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How to make a pocket theatre

How to make a pocket theatre

Project Title

Make a pocket theatre

These pocket theatres are so much fun and easy to make. Decorate it however you like and create a whole troupe of actors no bigger than your thumb! This activity sheet includes a template.

Partner Organisation: Little Angel Theatre
Art-form: Puppetry
Lesson plan included? Click here to download the lesson plan
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Partner activities: Scoops space; Shadow puppetry; Write your own play
Covid-secure advice: where possible children should use personal equipment
Difficulty: Intermediate

Everything’s a Moving Picture

Everything’s a Moving Picture

Make a Story House

Everything's a Moving Picture

A series of three video workshops created by leading Scottish theatre audio visual designer Lewis den Hertog which look at how to approach using video to help tell stories. The videos will explore ways you can do this with “stock” and archive footage (footage that already exists), interesting ways for young people to make footage at home and how you can be creative with text and subtitles to make shows more interesting for people who are d/Deaf or hard of hearing.

Partner Organisation: National Theatre of Scotland
Art-form: Video
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 3
Partner activities: Creating stop-motion animation; Design a story house;
Covid-secure advice: children should work on personal devices
Difficulty: Intermediate

Creating stop motion animations

Creating stop motion animations

Make a Story House

Creating stop motion animations

Stop Motion video is a fun and easy way to tell stories and make magical animations with toys and everyday items. With a camera phone or tablet you can start making your own films in minutes - or go deeper and create a masterpiece at home!

Partner Organisation: Imaginate
Art-form: Video
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Partner activities: Design your own video game characters
Covid-secure advice: children will need to work on personal devices
Difficulty: Intermediate

How to write your own play

How to write your own play

Project Title

How to write your own play

Tips and tricks to help you write, edit, rehearse and perform your own play

Partner Organisation: Fly High Stories
Art-form: Theatre
Lesson plan included? No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 4
Partner activities: Make your own pocket theatre; Making paper puppets
Covid-secure advice: Social distancing may be required
Difficulty: Intermediate

Fly High Stories

Making Paper Puppets

Making Paper Puppets

Project Title

Making Paper Puppets

Theatre Alibi's wonderful Designer, Trina Bramman, has created beautiful flying puppets for you to make. Choose from various different templates – maybe a bird? A butterfly? A dragon? Or even a winged horse!

Partner Organisation: Theatre Alibi
Art-form: Puppetry
Lesson plan included? on Theatre Alibi Website
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 1
Covid-secure advice: children should use personal equipment where possible
Partner activities: How to make a pocket theatre; Shadow puppetry
Difficulty: Intermediate

Theatre Alibi

Make a story house

Make a story house

Make a Story House

Make a Story House

What is a story house? A story house is made of card with pictures in each of its windows and doors that tell a story. You can hang your story house on your window and the light will bring your pictures to life.

Partner Organisation: Theatre Alibi
Art-form: Craft
Lesson plan included: No
Number of lessons (60 minutes): 2
Covid-secure advice: children should bring their own equipment or work with personal equipment (scissors, glue etc.)
Partner activities: How to write your own play; Design a comic book
Difficulty: Medium

Theatre Alibi