Brecht vs Assange
Last week I watched Theater of War with my current Year 12 drama students. This excellent documentary of the 2006 production of Bertolt Brecht’s Mother Courage and her Children in New York’s Central Park was intended…
I Love My Drama Teacher
With the festive season soon upon us, what better time is there to grab a personalised gift with “I Love My Drama Teacher” on it? I grabbed one of these blue t-shirts for my 14-month…
Dad Jokes in Drama Class
Like many male Drama teachers, I have been telling ‘dad’ jokes in class for years now. For those of you who don’t know what a ‘dad’ joke is, it’s one of those jokes, often a…
Children’s Theatre Critic
This is hilarious! If you teach drama and don’t laugh at this video, you are not human!
The Drama Teacher Who Got Punk’d
Yesterday had to be one of the funniest days in my teaching career, as I got punk’d by a pair of identical twin-sister-drama-loving students of mine. Picture this: I send an identical twin from my…
It’s Been a While…
My apologies to regular readers of The Drama Teacher who may be wondering why there have not been any new posts on this blog the past few weeks. Feeling a bit like one of my…