Learning

National Theatre Learning Programme Supported by The Dorset Foundation Commedia dell’Arte workshops These practical workshops will explore the roots of Commedia dell’Arte using improvisation, physical theatre and storytelling. Price: £225 per group (Max 25 students) Date: Any weekday Time: Time negotiable. The workshop will last 2 hours. Venue: Dependant on availability Suitable for KS3+ To book a workshop, please contact National Theatre Learning on learning@nationaltheatre.org.uk or 020 7452 3388. Page to Stage This 90 minute session will place students in the role of the director. It will focus on scenes and set pieces from the play and discuss the influence of Commedia dell’Arte on Richard Bean’s new play. Students will be able to use the set and participate in the process of staging scenes from the play. Date: To be announced Venue: Theatre Royal Haymarket Suitable for KS3 Pre-show Q&A On Request. Want to know what was going on in the director’s mind during rehearsal, or how the actors have developed their performances? Our Q&A sessions are designed to give students a clear understanding of how director, designer and actors have realised the play they’re seeing. Delivered by the resident director of One Man, Two Guvnors, this is the ideal pre-performance preparation for your students. Price: £2.50 per student with complimentary tickets for teachers accompanying the group. To book a pre-show Q&A, please contact Ebun Ali on learning@nationaltheatre.org.uk or 020 7452 3388.

View images from the learning programme Watch a collection of films about commedia dell’arte taken from a two day workshop at the National Theatre with Didi Hopkins of Commediaworks. Watch video diaries Download the Learning resource pack

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Contact the National Theatre Learning department on 020 7452 3388 or email learning@nationaltheatre.org.uk