This guide is designed to help teachers use Williamson’s conferencing plays featured in The Jack Manning Trilogy more effectively in the classroom, whether it be from a literary, theatrical or counselling perspective. Written by a founding director of Transformative Justice Australia, the Sydney-based company that inspired Williamson’s trilogy.

A resource book for primary school teachers on the art form of drama. The book introduces the forms and conventions that are commonly used in drama teaching and will show educators how these forms can be developed and used in the classroom. Relating to the NSW Creative Arts K-6 Syllabus, Drama Journeys will be of value to primary teachers in all states, as it inspires a hands-on approach to facilitating vibrant and innovative drama experiences in the primary school classroom.

A classic handbook for secondary school teachers presenting creative drama techniques to help students develop self-acceptance and co-operation. Lessons combine creative play, improvisation and mime, and the study of myths, literature and language.

When Mark Kilmurry co-founded the Studio Company with Patrick McIntyre, he had the opportunity to play the part he had always ached to perform: Hamlet. But in preparing for the production he begins to wonder if his desire is foolhardy. Can he take on such a mammoth role and also be the director? Kilmurry shares his thoughts in this diary, from initial ideas through to opening night. He explains the rationale behind Studio Company’s acclaimed 2004 production, the how and why of the cuts to the script, and describes the rehearsal techniques and exercises that brought it all to life.

Includes performance text.

An innovative guide to the world of sound, using a multi-disciplinary and sensory approach to perceiving and making music—for teachers, students and even people without musical backgrounds. Includes insights into the history and technology of music creation, improvisation and composition exercises, plus listening examples spanning pop to world music—many of which feature on the accompanying CD.

Leak takes a fresh approach to musical learning by using the body as a performance instrument. It’s a technique that defies the constraints of more conventional ways of learning music which focus on a particular instrument or style. Based on extensive experience as a musician and teacher, Leak’s unique ‘performance-making’ process builds musical skills and imagination, transforming students into composer–performers. This book shows how to run a performance-making workshop (everything from setting up a workspace to managing group dynamics), and offers a wide range of warm-up techniques plus challenging exercises on pulse, metre, rhythm, tone, timbre and more.

Retro Rock CD contains ten tracks illustrating the styles discussed in the companion book Retro Rock Style Guide, and provides the opportunity for classes to listen to, play with and improvise in various retro styles.

A fun-to-play resource for ensembles of variable instrumentation or the standard rock’n’roll band format. Contains master scores and allows for a wide range of abilities. Arranged for instruments in C, Bb, Eb and keyboard. The untuned percussion parts are of varied levels of difficulty.

This classroom workbook is an essential tool for understanding glam rock, jazz rock, rockabilly, disco, psychedelic rock, art rock, ska, zydeco, hip-hop and Latin rock. It features an overview of the pop music world at the time each style first became popular, as well as a style analysis, discography and listening quiz for each chapter. Composition and improvisation exercises are included to further enhance the students’ ability to critically listen to the music, as well as contributing to their musical performance.

Invaluable for the school classroom as well as for actors and acting students, with over fifty scenes from Australian and New Zealand plays, consisting of duologues and three-handers. Guides the actor through training, choosing a scene, preparing for performance and interpreting a scene.