Theatre in English at school publié le 14/02/2023
learning English through theater performing arts- from Isabelle Venier, LP Le Dolmen
Theatre in English at school : another way to “English learning”, by Pickles Company-EITC.
On December 8th, 2022, 135 students at Le Dolmen Vocational High School in Poitiers welcomed 3 actors : Dante (from Canada), Jane (from New Zealand) and Katie (from the USA) for a one-hour show.
For about ten years now, the company has come to our school to play for and with our students – ie 6 to 7 volunteer students performing small roles in the play. It’s usually the occasion for a whole « séquence » so that the students get familiar with the story, the places, the characters and the vocabulary.
For all our “Premières”, we chose the “Senior Play” entitled “Crossroads”...
“Fate or coincidence ? Right or left ? Yin or Yang ? What part do we really have in the things that happen to us ?"
If Mel had arrived 5 seconds later, he would have never met Sinead, he might have met someone else or maybe he would have met nobody. If he hadn’t mixed up the day of his interview, he could have…
Are we really free from our destiny ? Isn’t it essential to find happiness and bring happiness to people around us ? That’s already a big task !”
The company makes it easy for teachers to help their students anticipate the show thanks to a classroom pack and teachers’ notes. The show is adapted to English learners through rehearsals, interaction, slow speaking, songs, music and comedy.
And the magic operates ! Even the most reluctant students get out of the one-hour show with a large smile on their faces. Fun has helped so much ! Such a nice reward ! A great way indeed to learn English differently and most of all of have fun… speaking English.
We are already looking forward to next year’s show.
Why not trying and experiencing acting with the company’s workshops ?