FLOURISH
FLOURISH THEATRE & DRAMA WORKSHOPS FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Creative & Inspirational Education
Join the Centenary Celebrations with Flourish's exciting, immersive retelling of
The Suffragette Story for Key Stage 1
In 1918, Women were given the Vote for the first time in British History
In this one day programme, your class will:
Take part in Annie Kenney's story as actors and audience exploring:
her daily chores around the home in Oldham as a child
her experience of work at Oldham Cotton Mill at 10 years old
becoming interested in Votes for Women & making friends with Christabel Pankhurst
breaking windows, setting fire to buildings
imprisonment, hunger strike & force feeding
CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
Historic re-enactment brings the past to life
Drama Workshop is a fun, inclusive and participatory form of learning using mime, movement, voice, acting and improvisation
Drama activities stimulate language, vocabulary, speaking & listening skills and creative writing
Live Performance enriches learning and imagination
Exploring Women's Suffrage reinforces & widens children's understanding of British Values such as Democracy, Individual Liberty and the Rule of Law
Drama workshop grows confidence and encourages team work
Creative learning beneficial for ESOL and SEND learners
FLOURISH provides a detailed Education Resouce Pack with all bookings. The pack contains suggested activities and worksheets for preparation and follow-on work exploring the issues raised in VOTES FOR WOMEN Performance & Drama Workshop.
Live, interactive performance
with puppetry
Inspiring, active Drama Workshop
Emmeline Pankhurst
Suffrage Songs &
Militant Marches
Hunger strikes & Force feeding
Suffragists & Suffragettes
Democracy,
Individual Liberty &
Rule of Law
Exciting encounter with History
Accessible & Inclusive
Speaking &
Listening skills
The Cat & Mouse Act
Window breaking, arson & letter bombs
FLOURISH offers tailor made programmes for schools at reasonable prices with reductions
for small rural schools
For schools outside the Furness Peninsular, Cumbria, there is an additional surcharge to cover fuel costs: this will only be enough to cover our travel costs at the current rates
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