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Groups & Education

Education

Having worked for Cameron Mackintosh for over 25 years, with 12 years as the Education Officer, I have been in the priviledged position of working with some of the world's most successful productions and alongside leading performers and technicians on a wide range of stimulating and exciting workshops. Whether you are looking for a lively and absorbing practical workshop for Les Miserables or an engaging post show talk for The Phantom of the Opera, we will have an Educational package that is perfect for you and your pupils.

My team and I in the Delfont Mackintosh Education Department are here to help you in making your visit to the theatre a memorable, worthwhile and stress free experience. To view all the educational rates that we offer, please click on the production you want to see on the show menu on the left of this page. Please see below to see information about all the workshops we offer:

For further information on the Education Department's work at Delfont Mackintosh Theatres, call  0844 482 5165

John Scarborough
Education Officer


 Les Miserables
Make the most of your school visit to the production and book for a Les Miserables workshop which gives an insight into the history of the musical and stagecraft used during the performance. This practical workshops enables participants to understand more about the historic context of the production and encourages them to develop performance skills.

Education rate: (10+) Best available reduced to £17.50 (Mon - Thurs perfs)
Workshop: (10+) £7.50 per pupil
Backstage tour: £4 per pupil
A teachers' pack for Key Stage 3 + 4, GNVQ and A Level are also available.

The Phantom of the Opera
Following the Tuesday matinee performance, students can also view the fascinating stage set-up and take part in a question and answer session with a company or crew member which will explore everything that goes into putting on a major West End show. A pre-matinee workshop is also available.

Education rate: (10+) Best available reduced to £18.25 (Mon - Thurs perfs)
Q & A: £3.50 per pupil
Workshop: £7.50 per pupil

Oliver! 
The workshop leaders take the group through Dickensian London as part of Fagin’s den of mischievous urchins. The workshop focuses on characterisation and staging used in the musical.

Education rate: Best available reduced to £23.25 (Mon - Thurs eve & Wed mat) ; £25 Balcony seats reduced to £18.25 (Mon - Thurs eve & Wed mat)
Workshop: £7.50 per pupil.


An Inspector Calls Page to Stage: Aimed at GCSE students, the Page to Stage talk looks at the production and rehearsal process and addresses thematic and character development.

Education rate (10+): best available seats reduced to £19.50 + 1 free ticket per 10 purchased (Tues - Thurs eve, Wed & Thurs mat)
Workshop: £4 per pupil.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof:
Drawing on the themes of the play, the workshop will include script and scene analysis, workshop exercises on status, deception and inter-family relationships and a devised role play entitled A Family Affair.

Education rate: (10+): Best available seats reduced to £17.50 + 1 free ticket per 10 purchased (Mon - Wed eve & Wed mat)
Workshop: £7.50 per pupil.

Avenue Q Puppet Master Class: Ideal for A Level and BTEC Drama students, the master class explores all the techniques used to bring the puppets to life. The workshop participants also get the opportunity to create their own puppets.

Education rate (10+):  Best available reduced to £17.50 + 1 free ticket for every 10 purchased (Mon - Thurs eve)
Workshop: £12.50 per pupil. 

Novello Theatre

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