obvious differences in relationships), and in fact (with the obvious adjustments) are just as relevant to working with adults.

Creating Your Own Show

• Compilations
• Plotting and Structure
• The Actual Writing (1)
• The Actual Writing (2)

Directing the Show

• Creating a Company
• Choosing the Show *
• The Concept
• The Text
• Text Exercises
• Rehearsals (a three-part section)
• Improvisation

Productions

• The Godspell Diaries (a four-part section)
• Doing Godspell (Before the first rehearsal)*
• Directing Godspell *
• Toad of Toad Hall (production notes and diary)
• An Approach to The Wizard of Oz (a three-part section)
• Return to the Forbidden Planet
• The "Weebles" - A Site-Specific Piece
• Show in a Hurry (two-part section)
• The South Tyneside Story (Millennium Dome show - nine parts)
• The Big River Project (four parts)

General

• What They Didn't Teach You at College
• Acting *

* Very long articles: originally downloadable "guides"

©Peter Lathan 2003