Theatre then and now

Compare theatre in the 18th and 21st centuries and make musical theatre boxes and characters.

Teaching Outcomes
To learn about the theatre in the 18th century and today.
To select tools and equipment to build a theatre box and characters.
To compare 18th- and 21st-century theatre through a class discussion.

Children will:

• Learn about theatre in the 18th century and today.
• To select tools and equipment to build a theatre box and characters.
• Compare theatre in the 18th and 21st centuries through a class discussion.

• Theatre posters from the past
• Robert Windsor’s account of going to the theatre in the 18th century
• Present day images of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane
• Instructions on how to make a theatre box

• Cereal boxes
• Decorating materials
• Lollipop sticks
• Blu-tack

Images of London's Drury Lane Theatre Royal in the 18th century from theguardian.com
Set design for the Theatre Royal Drury Lane − YouTube clip
Andrew Lloyd Webber's theatres from andrewlloydwebber.com
The Estates Theatre - Mozart's most famous venue from dongiovanniprague.cz