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These works are invaluable for anyone seeking fresh ideas to enrich their drama teaching or school play preparation.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"200-themes-for-devising-theatre-with-1118-year-olds-by-jason-hanlan-9781350279636","title":"200 Themes for Devising Theatre with 11–18 Year Olds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShortlisted for Outstanding Drama Education Resource at the 2025 Music \u0026amp; Drama Education Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA unique resource for drama teachers providing 200 stimuli and age-appropriate individual topics within those to help inspire and guide young people in devising performance. It contains useful information on devising techniques, workshops, schemes and lesson ideas for introducing devising and guidance on how to analyse the work and give feedback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from his successful book \u003cem\u003e200 Plays for GCSE and A-Level Performance\u003c\/em\u003e, author Jason Hanlan has once again solved one of drama teachers' most frequently encountered problems: how to unlock the best devised performance with their students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDevising as a group requires a level of collaboration, which—without a strong framework—often descends into wild flights of fancy and a myriad of dead ends. 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