{"product_id":"the-art-of-drama-teaching-9781138388321","title":"The Art Of Drama Teaching","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic edition of Mike Fleming's \u003ci\u003eThe Art of Drama Teaching \u003c\/i\u003eprovides a multitude of practical ideas for teachers of drama and for those who are interested in using drama to teach other subjects. It takes the form of detailed discussion of twenty-five drama techniques including but not limited to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ebeginnings and endings \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emonologue and narration \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eoff-stage action and reported action \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emime \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eirony \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003etime shifts \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eminor characters \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eEach technique, topic or convention is illustrated by a carefully chosen extract from a play and accompanied by a commentary and practical examples of lesson tasks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003enot only demonstrates drama as an art form and provides ready-to-use material for drama teachers, but highlights how dramatic techniques can be used to inform classroom teaching and develop teacher practice. Featuring a brand new preface by the author to contextualise the book within th\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to the Classic Edition Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Alternative Perspective (Priestley, \u003cem\u003eAn Inspector Calls) \u003c\/em\u003e2. Analogy (Brecht, \u003cem\u003eGalileo) \u003c\/em\u003e3. Beginnings (Chekhov, \u003cem\u003eThree Sisters\u003c\/em\u003e) 4. Counterpoint (O'Casey, \u003cem\u003eThe Plough and The Stars\u003c\/em\u003e) 5. Endings (Wertenbaker, \u003cem\u003eOur Country's Good\u003c\/em\u003e) 6. Exposition (Ibsen, \u003cem\u003eHedda Gabler) \u003c\/em\u003e7. Externalising Inner Conflict (Marlowe, \u003cem\u003eDr Faustus) \u003c\/em\u003e8. False Identity (Rattigan, \u003cem\u003eSeparate Tables\u003c\/em\u003e; Shakespeare, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e) 9. Framing Action (Miller, \u003cem\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/em\u003e) 10. Incongruity (Churchill, \u003cem\u003eTop Girls\u003c\/em\u003e) 11. Irony (Shakespeare, \u003cem\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e) 12. Mime (Shaffer, \u003cem\u003eThe Royal Hunt of the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e) 13. Minimal Context (Beckett, \u003cem\u003eWaiting for Godot\u003c\/em\u003e) 14. Minor Characters (Stoppard, \u003cem\u003eRosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead\u003c\/em\u003e) 15. Monologue (Bennett, \u003cem\u003eA Chip in the Sugar\u003c\/em\u003e) 16. Narration (Bolt, \u003cem\u003eA Man for all Seasons\u003c\/em\u003e) 17. Object Focus (Galsworthy, \u003cem\u003eThe Silver Box\u003c\/em\u003e; Wilde, \u003cem\u003eLady Windermere's Fan\u003c\/em\u003e; Shakespeare, \u003cem\u003eOthello\u003c\/em\u003e) 18. Off-Stage Action (Ayckbourn, \u003cem\u003eAbsurd Person Singular\u003c\/em\u003e) 19. Pause (Pinter, \u003cem\u003eBetrayal\u003c\/em\u003e) 20. Play Within A Play (Shakespeare, \u003cem\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/em\u003e) 21. Reported Action (Sophocles, \u003cem\u003eOedipus\u003c\/em\u003e) 22. Ritual (Yeats, \u003cem\u003eOn Baile's Strand\u003c\/em\u003e) 23. Time Shift (Miller, \u003cem\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/em\u003e) 24. Unspoken Thoughts (Friel, \u003cem\u003ePhiladelphia, Here I Come\u003c\/em\u003e) 25. Voices (Shaffer, \u003cem\u003eAmadeus\u003c\/em\u003e; Thomas, \u003cem\u003eUnder Milk Wood\u003c\/em\u003e; Shakespeare, \u003cem\u003eKing Richard III\u003c\/em\u003e; Eliot, \u003cem\u003eMurder in the Cathedral\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51863121428823,"sku":"9781138388321","price":34.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781138388321.jpg?v=1759919697","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-art-of-drama-teaching-9781138388321","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}