THE LIFE, WORK AND LEGACY OF DR SUE JENNINGS

The Dramatherapy Dream

“If we shadows have offended, think but this, and all is mended…”


A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Shakespeare has been a lifelong thread through Sue’s work, offering stories,
characters and archetypes through which people can explore identity, emotion, relationship and transformation.

A journey through six decades of pioneering work in dramatherapy, play therapy and Neuro-Dramatic-Play®—celebrating the power of imagination, embodiment and play to heal, connect and transform lives.

For more than sixty years, Sue Jennings has inspired generations of therapists, teachers, performers and communities across the world.

  • Dramatherapist.
  • Play Therapist.
  • Author.
  • Storyteller.
  • Mentor.
  • Performer.
  • Teacher.

A WELCOME

"Every dream begins with play."

For more than sixty years, Dr Sue Jennings has explored a simple but profound idea: that play, imagination and theatre can help us heal, grow and reconnect with ourselves and with one another.

From pioneering dramatherapy in Britain to living with the Temiar people of Malaysia, from Romanian orphanages to developing Neuro-Dramatic-Play®, her work has influenced therapists, educators, performers and communities across the world.

This website celebrates that journey and invites you to explore the ideas, people and stories that continue to shape her legacy.

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A Timeline

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Childhood
Theatre
Shakespeare
EPR
Dramatherapy Pioneer
Greece
International Teaching
Romania
NDP
Continuing the Journey

Why
The Dramatherapy Dream?

Sue's work has always been inspired by the world of A Midsummer Night's Dream—a place where imagination transforms reality, where identities shift, relationships heal and people discover unexpected parts of themselves.

The title reflects a lifetime spent exploring how theatre and play can help us dream, connect and become more fully human.

The dream is not an escape from reality, but a way of seeing it differently. Throughout Sue Jennings' work, imagination becomes a place where healing, creativity and relationship become possible.

"I have had a most rare vision..."

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

Explore the dream

This site is a living archive rather than a biography. Material is being added gradually; recordings, memories, photographs and writing from six decades of work.

  • Sue writing again, in her own voice.

    Go to the blog

  • Discover upcoming workshops, courses and events

    See what’s coming up

  • Clips of Sue speaking

    Video and audio

  • Memories from former students and colleagues.

    Coming soon

  • Notebooks, photographs and letters from the founding decades.

    Coming soon

  • Romania, Neuro-Dramatic-Play® and the international years.

    Coming soon

  • Publications, papers, interviews and films.

    Coming soon