English Literature + Drama - UK + France

17 Day Student Education Tour

Tour Code: SS-EL+DR-UK+FR

Student group travel workshops and tutorials at Oxford University . An English class on tour on the front lawn of Oxford University

United Kingdom and France English and Drama group tour map flight path travel route

The tour takes students on an exploration of the rich literature & drama traditions of the UK and France – from workshops to performances and from Shakespearean classics to the absurdism of Camus.

Students come away with a greater understanding of the settings and events that writers have taken as their context and inspiration. They also gain insight into drama, stagecraft and the power of theatre to communicate social, political, and cultural messages.

A demonstrative tutorial on drama, acting and performing arts at Cardboard Citizens Theatre London

A contemporary dramatic arts show at LAMDA - London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

Girls high school students team building in a dramatic arts workshop at LOWRY

Photograph of the front of Historic Magdalen College - constituent college of the University of Oxford; with it's ornate architecture and green lawns

The Lowry exterior creative architecture - a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, Salford, Greater Manchester, England

Monument to Adeline Virginia Woolf; an English writer, considered one of the most important modernist 20th-century authors and a pioneer in the use of stream of consciousness as a narrative device.

Student travel group attending a live theatre performance at the Globe

Film making and popular culture - a group looking behind the scenes of the set design of Harry Potter at Warner Bros, London

Senior students looking deeper into their study of Keats and his life, receiving a tutorial on the front lawn of Keats house

Attending Stratford RSC Sawn Theatre active learning in dramatic arts

Shakespeares house students attending a tour experiential learning of the life and influences of Shakespeare

Students participating in a dramatic Shakespearean workshop with period costumes

School students gathered to watch their West End show, under the contemporary dramatic neon green lights

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Learning Objectives

Academic knowledge and critical-thinking skills
Immersive learning in English Lit. + Drama
Classroom Connection to the real world
Curriculum-linked - HSC, IB, VCE & QCE
100+ hours of academic and cultural activities

Cultivating Young Pioneers

Academic acumen + engagement
Hands-on skill development + creative thinking
Personal growth + initiative
Cultural understanding + global mindset

Day 1-2

Depart Australia ⤑ Arrive in Manchester

Day 2-3

Manchester

A creative writing workshop and study of Gaskell’s depiction of gender, class and industrialisation in North and South. Tour Lowry Theatre, participate in intensive drama workshop, & attend evening performance.

Day 4

Stratford-upon-Avon

Visit Shakespeare’s House, tour ‘behind the scenes’ at the Swan Theatre and attend an evening performance by the RSC.

Day 5

Oxford

Explore Oxford’s rich literary history, participate in a drama workshop and visit historic Magdalen College – focus on works of Lewis and Heaney.

Day 6-11

London

Explore a truly global city – from a Shakespearean workshop to writings of Keats, Bloomsbury set & Shaffer, immersive workshops in film music and drama, & tour of Warner Bros. Evening performances at The Globe, West End musical and Improv Theatre.

Day 12-15

Paris

Train to Paris. Literature Tour of sites linked to de Beauvoir, Sartre and Camus and guided walk to discover the real Moliere. Tour cultural centres, visit Paris Disneyland and a take a performance techniques workshop. Evening performance at Theatre des Nouveautes.

Day 16-17