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Weblinks and videos for use with 7724 – Practitioners: Joan Littlewood: A Complete Guide for A Level Edexcel

Chapter 1: Joan Littlewood’s life and the social, historical and cultural context she worked in

• The New York Times Article: Joan Littlewood Dies at 87

Chapter 2: Her work – an overview of Joan Littlewood’s work with a closer focus on key moments

• Ewan McColl Theatre Workshop

Chapter 4: Her theatrical purpose and practice

• Bertolt Brecht quote

Chapter 5: The innovative nature of her approach

• The Ideal of Ensemble Practice in Twentieth - century British Theatre, 1900 - 1968

Chapter 7: The performance style/ theatrical conventions she used and the philosophy of these

• Joan Littlewood: Making a Scene
• Springboard Arts - Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop
• John Bury Obituary

Teacher's Notes: Chapter One

• Red Ladder
• Erwin Piscator

Teacher's Notes: Chapter Two

• A Taste of Honey: National Theatre Pack
• Royal Exchange Theatre: A Taste of Honey
• BBC Bitesize: A Taste of Honey
• BBC Four: The Good Old Days
• BBC iWonder: Pack Up Your Troubles (page no longer working)
• BBC iWonder: Did 'Oh What A Lovely War' shape our view of World War I? (page no longer working)
• BBC Radio 3: Oh What a Lovely War

Videos

Teacher's Notes: Chapter Five

• Aesthetica Magazine
• Improv Encyclopedia

Teacher's Notes: Chapter Six

• Out of Joint Education Pack
• Jean Newlove Website

Teacher's Notes: Chapter Nine

• The Kneehigh Cookbook (page no longer working)
• Emma Rice (page no longer working)
• Fun Palaces
• Kneehigh’s Growth: Intriguing Methodologies and National Attention

Teacher's Notes: Chapter Ten

• Ben Platt and James Corden perform a Donald Trump 'Matilda' medley