Storytelling the noblest art for tour guides at Abbey school of theatre
Guides trained to eschew stuffy history and focus on human stories that can enrapture
Drama in the classroom is a primary concern
Drama in education aims to give students the tools to express themselves and imagine alternative worlds, but formal exposure to it stops after primary level
The Abbey’s school project: ‘Only one of these students had even been to the theatre’
The Abbey’s Theatre-Making and Citizenship course has been piloted in an inner-city Dublin school, and the positive effects on students have been manifold
Young people praised for ‘courage, determination and a desire for a better Ireland’
Abbey Theatre conference hears label of ‘Generation Apathy’ is not deserved
Mollser in the middle: ‘Is there anybody goin’ with a titther o’ sense?’
What happens when an Abbey production for children puts Mollser, the child in O’Casey’s ‘The Plough and the Stars’, centre stage?
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