Theatre in Education
NK Theatre Arts has a specific project which deals with our outreach work in Schools, Colleges, Youth Centres called “Interact”.
Our work is split into 4 different areas:
School Curriculum Support
NK Theatre Arts provides theatre performances which can be studied by schools who are learning about a specific topic, for example World War 1 in history. Performances are also undertaken which compliment set texts as part of GC SE/A Level Drama or English Literature. Schools are invited to The Forum Theatre to watch the performances, which are generally followed by a Director’s Workshop which gives the students the opportunity to discover more about the play, talk to the director and actors etc. All current performances which offer school discounts are listed here:
Bouncers and Shakers - February 2011
for further details or to make a booking please call 0161-430-6570
Themed Workshops
Our practitioners/actors can visit a school, or school students can visit The Forum Theatre, to take part in a Performing Arts workshop which is centred around a specific theme. This again could be linked to the National Curriculum and an example of the kind of session could see a Roman Guard visit a classroom in character to talk about what life was like for him, or Guy Fawkes could pay a visit to a group of students to talk about The Gunpowder Plot. Sessions are always geared to the appropriate age group and can involve specific teaching of a particular area of study accordingly.
PPA Cover & After School Clubs
NK Practitioners can take regular sessions in schools to deliver Performing Arts workshops to classes as part of PPA Cover time for teachers, or as part of a schools after school provision. This could involve regular sessions which may lead to a performance by the students.
Issue Based Presentations
NK Theatre Arts is renowned throughout the North West for its hard hitting plays which aim to educate young people as to some of the dangers and situations which could be relevant to them. We currently are able to tour presentations which address the following issues for secondary school pupils:
- Car Crime/Joyriding (Every Mothers Son – Yr 9-11 Students*)
- Street Violence (Life Sentence– Yr 10/11 Students*)
- Preparing for exams/avoiding last minute work/pressures of growing up – (Play or Pass - Yr9 Students)
- Disability Awareness (The Real Me- Yrs 7-11)
- Face to Face Meetings as a result of Internet Chat Rooms (The Net – Yr 7-11)
- Bullying / Homelessness / Drugs (Think Twice – Yr 9-11)
- Racism (Fridays Child – Yr 9-11)
The following presentations are available for Primary Schools
- Domestic Violence (Paws For Thought – KS1)
- Stranger Danger (Great Big Journey – KS1)
- Bullying/Anti Social Behaviour (The Lost Ship – KS1)
- Anti Social Behaviour (Our Street KS2)
Information regarding any of these presentations, which all include follow up workshop activities can be obtained by completing our contact form.