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The Great Fire of London

Let your pupils explore the events and impact of The Great Fire of London through an interactive and memorable drama workshop. This is one of our most popular topics as children learn facts, dates and key individuals from this time period, but also have chance to explore the human and emotional impact of the Great Fire and how it affected the city of London and the whole of Britain.

If you are learning about The Great Fire of London with your pupils, then a drama workshop can really bring the subject to life, giving them a deeper and more rounded understanding.

Our sessions utilise fun, engaging and creative activities which allow pupils to learn practically and retain the knowledge for years to come.

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Key stage 1 pupils engaging in drama workshop in their school hall

Topics covered

If you book a Great Fire of London drama workshop, your pupils will learn about the following areas of the curriculum:

The chronology and events of the fire

including how it started and progressed, how long and lasted and how it ended.

Why the fire spread so quickly

including information about the materials houses etc were made from.

Samuel Pepys, his diary

and how this has helped us understand the history of the fire.

The plague

and how the fire impacted this.

Differences between London then and now.

All of our workshops are completely inclusive, so all children can get involved and achieve.
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Is this the right workshop for you?

  • Suitable for: Year 01Year 02
How to book
For a single class

Book a Learn and Perform Day

For one class of up to 35 children
The class spend all day with the practitioner, working on the topic and at the end of the day perform their play to an audience.
A great way to help children learn about the topic and develop their confidence, speaking & listening, and team-work skills.
How to book
For multiple classes

Book an Explore Day

For up to 4 classes of 35 children in a day
Each class receives a workshop of 60-120 minutes
A fast-paced workshop for each class with lots of memorable and engaging drama activities
A great way to help children explore the topic whilst developing their confidence, imagination and passion for learning.
How to book
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Key stage 1 pupils engaging in drama workshop in their school hall

Getting the best out of your The Great Fire of London drama workshop

Our workshops need to take place in the school hall ideally, securing this space for the day of the workshop will help it run really smoothly (we can absolutely move into a classroom for lunchtime set up if needed)
Make sure a teacher or TA will be present in the workshop to support the pupils and help us understand their needs.
If you would like pupils to dress up we are happy for you to do this! We don’t provide costumes (as we don’t feel they are needed for the learning to take place) but we can always help with ideas of what to wear if you want to do this.

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For all enquiries contact Dan Costello, our General Manager. Dan will send over a price list and a booking request form, making the booking process quick and easy.

Dan Costello | [email protected] | 0151 443 0333
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