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Drama Teacher Conference

Enhance your skills and learn from industry professionals with the National Theatre’s annual two-day Drama Teacher Conference.

Workshops, networking, and a ticket to one of our productions are all included in the price. Previous conferences have included workshops led by Gecko, Paper Birds, director Lyndsey Turner and many more.

Applications for the Drama Teacher Conference 2024 are now closed. If you wish to contact the team with any queries, please email dramateachers@nationaltheatre.org.uk.

2024 Drama Teacher Conference

The conference will take place over two days on Thursday 15 and Friday 16 February 2024 in person at the National Theatre. Leading drama experts and practitioners will come together to inspire, inform and upskill.

Tickets are priced at £100 for one day, or both days for £150.

A limited number of bursaries are available. If you have any questions, please email dramateachers@nationaltheatre.org.uk.

Applications are now closed.

Four people with blue lanyards standing next to each other, all looking at another person on their left who is pretending to pick something invisible up with his right hand and pointy fingers.

Drama Teacher Conference, 2023

Confirmed artists for the 2024 conference are:

Dilapidated hospital space. A man lies on a hospital bed in a suit with restraints on. Other suited men walk around him and one has a clipboard. There is a large sunflower growing out the ground by the bed.

Katie Mitchell

Photo © Tristram Kenton. Cleansed, directed by Katie Mitchell at the National Theatre, 2016.

Company of All of Us in rehearsal at the National Theatre. Photo by Helen Murray_54

Ian Rickson

Photo © Helen Murray. Ian Rickson in rehearsals for All of Us at the National Theatre, 2022.

A woman runs, carrying a black suitcase with metal trim, her coat and headscarf billowing and blurred, behind her.

Gecko Theatre

Artwork: Kin by Gecko Theatre.

Pilot Theatre

A person with blond hair wearing a coral, fur coat can be seen from the side, looking at something outside the frame on the left, in front of a black background.

Quirky Bird Theatre

Photo © Chris Dobson

Quirky Bird Theatre

What teachers say:

Drama Teacher Conference, 2023
All photos by Emma Hare

Very inclusive and engaging […] direct transferable skills that can be used and adapted for a wide range of ages and abilities in school.

– Teacher, Drama Teacher Conference 2023

A good balance of giving information and hands on practice. Very informative and great suggestions for taking back to the classroom and using with students.

– Teacher, Drama Teacher Conference 2023