Patron

Jonothan Neelands

Jonothan is a National Teaching Fellow, Chair of Drama and Theatre Education and WBS Professor of Creative Education at the University of Warwick in the UK. He teaches the MA in Drama and Theatre Education which attracts students from all over the world. In addition to his academic profile, he is an experienced workshop leader and drama practitioner, with a national and international reputation for delivering high quality professional training and development opportunities. He has a particular interest in teaching classic and complex literary and dramatic texts through active and empowering pedagogy.

I am honoured to be the Patron of ISTA. I have always been impressed and humbled by the dedication and progressive practice of ISTA members across the world and am delighted to have this opportunity to work more closely with them.