this month's
Ink Pellet contains
Pegasus Theatre appoints Jonathan Lloyd
Jonathan Lloyd is onto pastures new after seven years at the Polka Theatre...
Roxana Silbert
Roxana Silbert is the artistic director of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre which is re-opening in September. LESLEY FINLAY spoke to the dynamic woman who came to a career in theatre relatively late...
Northern Art Prize: the runners and riders
The Northern Art Prize supports artists living in the ...errrr... north of England. Here we introduce the prize and the artists....
Trestle: the power of the mask
Drama teacher ZOE NEAGLE explains how working with a professional theatre company like Trestle can add enormous value to the learning and confidence of students...
Pass it on: April
Share these lovely creative ideas with your colleagues....
Noticeboard: April
The latest news and views from around the world of the arts...
A Riot of our Own, Night and Day with The Clash
Johnny Green and Garry Barker's classic book on The Clash gets the audiobook treatment...
The Disgrace of Kitty Grey by Mary Hooper
Pamela McFarland enjoys another historical helping from Mary Hooper...
The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men (/Women) 2
LESLEY FINLAY enjoys delving into this new collection from Oberon Books...
Anne Cassidy on The Murder Notebooks
Anne Cassidy is a celebrated writer of young adult fiction, noted for the Murder Notebooks series which are not shy in coming forward on the subject of crime. Here she shares why crime is a good subject for your students...
Library
Ink Pellet’s book review section covers an eclectic selection of new fiction, teachers’ guides, audio books and classics.
Many of our reviews are written by teachers, so we have an expert eye on how texts will work in the classroom. We hope to create a useful archive of reviews so that you can use this as a reference. If you would like to join our panel of reviewers, please join in or email the editor Lesley.finlay@inkwellpress.co.uk We hope the section inspires you to share new fiction with your pupils or to revisit old favourites yourself
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Ahh! The jukebox musical - an enduring recipe for theatrical success. Eve Mountfort popped in to see one of the best...
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The winner of the Carnegie Medal is announced on Thursday. Here, our reviewers give their verdict on the nominated authors. It is such a stellar cast - who'd be a judge...?!
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Hello all! Come and join us on May 24th at the Palace Theatre in London’s glitzy West End to see Singin’ in the Rain for a special teacher workshop and preview courtesy of encore Tickets. The classic play offers a great chance for pupils to appreciate how films and acting styles developed with the invention [...]
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Julia Pirie caught O'Neill's autobiographical heavyweight before it hit the West End. Here, she offers her verdict...
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Wieke Eringa is the artistic director of Yorkshire Dance, one of the country’s regional dance agencies that support the development of the genre. LESLEY FINLAY caught up with the ebullient advocate bringing dance to the masses…
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Young reviewer Aimee Johnston loved this gripping mystery...
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JULIA PIRIE loved this modern classic from this much-loved author...
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We headed to the National Theatre to see Travelling Light by Nicholas Wright...
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Our woman in Nottingham Julia Pirie had a mixed reaction to the theatre production of the well-loved film...
