During this workshop we travel back in time to the 1850’s with Mary Seacole, to both remember and explore her extraordinary life and work. We listen to her incredible story and experience life as a nurse during the Crimean war. Led by Mary herself, the children will explore the Victorian era and Mary’s place within it. Using our imaginations, through improvisation, we will travel to the Crimea and Mary’s 'British Hotel' for the wounded. With the use of role play, we will have an opportunity to become a soldier or nurse working during the Crimea, perform a poem about Mary’s life with song, action, sound and movement and also create a time line to place Mary Seacole firmly within a historical time frame!
Y1 - Y2, Reception
Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, team work exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
All of our workshops involve improvisation, role play, singing and movement all of which are tailored to the chosen topic.
Prices start at £130 for a single workshop (online), or £295 on-site for a single 2 hour workshop, with discounts available when multiple sessions are booked. Whether on-site or online, we are also able to deliver two different topics to different year groups on the same day.
Whether it's a history topic, creative writing workshop, PSHE or an opportunity to celebrate a significant person or event, let us help you to inspire learning with a Drama Hut workshop.
'All staff and children fully enjoyed each workshop. Children left feeling they had met Mary. Teachers were impressed with behaviour management skills and how engaged she kept the children. It was fast paced.'
Through drama, children are able to experience a subject, complementing and enhancing their learning in the classroom. The Drama Hut was founded in 2012, as a resource for primary schools, to help bring the curriculum to life and support learning. Whether you choose to have us visit you online or on-site, our workshops are delivered live, offering an interactive learning experience for all primary school aged children throughout the United Kingdom and abroad.
We require a clear space to work in and at least one member of staff to be present. We work with a maximum of 30 children at a time, unless prearranged with the school.
This service is available internationally
Anywhere in England
