Ink Pellet - November 2016

In this issue, we look at the Schools Without Walls initiative at The Egg, in Bath, proving that a creative learning environment can have a positive impact on learning across the curriculum, and at the fabulous role the Lyric in Hammersmith is playing within its community to ensure access to the arts for all.

The Big Interview in this issue is with the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Director of Education, Jacqui O’Hanlan, who implores you to get your students up on their feet to truly experience Shakespeare, plus we delve into the excellent online resources offered by Digital Theatre+, enabling students access to arts content wherever they are located.
Graham Hooper, our resident exhibition contributor, guides us through Abstract Impressionism at the Royal Academy and we take a magic carpet ride with Disney’s Aladdin and the new education resources supporting this West End hit. We dropped into the National Youth Theatre’s 60th anniversary gala and the Young Adult Literature Weekender at the Southbank – further examples of creative arts creating opportunities for students.

And as we are about to hit panto season, we caught up with Lloyd Hollett, stand-up comedian and a regular performer in the Marlowe’s annual offering, to find out why this is his favourite time of the year.