The Paper Birds
Experienced devised theatre practitioners, working in schools since 2004.
Accessible and engaging socio-political theatre.
Clear and concise devising methodology for students to replicate.
About The Paper Birds
‘The Paper Birds are expert theatre-makers. They have their own trademarks, unearthing women’s stories on hard-hitting themes through verbatim material and subtle movement.’
The Paper Birds pride themselves on inspiring young people through theatre and enabling them to thrive through participation.
Listed as Prescribed Practitioners with AQA, they are renowned leaders in the delivery of devised and verbatim theatre workshops throughout the UK. Working in hundreds of schools each year, their participation programme can be adapted to fit the needs of your students. Whether as a launch to a devising unit, or as a refresher session to kickstart a process mid-way; The Paper Birds can visit your school or arrange an online workshop at any time throughout the academic year.
All workshops can be delivered as either a 2 hour session or a 5 hour (full day) session.
Devising Theatre Workshop
Explore common devising practices utilised by The Paper Birds enabling participants to collate exercises to use throughout their own devising processes. Focusing on turning research into performance; direct address, and choreographing movement. Suitable for use with all specs.
Verbatim Theatre Workshop
Explore engaging techniques in how to use verbatim material; from page to stage — what to do when you get up on your feet? Participants will collate several approaches on how to use the interviews and data they have collected throughout their devising process.
Theatre Creativity Card Workshop
This dedicated session introduces participants to our popular Theatre Creativity Cards. Designed to get you thinking in new and unexpected ways, this workshop offers a new and highly effective approach to devising. If you have a set of our Cards already, this session can serve as refresher on how to use them best!
‘The Paper Birds include (brilliantly) “listening” among their methods of devising a show. Deep research and intelligent sympathy have enhanced all the work of theirs I’ve seen.’
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