Between March and July (2018) I took the time to speak to members of four theatre companies to learn more about their background, training, influences, experiences and reasons for creating theatre in Japan.
Hi everyone, my name is Chris, and I’m from London, but over the last 17 years I have been living and working in Tokyo teaching English and drama to a variety of ages and levels of students. I have taught elementary, junior, senior and university level and I have run several workshops for students and adults. What I have learned from this experience is that students want to use English in an active, creative and productive way. Therefore, I have created this website to document some of my work and provide teachers with ideas for their own classrooms. As you will see, the site has also been constructed in line with the publication of a couple of books which I wrote in 2020.
Please take a look as they contain many great ideas and practical activities. The website also contains a ‘Games’ sections where I will be posting new (and old) games which I hope YOU can use in YOUR classrooms, and a ‘Beyond’ section where I will be posting ideas and reflections on theatre and education in Japan and elsewhere. As university doors are reopening from April, I’ll be heading back into the classroom, and hopefully posting some clips of these games and plays in practice. So, please pop in when you get a moment and check out any updates!
