Hiawatha

Synopsis

Drawn from a five-day workshop involving a group of postgraduate students in Drama in Education and a group of spastic teenagers with two of their teachers, including Dorothy Heathcote. They attend Beaumont College, Lancaster, a specialised college of further education for spastic children. ‘Hiawatha’ was one of the workshop projects. The development of the play and the musical accompaniment are illustrated through extracts from rehearsals and the final version is seen in its entirety. The ability of the disabled children is illustrated and serves as an example of what can be achieved in such workshops.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 47 min.

Year of production

1982

Availability

Hire
Sale; 1996 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Uses

Teachers of spastic children; students of drama in education

Subjects

Education

Keywords

drama teaching; physically handicapped children; spastic children; teacher training

Sponsor

Name

University of Newcastle upon Tyne, School of Education

Distributor

Name

University of Newcastle, Television Service

Notes

No longer in existence as a distributor