This practical manual is for anyone who has the opportunity of facilitating creative drama for people with learning disabilities. Offers basic principles of working, different approaches to drama and specific structures that can be easily used. Demonstrates how creative drama can deliver many benefits to both individuals and groups including increased tolerance and respect, enhancing self-esteem and developing social skills.

Includes many easy-to-follow exercises and reproducible activities that can be used with every group. Contents: Arrivals and greetings, Body work, Sensory work, Voice work, Life skills, Games, Puppets, Improvisation, Dramatization, Fairy tales, Performance, De-roling, Closures.

Written by Anna Chesner
228 pages
Ages: 8+