Disney’s Hercules, inspired by the 1997 animated film of the same name, has opened in the West End with accompanying educational workshops and learning resources.
School groups can take advantage of educational workshops, discounted education rates and free curriculum-linked resources for Disney’s Hercules at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
Resources for Key Stages 2 and 3 include lesson plans and activity sheets and creative themed competitions which come with the chance of winning one of 40 pairs of tickets to see the show.
Primary teaching resources focus on Ancient Greece and use Hercules as inspiration for activities in English and art lessons. Secondary resources explore Greek theatre, live production notes and offer an insight into creative careers.
Workshops led by Disney Teaching Artists are also available and can be tailored to the needs of groups. The workshops provide pupils with the opportunity to perform scenes, songs and choreography from the stage show whilst developing communication and team building skills.
School groups can choose between acting workshops which use scenes from the show to explore character techniques and investigate how actors use voice and movement to tell a story, and movement and music workshops exploring choreography and music inspired by the musical.
Discounted education rates for Monday to Wednesday 7.30pm and Thursday 2.30pm performances are available from 2nd September 2025 and apply to groups of ten or more pupils.
About the show
Ancient Greece. A time of gods, mortals… and Hercules, who doesn’t quite belong to either. But if he’s not a god, how can he possibly save the world from Hades? It’s one thing flexing those pecs, but going from zero to hero requires a different kind of strength.
Get ready for a wise-cracking, column-shaking, underworld-rocking ride of adventure, self-discovery and love - in tunics.
Playing at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, Hercules is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw (Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music by Alan Menken, who composed the music for the 1997 animated film.
For more information about Disney education resources, go to www.disneyonstage.co.uk/education-resources.
Find out more about Hercules at www.herculesthemusical.co.uk.
