In-school workshops

Each year, The Children's Bookshow allocates sixty FREE in-school workshops to schools who attend the related theatre performances.

These lively workshops offer an invaluable opportunity for the children to develop their own creative skills by working with an author, illustrator or poet in their own classroom.

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Workshops gallery

Over the years, the Children’s Bookshow has organised over 600 free workshops in schools. Here are a few photos and pieces of work created in some of them:

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Workshops Accompanying Autumn performances 2022

Accompanying Alexis Deacon and Viviane Schwarz performance in Exeter:
- Alexis Deacon Workshop
- Viviane Schwarz Workshop
Accompanying Jo Empson performance in Coventry:
- Jo Empson Workshop
Accompanying Neal Layton performance in Barnstaple:
- Neal Layton Workshop
Accompanying Catherine Rayner performance in Wolverhampton:
- Catherine Rayner Workshop
Accompanying Hilary McKay in conversation with Nicolette Jones in Ipswich:
- Catherine Johnson Workshop
Accompanying Jon Agee performance in Hull:
- Jon Agee Workshop
Accompanying Daniel Morden performance in Manchester:
- Daniel Morden Workshop
Accompanying Jessica Souhami performance in Ramsgate:
- Jessica Souhami Workshop
Accompanying Yasmeen Ismail performance in Milton Keynes:
- Yasmeen Ismail Workshop
Accompanying Kwame Alexander performance in Bristol:
- Val Bloom Workshop in Bristol
Accompanying Frank Cottrell-Boyce performance in Newcastle:
- Frank Cottrell-Boyce Workshop
- Daniel Morden Workshop in Newcastle
Accompanying Valerie Bloom performance in London:
- Valerie Bloom Workshop
Accompanying Jan Blake performance in Weymouth:
- Jan Blake Workshop