MFL workshops and theatre plays for KS1 and KS2 pupils
Based in South West London, we create and tour French and Spanish language learning experiences at primary, infant, junior, pre-prep, and prep schools across London and the South East of the UK. We believe that immersive experiences, such as Theatre In Education (TIE) and workshops, are powerful tools for encouraging children to practise and strengthen their Modern Foreign Language skills.
We understand the vital role of educators in sparking joy and curiosity in children. Our greatest joys lie in:
- Sharing our passion for both languages and theatre
- Creating engaging educational content
- Inspiring the linguists of tomorrow
In our productions, we infuse high energy and interactivity to engage infants and juniors in practicing and consolidating their Modern Foreign Language skills. Through techniques such as mime, repetition, games, singing, and dancing, we foster the development of listening, speaking, and cognitive abilities, including problem-solving, critical thinking, and memory.
Our French and Spanish theatre productions have been praised for their ability to engage each pupil and boost their confidence in a fun and dynamic way! Read on to discover our approach, or skip to our language plays or our reviews!
Engaging each one of your pupils
Storytelling
The pupils play an integral part in all of my stories! In both our language plays, our main English character encourages the children to help them on their quest, making them active participants in the story. Along the way, they interact with three native French or Spanish characters, providing an immersive and engaging experience that enhances their language skills and cultural understanding.
Activities
To help our English character on their quest, the pupils will take part in a variety of activities. Those include role-play, dancing, singing and other game-like challenges, such as finding the lost paints when practising colours. Our activities are not only entertaining and exciting, bringing us one step closer to achieving our goal, but also enriching, as they build the pupils’ language skills.
Boosting your pupils' confidence
Translation and recall
We strongly believe that when children figure things out for themselves, they are more likely to remember what they have learned. To facilitate this, we provide clear contextual clues and use mimes throughout our performances. This approach empowers pupils to both deduce the English meaning and, through association, recall key French or Spanish sentences and vocabulary.
Discover, repeat and consolidate
We tailor our delivery to match the age and language proficiency of our audience, whether they are beginners, intermediates, advanced learners, or a mix of abilities. Our approach not only helps pupils consolidate what they already know, but also prepares them for their ongoing journey in mastering French or Spanish.
Our French and Spanish experiences
Our Year 1 to 6 French and Spanish two-actor performances
Both language plays are performed by a team of two actors: one English and one native Spanish or French speaker. Together, they bring to life one English character and three native characters from the target language.
Throughout our 1h performance we encourage assembly participation and invite over a dozen volunteers to join us on stage.
- Our two-actor Spanish show, Búsqueda Del Tesoro – for 6 to 11 year olds. Bookings are open for the 2024/2025 academic year! Get in touch, if you’d like us to perform at your school.
- Our French two-actor show Au Musée Magique – for 6 to 11 year olds. Bookings are open for the 2024/2025 academic year! Get in touch, if you’d like us to perform at your school.
Our Year 1 to 6 one-woman French show or EYFS workshop
Our one-actor theatre play or workshop is delivered by our bilingual performer, Lucy Dreyer.
- Our French one-actor show Au Pays Des Lutins! It is available to book any time of the year in Greater London, Surrey, Kent, Essex, Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Sussex. Take a look at the feedback Lucy got from her performances.
- Our French EYFS and KS1 workshop! Lucy will sing, dance, play games and role-play with your pupils, teaching them French throughout her 40 to 60-minute-long sessions.
Get in touch, if you’d like Lucy to perform her theatre play or workshop at your school.
Engaging storylines and entertaining activities will make learning a new language extra fun!
Read on to discover our reviews and more information about each one of our productions.
Our reviews
Búsqueda Del Tesoro
Our Spanish play is performed by an English actor and a native Spanish performer. We’re excited to share with you our Spanish production’s story, the Spanish we explore and our complimentary resources! You may also meet the team and view our rehearsal pictures and videos!
Throughout our 1h performance we continuously encourage assembly participation and invite over a dozen volunteers to join us on stage.
Búsqueda del tesoro - an immersive experience
Spanish tour for key stage 1 and 2 pupils
Pupils will fly to Spain to help Lucy on her Spanish treasure hunt. Together they will meet a Flamenco dancer, Don Quixote and an aspiring Picasso. Will they be the key to her quest?
Our 1h performance is packed with activities, key sentences and vocabulary.
- Fruits and vegetables magic trick
- Body part flamenco dance
- Don Quixote’s clothes packing game
- A paints and colours hunt
- Ribbons and counting
- Useful sentences throughout
pictures of our interactive show
Book our tour and get complimentary resources
For each booking we provide a complimentary workbook, which includes vocabulary, games, audio clips and songs.
We are available to book throughout 2024 and 2025. Would you like us to perform at your school? Register your interest and we'll get back to you as soon as possible.
You may also meet our team and view our rehearsal pictures and videos!
Au Musée Magique
We are excited to announce that our second interactive show Au Musée Magique, has been just as well received as our first production Chasse Au Trésor. We will be touring this theatre play throughout the 2024/2025 academic year.
In our 1h performance, our native French and English actors will continuously encourage assembly participation and invite over a dozen volunteers to join them on stage.
an immersive event for year 1 to year 6 pupils
Our French story in a nutshell... (Text and picture version)
Alex is visiting the Louvre with their mother when they are suddenly transported to an alternate reality where three paintings — and everyone else — vanish. To find a way back, Alex enlists the help of the pupils. Guided by a French artist, they embark on a quest to locate the characters and items from the missing paintings, encountering a whimsical ballerina and an ambitious jungle explorer along the way.
Our 1h performance is packed with activities, key sentences and vocabulary.
- Introductions
- Numbers
- Colours
- Emotions
- Fruits and Vegetables
- Jungle Animals
- Sports
Pictures of our interactive show
Would you like us to perform at your school? We’re available to book throughout the 2024/2025 academic year! Get in touch for more information or to book our dynamic and immersive show! You’ll also get access to our amazing complimentary resources, which can be used in addition to our performances, but also throughout your school’s French curriculum!’
An amazing experience, As seen in our past production...
To get a better idea of what we have to offer, take a look at our previous theatre production: Chasse Au Trésor!
We have a trailer and pictures 🙂
All about au pays des lutins
Do your pupils love pantomime? How about The Wizard of Oz? With the pupils help, bilingual actress Lucy will enact her own French version of the story: Au Pays Des Lutins. Lucy and her cat Pistache are swept off to… Elf Land. Will she be able to get back home?
Lucy will get 19 volunteers to join her on stage, acting out different parts and characters of her story. With mimes, repetition and translations if needed. All pupils will be engaged throughout the performance, with games, singing and dancing. Different themes/vocabulary will be explored such as:
- Introductions
- Emotions
- Colours
- Numbers
- Animals
- Family
An amazing experience! But That's Not All...
If you wish to further enhance your pupil’s experience, we provide complimentary resources including a PDF with all of the show’s French and high quality recordings of the show’s songs.