Theatre Practitioners Word Search Puzzles
Welcome to three interactive word search puzzles focused on modern theatre practitioners. Your task is to locate the surnames of some of the world’s great theatre-makers, hidden across a 13×13 grid. Words run in all directions—left to right, right to left, up, down, and diagonally. When you find a name, you’ll see a pop-up giving an explanation of why that practitioner matters.
How to Play
- Select letters by dragging across the grid (mouse or touch).
- If you’ve found a valid name, the word will highlight in the grid and strike through in the list.
- Read the brief pop-up for a fast reminder of their ideas or methods, then close it to continue.
- You can press ‘Reset Puzzle’ to refresh all letters (the positions of the target words will change).
What You’re Learning
- Recognition and spelling: You’ll strengthen your recall of key practitioners and how to spell their surnames accurately.
- Concept hooks: Each pop-up links the name to a signature approach.
- Connections: As you solve, start to group names by shared concerns—acting technique, scenography, political intent, or audience effect.
Tips for Solving
- Start with distinctive letter patterns and scan diagonals as well as straight lines.
- Look for intersections—letters that could serve two names at once.
- If you’re stuck, choose one long name and trace its first two letters in several directions from each matching starting point.
