Education

Not too cool for school

Welcome teachers, educators and schools. 

Here you’ll find our Education Resource Packs, made for dynamic, thought-provoking learning. Plus, you can dive deeper with filmed scenes from our production of A Raisin in the Sun through the Digital Theatre website.

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Let’s make theatre matter to the next generation.

School Packs

  • This educational pack, developed by us with the help of the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, supports GCSE, A Level, and BTEC Drama students studying A Raisin in the Sun. It offers in-depth insights into the play’s themes, social and historical context, and the creative process behind the production, including set, costume, sound design, and performance techniques.

    It also features interviews with key creatives, practical classroom resources, and discussion prompts to deepen students’ understanding of live theatre and practitioner approaches. The pack emphasises inclusivity, sustainability in theatre, and the relevance of Hansberry’s groundbreaking play today.

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  • This education pack supports GCSE, A Level, and BTEC Drama students in exploring The House Party, Laura Lomas’s bold adaptation of Strindberg’s Miss Julie. Designed for live theatre reviews and practitioner study, it includes historical context, character analysis, and interviews with key creatives.

    This pack examines class, gender, and power through a contemporary teenage lens, blending naturalism with physical theatre. It offers practical activities, discussion prompts, and design/devising tasks to deepen students’ understanding of modern theatrical storytelling and classic adaptation.

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  • A rich, layered exploration of our new take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. This isn’t the classic retelling of Shakespeare’s famous play that you might expect. This is a world that’s turned on its head - where magic meets manipulation, and mischief meets meaning.

    In the pack you’ll find interpretation from different viewpoints, thought-provoking questions and interviews with the creative team.

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Watch headlong online

Man on stage with surprised expression, holding a beer bottle, wearing a tan jacket over a white shirt, in front of a pinkish-red textured wall.

A Raisin in the Sun
Digital Theatre Plus

A woman on stage appears angry or upset, reaching out to a blurred figure in front of her. Several audience members are watching, some with concerned expressions.

People Place
and Things
National Theatre
At Home

Two men in suits seated on stage, having a serious conversation, with one using a notepad and the other listening with earphones.

Best of Enemies
National Theatre
At Home

Two women sitting on a porch, one older woman pointing and talking, and a younger woman in a yellow dress smiling, with a table in front of them.

All My Sons
National Theatre
At Home