Bringing your Curriculum to Life with Drama

Early Years & Primary Schools

Freshwater Theatre Company has been delivering educational workshops, shows and storytelling sessions in schools since 1996.

As one of the largest theatre-in-education companies in the UK, we provide high quality drama workshops and shows to support topics across your entire curriculum or programme.

Our workshops encompass historygeographysciencemodern foreign languagesmathsliteracyShakespearecreative movementcross-curricular, and PSHE topics.

See Early Years & Primary School sessions below or you can use our Browse our Workshops page for more specific searches.

Literacy Large Group, Literacy/Storytelling (Early Years (EYFS), KS1, KS2)

Stories from Europe

Our storyteller invites children to take on a variety of roles as they explore these traditional European tales.

Literacy/Storytelling (Early Years (EYFS), KS1)

The Gruffalo

Is there no such thing as a Gruffalo? Find out as the quick-witted mouse journeys through the forest, meeting many hungry animals along the way.

EYFS and KS1 Geography workshop
Literacy/Storytelling (KS1)

The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

As your children help bring the tale of ‘Plop the Owl’ to life, they will discover that the dark can be ‘kind’, ‘fascinating’ and ‘fun’ so there is no need to be afraid!

History, History Large Group (KS1, KS2)

The Quest for… First World War

Take your children back in time to explore a significant turning point in British history.

History (KS1, KS2)

The Quest for… Guy Fawkes

Join our Time Traveller on an interactive journey back to 1605

Literacy/Storytelling (KS1, KS2)

The Quest for… Oliver Twist

Creep down Dickensian streets to meet Oliver, uncover his family history and brave a visit to Fagin’s den!