ENGLISH THROUGH THEATRE

Play a character, improve your English!

Our English Through Theatre workshops help support and encourage ESOL students of any age and level. Taught by our team of migrant practitioners who have all struggled with learning English, our unique creative practice aims to get students to forget the inhibitions they might feel about speaking in a foreign language.

When playing a character learners are focused on the situation, on how to communicate, on the story to tell, and feel more compelled to actively express themselves. Theatrical games are key to our sessions. Releasing physical tension, moving, singing, are all ways to see learning the language as a moment of fun.

Finally, working as a group towards the performance of a short scene helps confidence and encourages team building.

All our workshops can be adapted to meet specific needs. We offer these workshops for a large variety of ages, from secondary school into adulthood.

We also offer TRAINING SESSIONS FOR ESOL TEACHERS interested in our method.

FOCUS

Widening vocabulary, especially in real life situations
Practising expressive, natural speech Looking at grammar in context.
Repeating patterns to memorise basic structure

ACTIVITIES

Theatre games in a circle
Movement and reaction to spoken prompts
Improvs
Rehearsing short scenes from plays in target language
Pronunciation and intonation
For advanced students we offer more complex activities focused on AS and A2 syllabus.