I went to a drama workshop last week. The idea was to put on a show in just a few hours. It was pretty unusual as the guy running it didn't bother with things like scripts and props, but his results were fantastic.

If anyone is interested in teaching drama to school kids (this was years 5&6), or using drama techniques to teach and support creative writing then you might like the full story. It was a fascinating day.

http://colinmulhern.wordpress.com/2010/02/22/owning-gags-controlling-jokes/

Colin M