Theatre Creativity Cards
Working in hundreds of schools each year, we began developing the Theatre Creativity Cards in order to offer a simple, yet highly effective tool to aid students in devising. The Theatre Creativity Cards are a set of cards that support the generation of ideas when devising performance.
What is included in the box?
When you buy a set of Theatre Creativity Cards you get all four suits that make up your pack. In addition to this is included a workshop booklet jam-packed full of rules, tips and suggestions of how to use the cards as well as three workshops; Introduction Workshop, Devising Workshop and Devising with a Theme Workshop.
How do I order a set of cards?
“The Theatre Creativity Cards are a great resource and lead to a wide range of interesting outcomes: I ordered my set as soon as they became available!” Teacher of Drama, Leicester
You can pay for your set of cards in two ways; either pay using a credit or debit card here on our website via our online shop:
Or download an order form and return to us directly on email. We will then raise a VAT invoice to you to be paid via BACS or cheque. Please send completed order forms to education@thepaperbirds.com
How do you use the cards?
The Theatre Creativity Cards are designed to get you thinking in new and unexpected ways. It’s simple: you turn a card over, read the word or statement and respond. You can use the cards to improvise and generate ideas spontaneously or you can use the cards over a longer period of time to discuss and generate ideas before staging them.
There are 4 suits in the pack.
Each suit is designed to aid a different element of your character building or theatre making:
Emotional: Exploring the emotions and feelings of performers and/ or characters.
Thoughtful: Exploring the thoughts and motivations of the performers and/ or character.
Physical: Exploring the physicality and movement of performers and/ or character.
Playful: Exploring the staging, style, structure, genre and audience relationship.
You can explore and watch our instructional videos of how to use the Cards here
