Category: Learning
Archive Unboxed: Celebrating Wole Soyinka’s 90th birthday
Nobel Prize-winning writer Wole Soyinka is celebrating his 90th birthday! During this Black History Month, the National Theatre Archive would like to spotlight two of Soyinka’s plays, Death and the King’s Horseman and his adaptation of Euripides’ The Bacchae – honouring his extraordinary career across novels, poetry, and drama.
In Search of Greek Theatre: four new films released
The In Search of Greek Theatre series explores stories and objects from the National Theatre’s Archive to learn more about Greek Theatre in performance. Four new films have now been released.
Creativity for a different perspective
Read about how creative approaches and rehearsal room techniques enhance our participants’ experiences on our Theatreworks courses.
Speak Up Year 2: Highlights from an impactful year
Find out more about the second year of our Speak Up programme and the impact it is having on young people nationwide.
Creating safe spaces on our Theatreworks courses
Discover how our Theatreworks facilitators create safe and judgement-free spaces in their courses, and what it takes to build trust in a workshop environment.
Reintroducing: The Black Plays Archive
To celebrate its ten year anniversary in 2023, the Black Plays Archive launched a new website! Read all about this online catalogue of the first professional production in the UK of plays written by Black British, African, and Caribbean playwrights.
My unexpected path to becoming a Theatreworks facilitator
Read about our expert facilitator Adam Russ’ journey into Theatreworks, and about how the world of theatre can unlock confidence and authenticity in participants.
