Drama Workshops
Giving young people the opportunity to built confidence and enjoy the art of communication
Creative Sessions
Helping students access and apply their natural creativity
In our creative sessions we help students tap into their imagination and creating performances for their peers.
Combined with targeted skill training in performance, projection and physical awareness, we aim to have our students leave sessions energised and inspired to create.
Session time: 45 mins to 2 hours
Play in a Day
From rehearsal to stage in just a few hours
The best way to explore the world is on your feet. In our Play in a Day sessions we take students through a process of devising, rehearsing and performing a short play in only a few hours.
The great asset in our Play in a Day sessions is taking the fear out of performance for young people, enjoying the high energy and creative atmosphere of theatre.
Session time: 2 to 5 hours
Bespoke Workshops
Science, Literature and History brought to life
Join Sherlock Holmes in solving the murder of Dr Black, using nothing but your wits, soil samples and a chemistry lab.
Ride the waves with Captain Ahab as a member of the Pequod crew, hunting the white whale.
Take a trip through the streets of Rome with Julius Caesar, plotting to keep an empire intact.
Our bespoke workshops bring immersive drama to curriculum topics across all subjects, working with teachers to help students engage with their subjects.
Session time: 2 to 5 hours
History and Literature - Living Stories
We work with museums and cultural institutions around the UK to bring stories to life
The Court of Versailles at the V&A
Oh Mon dieu, it is so vile, madame s'il vous plaît return your feet to the floor! We do not step... we glide!
On April the 29th 2016, the French monarchy was overthrown at the Victoria and Albert Museum. As part of Late Night Library Club's Baroque to the Future, Big Ben Theatre Company took over the renaissance gallery and transformed it into the Palace of Versailles, complete with Marie Antoinette, outrageous accents and bloodthirsty revolutionaries!
Ambulance Train
A man lives in a kind of feverish nightmare, through which rumbles unceasingly innumerable wheels moving by jars and jolts.
Ambulance Train at the National Railway Museum in York is the product of collaboration between the museum, Nissen Richards and Big Ben's Director Ben Borowiecki. On display from summer 2016, it's a fascinating interactive journey into one of the forgotten stories of WWI.
The Picture of Dorian Gray
She wept silently, and made no answer, but crept nearer. Her little hands stretched blindly out, and
appeared to be seeking for him. He turned on his heel, and left the room.
Our first collaboration with the extraordinary Late Night Library Club. Big Ben Theatre staged an extract of Oscar Wilde's novel in the middle of a celebration of his work.
When Tabitha, the mousey actress entered the room for a dramatic reading of 'The Picture of Dorian Gray', her audience had no idea what madness would ensue as the characters of the book began to invade and disrupt the evening. The audience experienced Sybil's heartbreak first hand as Tabitha gave her heart to a handsome stranger, only for it to be cast back at her with contempt.
Repertory Radio
A New Radioplay Every Month
Lose Yourself In a Story
From the Streets of Brixton to the Call of Cthulu, come on a new journey with the Big Ben Repertory Company every month as we bring to you a mix of classic literature and new writing.
-Starting in July 2017-
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