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Join us at St Albans Library for 4 FREE drop-in masterclasses looking at our famous theatre masks, and exploring physical theatre. Through drama activities and exploration create and meet new characters that help put St Albans 'On The Map'.
Trestle’s CPDL courses for drama teachers, professional practitioners and workshop leaders provide a unique opportunity to develop teaching and performance skills in mask, half mask and physical theatre and discover new ways of helping students create dynamic performances.
Join Trestle this October as we explore the creatures we find in the shadows, look out for who’s lurking around the corner and ready ourselves for some inevitable jump scares!
Have you ever wondered what role you play in someone else's story?
Sonder explores this intriguing question through a week-long workshop where you'll collaborate with fellow participants to create a brand new performance using Trestle's globally recognised masks.
Calling all aspiring actors and storytellers! Be among the first to explore Trestle's exciting new mini mask sets in our Mini Masks/Massive Stories workshop! Suitable for ages 5-10.
Join us at Trestle Arts Base for a symposium bringing together the last two years of our Create, Speak, Thrive (CST): Bringing Words To Life project. CST is a research project exploring creative approaches to speech, language and communication needs (SLCN) using drama and storytelling techniques to develop a universal approach to language learning in primaries and providing teachers with new creative pedagogies.
This April Trestle will be running a unique day long project packed full of drama and games for ages 11-14. Participants will spend the day learning new skills from Trestle trained specialists and exploring the theme to create their own story to share back at the end of the day.
This April Trestle will be running a unique day long project packed full of drama and games for ages 5-10. Participants will spend the day learning new skills from Trestle trained specialists and exploring the theme to create their own story to share back at the end of the day.
This February Half Term Trestle will be running two unique day long projects packed full of drama and games for ages 5-10 and 14-18. Participants will spend the day learning new skills from Trestle trained specialists and exploring the theme to create their own story to share back at the end of the day.
This October Half Term Trestle will be running 2 unique day long projects packed full of drama and games for ages 11-13 and 14-18. Participants will spend the day learning new skills from Trestle trained specialists and exploring the theme to create their own story to share back at the end of the day.
This Autumn Trestle are delighted to welcome Make It Beautiful Theatre Company (MIB) for a series of workshops focussing on long-form improvisation.
Trestle School of Drama is setting sail for an adventure this summer! Join us for 2 week long workshops of exciting drama and games... don your eyepatches, shine your swords and ALL ABOARD for Trestle’s summer school!
Create, Speak, Thrive: Bringing Words to Life research project focuses on using drama and storytelling to test and develop a universal approach to language learning in primaries and provide teachers with new creative strategies.
Join us for this online event to reflect on the learning from year 1 and look ahead to year 2.
This Spring holiday Trestle will be running two unique day-long projects packed full of drama and games for ages 5-10 and 11-14. Participants will spend the day learning new skills from Trestle trained specialists and exploring the theme to create their own story to share back at the end of the day.
This February Trestle School of Drama begins a voyage to Oz! Will we follow the yellow brick road, or the blue, or the red?! Who will we meet on the way, a scarecrow and lion or a bear and a garden gnome? And what will we gain from our new adventures?
This FREE programme using theatre techniques is for those suffering from stress, anxiety, depression and other conditions affecting mental wellbeing. You don’t need any experience to take part, everyone is welcome from absolute beginners to the more experienced.
FREE Summer workshops
A festival and arts programme celebrating the learning-disabled community in the St Albans district.
Come and have a taste of something different this August!
This Summer Trestle will be running 2 unique week long projects packed full of drama and games for ages 5-10 and 11-16. Participants will spend the day learning new skills from Trestle trained specialists and exploring the theme to create their own stories to share back at the end of the week.
Trestle’s CPD courses for drama teachers, professional practitioners and workshop leaders provide a unique opportunity to develop teaching and performance skills in mask, half mask and physical theatre, as well as discovering new ways of helping students create dynamic performances.
