The Play House is an educational theatre charity. Its work ignites the imagination to make sense of the world. It does this by providing exciting participatory theatre and drama to stimulate the learning of children and young people.
There are several strands to the company’s work:
Curriculum-based work
The largest part of the work of The Play House is its programmes and projects aimed at supporting and developing the curriculum, including the development of
cross-curricular learning.
The Language Alive! strand of the company’s work, which has been bringing the curriculum to life for 3 – 11 year olds for over 20 years, provides the mainstay of this provision.
Issue-based work
The company provides a range of work exploring wellbeing, health and social issues through a variety of different models including theatre-in-health- education tours, drama workshops, peer education projects and training for teachers and health professionals. At the heart of the company’s issue based work is the creation of a safe, compelling fictional space in which to challenge attitudes and values, practice skills, and gain accurate information.
Other projects
The company is increasingly able to use its experience in more flexible and innovative ways, running projects which extend the ideas behind the theatre-in-education work beyond the classroom: into training, into the community and internationally.
These include Extended Schools, holiday projects, and training and consultancy.
