WHAT WE DO
Small But Mighty think our performances shouldn't just be for our mums and dads but for everyone! We want to engage with the big ideas, questions and stories of our community.
We're committed to providing a nurturing environment where students develop the skills and creativity to become dynamic theatre practitioners and confident young people. No experience is necessary and we aim to have fun.
Lessons focus on Acting, Devising, Performance, and Reflective Skills. In the early stages, we explore stagecraft and acting skills through imaginative play, games and small performances.
As students move through the company and develop as performers they are able to apply their knowledge and understanding of drama to themes that matter to them. In addition to working on a range of scripts from Shakespeare to brand new writing from the NT Connections Festival, we adapt, devise and write alongside students to develop original and innovative work to be heard by adults and young people alike.
FRAN GODSAL
Director
Fran trained with the National Youth Theatre, The Central School of Speech and Drama and at the University of York. She received an Arts and Humanities Research Board award for her Masters Degree in Applied Theatre. Fran believes passionately in the transformative power of the Arts and the right of everyone to access and enjoy participation in high-quality performance.
Fran has worked as a secondary school Drama teacher for twenty years. She has also worked recently as a puppeteer and performer with Wild Boor Productions and as an Associate Director for the Oxford Theatre Company Living the Drama. Her favourite project to date was Project Q, a verbatim play written with students commissioned to tackle LGBTQ bullying in Oxfordshire schools. Now, more than ever, she believes that it is crucial to amplify the voices of our young people, and supplement the work done in schools by focusing on the creative process and the many skills it develops.
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