Drawing kids into history of theatre

Nicholas Waxman

By Nicholas Waxman
Community contribution / September 18, 2017

Not all of us are lucky enough to have been bitten by the history bug. I am lucky, I was bitten by the annals ant at a young age. But unless it is relevant, meaningful or engaging, history can seem like useless information receding ceaselessly into the distance. A vast swathe of facts, figures and famous figures.

I have found success in teaching the history of theatre through drawing.

Each student gets a few coloured pens and ...

This story appeared in the October 2017 edition of Australian Teacher Magazine.

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