Fancy a trip to the theatre?
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News & Ideas
School-friendly tour of An Inspector Calls announced
A new tour of An Inspector Calls will be coming to a theatre near your school, following a sold-out run in 2022.
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News & Ideas
Schools have more time to book Matilda tickets
The West End’s Matilda The Musical is now booking until May 2025, with school groups of ten or more receiving a discounted rate on tickets to selected performances.
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News & Ideas
The Boy at the Back of the Class theatre tour and resources
The Boy at the Back of the Class, which is touring UK theatres until June, has been described as ‘exactly the kind of story we need to be sharing with younger audiences’.
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School Travel Awards
We used our awards prize money to take the whole school to the theatre
Rachel Underwood, headteacher at Langdale CE Primary School in Cumbria, tells us how they spent their prize money after winning the 2023 ‘My Best School Trip’ Award.
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News & Ideas
Wicked competition empowers young writers to ‘be the change’ for their planet
The writing competition, devised by the stage musical Wicked and the National Literacy Trust, will inspire school children to get creative.
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News & Ideas
Pre-show West End workshops with Operation Mincemeat musical
West End musical Operation Mincemeat has announced education and outreach offers to support groups accessing the show.
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News & Ideas
Campaign to fund theatre visit for every child before they leave school
The Theatre for Every Child campaign, launched by the Society of London Theatre and UK Theatre, believes all children have the right to experience the country’s world-leading theatre sector.
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News & Ideas
Agatha Christie’s Witness for the Prosecution has new school offer
There’s a new Education Pack and school rates for the courtroom thriller, which has seen record audience figures so far in 2023.
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Interview
Wicked musical producer on the appeal for schools and importance of drama
Wicked’s UK executive producer Michael McCabe talks to us about why the story of Wicked resonates with young people and the impact theatre visits have.
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News & Ideas
Wicked Writers competition: children’s essays about what matters to them
The winners of the 2023 Wicked Writers: Be The Change writing competition, have been announced.
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News & Ideas
Haunting Woman in Black tour to feature post-show Q&As for school groups
Students will be able to see Susan Hill’s The Woman in Black at their local theatre, with discounted school tickets and post-show Q&As on offer.
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News & Ideas
Young writers can win entire class trip to see Wicked in London
Award-winning children’s author Sharna Jackson has teamed up with the National Literacy Trust and Wicked to invite pupils to enter a new writing competition that challenges them to change our world for the better.
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News & Ideas
Unexpected Twist show retells the classic story by Charles Dickens
Unexpected Twist, a production which brings the iconic story of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens into a new light, will tour the UK to inspire young people with the magic of live theatre.
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School Travel Awards
Chantry Academy pupils have ‘once in a lifetime experience’ in London
Jamie Kelly of Chantry Primary Academy won the School Trip Champion Award in 2019, but due to the pandemic, was unable to take his class out on their prize trip until this year.
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News & Ideas
Curtain to close on school trip favourite The Woman in Black
After 33 years at London’s Fortune Theatre, Susan Hill’s haunting tale of The Woman In Black will take to the stage for the final time on 4th March 2023.
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News & Ideas
Hit musical Wicked expands resources to enhance learning opportunities
The London West End production of Wicked has launched a new teacher/learning resource which includes free lesson plans, savings on tickets to see the show and help with planning school trips.
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News & Ideas
New Matilda education guide offers teachers hand-on support and tips for school trips
Alongside the new comprehensive planning guide for teachers, in-person workshops for Matilda The Musical, will return from September.
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News & Ideas
Free teacher tickets at immersive Guys & Dolls Musical
There are special school tickets to see the new Guys & Dolls production, the first musical to be performed at The Bridge Theatre in London.
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News & Ideas
School groups invited into Narnia as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe opens in the West End
Students will be able to see C.S. Lewis’ classic The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, in the West End from this summer after its major UK and Ireland tour.
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Features
5 of the best theatre shows for a school trip
With so many fantastic productions, it can be hard to choose the best theatre productions for your school visit. Here are five of our favourites in London’s West End and across the country which are sure to tick the right boxes.