Holly and Emily have a wide breadth of training and experience across different theatre forms that feeds into their work, along with a network of other specialist contacts. Join the Dots are highly experienced at nurturing the skills of others and have previously led workshops on a variety of themes including devising; comedy & improvisation; mask; puppetry; voice & text. We are always happy to design a workshop specific to your needs so don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Theatre through the ages:

Embark upon an exciting journey investigating how theatre began and how it has developed over time, exploring prominent theatrical periods in history and picking up important performance skills along the way.

1 – ORIGINS OF THEATRE – EARLY RITUAL PERFORMANCE

2 – ANCIENT GREECE – THE BIRTH OF THEATRE AS WE KNOW IT

3 – MASK & COMEDY – BODY AS EXPRESSION

4 – MUSICAL THEATRE – CHARACTER, SONG & MOVEMENT

5 – PUTTING SKILLS INTO ACTION – A SHARING OF THE WORK

Originally designed as a 5 stage course for year 6 students, this scheme of work can be adapted for different age groups or time scales. Each session can be delivered as an individual drama workshop as well as in a series leading towards a presentation sharing their discoveries.

Mask magic:

Come and play with emotional full masks or character half masks and transform yourself into someone completely different. Students will learn basic mask technique including physical play, points of focus and voice to then move onto character creation using stories and improvisation. Perfect for building confidence, body awareness, physical expression, comedy timing, oracy and general performance skills. can be adapted for any length of time and age group from KS2 upwards.