\u27The first time\u27 performance and workshop

\u27The First Time\u27 is a performance about twelve beginning teachers\u27 first experiences, and is constructed from data generated throughout 2011 for my PhD through a theatre-based research approach. ‘The First Time’ is performed by teachers - most of whom are drama teachers - in order to sensitively represent the real stories of the research participants. \u27The First Time\u27 centers around first experiences in teaching, and while it is primarily about beginning teachers\u27 experiences, the idea of firsts in teaching is a universal one, and one through which teachers share their experiences, knowledge and understanding of the ways of becoming a teacher. The workshop includes a performance of \u27The First Time\u27 and a discussion of the themes that have been raised through the staging of this performance - such as beginning teacher\u27s experiences, performing the stories of real people, teachers\u27 experiences as performers, and the uses of theatre-based research methods. The workshop also includes the opportunity for participants to experiment with the theatre-based research method