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Fun and Creative Performing Arts Trips

How can drama and performing arts school trips in the UK build confidence and expression skills?

Drama trips include theatre visits, improvisation workshops, and stage experiences. They help children by enhancing communication, empathy, and creative performance.

Primary school drama and performing arts trips are a wonderful way to enhance a child's imagination and develop their linguistic skills. Drama can be an excellent way to introduce KS1 pupils to topics in curriculum subjects such as history or English, while KS2 students can get involved in drama and performing arts as part of a theatre workshop to help them grow their social and verbal skills.

Secondary KS3 and KS4 trips to learn about Drama and Performing Arts are enriching experiences. Your students can soak up knowledge about stage presence, dialogue, performance texts, theatrical skills and how to evaluate work. Venues or workshops can give your students an extra perspective from their standard day in the classroom.

Below you will find a wide range of fun and creative day out venues that can cater for your next drama and performing arts school trip. Learning outside the classroom is great but sometimes it may be more suitable to bring the experience into your classroom with some of the talented drama workshop providers we work with. They can help you engage with your students and tailor their sessions to your individual learning objectives.

For more school workshop ideas please see our dedicated Dance activities page, or our Arts Award Scheme page.

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Bewilderwood Norfolk

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The park is based on the book, A Boggle at BeWILDerwood, by local children's author Tom Blofeld, offering a whole range of Literacy and performing arts fun - see the pages come alive at interactive storytelling sessions, daily....

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Knife Crime Workshops
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Our workshops use drama to help your students learn in an interactive way. Your students will role-play practice specific skills for saying no to peer pressure in a calm, assertive way....
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Uno - Online Primary Workshops
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All our online workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. We also make sure to tie in key curriculum objectives linked to your chosen topic....
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Flamenco & Spanish Dance
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Game Over
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Introducing Shakespeare- Engage and Inspire
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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Alice through the looking Glass
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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The Voice Workshop - Confidence Building
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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Creative Writing-Engage and Inspire' - Fairy tales
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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Stone Age Workshops
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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1066 Battle of Hastings, Abbey and Battlefield
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Bring the action of the Battle of Hastings to life on the site of the Battlefield. Use the script in the downloadable Teachers' Kit available from the English Heritage website, divide your class into Normans and Saxons, and let the battle commence!
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Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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British Values
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All of our activities are designed to support children's learning in Drama and Performing Arts. Through carefully planned activities and exercises, children use their bodies and voices expressively, develop their imaginations and learn new theatrical vocabulary.
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Drug and Alcohol Awareness
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Children watch a high quality performance (can be used for Arts Award study) by 3 professional actors and then take part in an engaging creative workshop which helps to develop their performance...
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Elizabethans
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Our workshops include tailored, fully interactive, drama games, role play, teamwork exercises, songs, movement and more, led by a professional costumed actor.
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Great Fire of London
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Online Safety: Into The Screen
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Mindfulness Series
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings
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Through out the day the children will be taken on a historical journey by the workshop leader who will be in dramatical character. There will also be times for the children themselves to get involved using drama as a medium.
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
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All our workshops use drama, dance and/or movement to stimulate learning and capture children's imaginations. Our team of performing arts professionals have a range of activities up their sleeve to...
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Seaside Holidays of the Past
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Drama days and workshops are a great way for children to make memories and retain topic information for years to come! Drama is a great way to explore History topics, allowing children to learn...
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Drama and Performing Arts School Trips FAQ: Theatre Visits, Workshops and SEND Tips for Teachers

What's the benefit of drama and performing arts trips?
Drama trips help students develop confidence, creativity, and communication skills. Watching professional performances or taking part in theatre workshops allows pupils to see how acting, stage design, and storytelling work in real productions. These experiences support the curriculum focus on expression, performance, and collaboration.

Drama workshop at school or theatre visit - which works best?
Workshops at school focus on practical skills such as improvisation, acting techniques, and stage movement (£200-£500). Theatre visits allow students to watch professional performances and gain inspiration from live productions. Many schools combine both approaches by running workshops first and then attending a performance.

Free drama opportunities for schools?
Yes. Outdoor theatre performances in parks or community festivals are sometimes free. Local arts events may offer open rehearsals or youth performances. Some galleries and cultural spaces also host free drama or storytelling activities linked to exhibitions.

Top 10 drama and performing arts school trips teachers recommend (2027 check):

1. National Theatre, London (backstage tours and performances)
2. Shakespeare's Globe, London (Shakespeare plays and workshops)
3. In-school improvisation workshops
4. Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford upon Avon (Shakespeare productions)
5. West End theatre performances with school ticket offers
6. Edinburgh Festival Fringe (summer theatre performances)
7. Local theatres and pantomime productions
8. Bristol Old Vic (historic theatre and workshops)
9. Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre (theatre in the round)
10. Outdoor amphitheatres or parks for drama role play

Drama and performing arts trips for SEND pupils - what helps?
Many theatres offer relaxed performances designed for audiences who may benefit from a more flexible environment. Workshops can adapt roles and activities to suit different communication styles. Using props, movement, and visual storytelling can help pupils who are non verbal or prefer expressive activities.

Typical cost for drama and performing arts trips:
- Free outdoor performances plus travel: £3-£10 per child
- Theatre tickets: £10-£25 per student
- Workshops: £200-£500
- Residential theatre or performance camps: £150-£280 per child

Some theatres and arts organisations provide discounted or subsidised school tickets.

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