ABSTRACT
Drama is one of the richest and rewarding areas of language study yet it remains an underused medium in many classrooms. The National Curriculum 2000 has clarified the place of drama documenting the requirements separately, one of the few progressive ideas behind the new curriculum. Some teachers feel intimidated by the subject, claiming that drama is like teaching without a ‘safety net’, others find it the most liberating and invigorating part of their job. Drama sessions can provide some of the most memorable, challenging, enjoyable and rigorous moments of the child’s time at school, yet for some this potential is reduced to a predictable and pedestrian Christmas nativity.
