Inside My Costume Design Workshop

Course Description

A complete walkthrough of a practical costume design workshop for students aged 6–19 How do you introduce set design to students with no previous experience—and help them move beyond their first, most obvious ideas? In this practical one-hour session, We Teach Drama founder Lucy Bellingham opens up the planning behind one of her most successful costume design workshops. Lucy will take you through the workshop from beginning to end, sharing how she introduces the key fundamentals of costume design, organises the practical activities and supports students to develop and communicate their ideas. Designed for teachers and practitioners who want to build their confidence in teaching theatre design, the workshop uses minimal specialist equipment and can be adapted for different ages, settings and levels of experience. The session will explore: how to introduce the role and key principles of costume design how to prepare the space and organise the resources accessible practical making and design-development activities questioning and teacher prompts that extend students’ thinking ways to support beginners and stretch more confident designers how the workshop can lead into further lessons, projects or productions You will receive ready-to-use resources, teacher prompts and practical ideas to support your own delivery. By the end of the session, you will have a clear and adaptable plan for delivering an engaging set design workshop with your students. Your booking includes: the live online workshop ready-to-use supporting resources ongoing access to the workshop recording Suitable for Drama, Theatre and Performing Arts teachers, youth theatre leaders and practitioners working with students aged 6–19. Book this workshop for £20, or book the Set and Costume Design Workshop Bundle for £35 and save £5. Payment and invoices For bookings under £99, places must be booked and paid for directly through our website. A school finance team can complete the online booking using a school payment card, or a teacher can book individually and use the receipt to claim the cost back through their school.