Glyn Trefor-Jones is a theatre director, writer and teacher. Having
gained a degree in Modern History and Politics from Cardiff
University, he went on to pursue his creative ambitions by studying
Acting and Musical Theatre at Hertfordshire Theatre School and,
later, acting and creative writing at AARTS International.
Having toured extensively as an actor, performing in a variety of
theatre, corporate and television work, he began to write and tour
his own work, establishing Prospero Productions, Liberty
Productions and the Bedford Rep Theatre Company. He has written
extensively for young people as well as writing, directing and
producing his own musicals under the production company Glyn
Trefor-Jones Presents.
He has always combined his theatre engagements with teaching work
and has worked for an eclectic array of drama schools, youth
theatre companies, schools and drama groups in both the UK and
USA.
In 2005, Glyn established The Academy of Performing Arts, a
part-time theatre school for young people between the ages of five
and seventeen. The Academy quickly flourished into a thriving
training academy with centres across Bedfordshire and Warwickshire.
Glyn remains the creative director of all schools and continues to
teach acting and musical theatre.
He is the author of Drama Menu: Theatre Games in Three Courses
(Nick Hern Books, 2015), Drama Menu at a Distance: 80 Socially
Distanced or Online Theatre Games (Nick Hern Books, 2020) and Drama
Menu: Second Helpings (Nick Hern Books, 2023).
'Well organised and easy to use… a useful and relevant tool for
anyone involved with facilitating drama sessions'
*Drama Magazine*
'An essential resource for anyone teaching drama to children of all
ages... with catchy titles, clear numbering and individual exercise
summaries, Drama Menu is an easily accessible, flexible and
creative resource useful for any dramatic platform. A must have for
all teachers wanting to give their students the very best!'
*Word Matters*
'Easy to navigate... definitely something for everyone... a really
useful collection'
*Teaching Drama*
'Ideal... [the author's] knowledge and experience are apparent
in his writing and this book will provide a great deal of
varied and inspiring material for sessions
with secondary-aged or older students, although many
activities could be used with or adapted for younger
age-groups'
*Drama Resource*
'Unbelievably useful... every reader will find something new and of
absolute hands-on usefulness... Drama Menu will become your
companion'
*ReviewsGate.com*
'An extensive collection of theatre games arranged in
easy-to-understand groupings for beginning and experienced
teacher-directors... Most delightfully, Drama Menu comes in a
SPIRAL-BOUND edition, which already charmed me before I even opened
the cover. It's something anyone publishing a book of theatre games
should consider doing. A spiral binding means that you can lay the
book flat on a desk, table or stage edge and it will stay open to
the right page. You can hold it in one hand easily, or even pull
the front and back covers to each other so you're just looking at
one page. The annoyance of losing your page, or trying to keep a
large volume open with your thumb as you gesture to help teach a
game has disappeared!'
*Creative Drama*
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