Families in Camden have the opportunity to star in their very own play. Thanks to a grant received from the Big Lottery Fund’s new Awards for All programme Theatro Technis will bring families from diverse backgrounds together to give them the opportunity to experience the world of theatre and be involved in a real production.
Theatro Technis will engage local families in the production and delivery of a short play. It will run workshops to develop the skills of participants and to promote family values. Under expert guidance, the participating families will be responsible for all aspects of the production. The project will end with a performance of the play to the local community and a post-performance reception to further enhance community integration.
It is hoped that this can provide a starting point for a career or for a lifelong interest in the theatre.
Theatro Technis is looking for families who would like to participate in the project for five weekends starting 25 October and deliver the production on 22 November. They are particularly looking for families of parents and children of any age.
If you are interested then please contact:
Address: Theatro Technis, 26 Crowndale Rd, N1 1TT, London
Email: info@theatrotechnis.com
Phone : 0207 387 6617
19 September – October 30, 2009
Travel to the land of mice where hardworking little Cindermouse finds love in the arms of a Prince. Reminiscent of the Cinderella story, this enchanting and humorous tale is a classic Little Angel production brought to life for a whole new set of young theatre-goers.
Meet a host of colourful glove and rod puppet characters: the outrageous sisters, the delicate fairy, acrobats who tumble and dancers who twirl to a musical accompaniment.
The show is suitable for age 3 and above, and there will be special Baby Friendly performances on Sunday mornings.
Check out my review of Cindermouse over on Broadway World.
Address: The Little Angel Theatre, 14 Dagmar Passage, Islington, N1 2DN
Website: www.littleangeltheatre.com
Email: info@littleangeltheatre.com
Phone: 020 7226 1787
29 September – October 17, 2009
I recently had an impromptu visit to Liverpool and managed to get to see Willie Russell’s Our Day Out at the Liverpool Royal Court. It’s a fabulous show and great fun for all the family and manages to deal with some important issues whilst remaining a hilarious ‘coach ride’.
Our Day Out tells the story of Mrs. Kay’s Progress Class, a special class for those who cannot read or right, who are taken on a day trip to Wales. What mayhem will they unleash on the poor unsuspecting Welsh? Willie Russell has updated the script of his 1977 TV hit to bring it right into the modern ‘classroom’.
Feel free to read my review for Broadway World.
Address: Roe St, Liverpool L1 1HL
Website: http://www.royalcourtliverpool.co.uk/
Box Office: 0870 787 1866
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19 September – October 10, 2009
The staff at the Theatre Royal in York have given up their jobs for three weeks and handed over to a team of under 26s. The TakeOver Festival is about providing young people with the opportunity to work in a professional environment, whilst getting the support of theatre staff
Some of the shows include: Visiting Grandad, Mike Kenny’s touching and funny play which explores the special relationship between a Grandad and his Grandson; Pluck:The Specialists, three stupid musicians pitted together; The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s late romance drama; and, the festivals main production, A Five-Star Werewolf, a black comedy where a young playwright suffers a breakdown whilst staying in a Travelodge claiming to have been attacked by a Werewolf sleeping next door.
Tickets to all shows in TakeOver are free to anyone with a Free Theatre Pass.
Address: York Theatre Royal, St. Leonard’s Place, York, YO1 7HD
Website: http://www.takeoverfestival.co.uk/
Email: marketing@yorktheatreroyal.co.uk
Box Office: 01904 623568
25 September – 31 October, 2009
The Polka Theatre’s autumn season launches today with their brand new play for 8-11 year olds ‘The Ride of your Life’.
The show is written and directed by the award-winning Mick Gordon and forms part of Darwin200, celebrating the life and work of Charles Darwin.
Join Charlie and his dog Fitz as they jump onboard The Ride of Your Life – a rollercoaster which will send you back in time, from the beginnings of life, through dinosaurs to DNA, and on into the future. How did we get here…and what might lie ahead?
It will help answer all the big questions as well as some smaller ones too!
Will Fitz find a way to make himself more handsome? Will Charlie get his homework in on time? And will life ever be the same again?
Address: Polka, London, SW19 1SB
Website: http://www.polkatheatre.com/
Box Office: 020 8543 4888
October 2009 – March 2010
Half Moon’s season of shows for families and young people has a fairytale beginning with Princess And The Pea for ages 2-7 on Saturday 3rd October with shows at 11am and 2pm.
Throughout the season which runs from October 09 to March 2010 Half Moon’s Limehouse venue plays host to a variety of fantastic, quality touring theatre productions. Best of all tickets for shows are only £5 and if you are a parent under 26 you can get free theatre tickets for you and your children.
Have a look on the Half Moon website for more information and to book tickets to shows, we hope to see you there soon. Or if you would like to receive a copy of the new season brochure send Half Moon an email on admin@halfmoon.org.uk
Address: 43 White Horse Road, London, E1 0ND
Website: http://www.halfmoon.org.uk
Phone: 020 7709 8900
25th November 2009 – 10th January 2010
Tall Stories’ hugely popular children’s show The Gruffalo will return to the West End this Christmas for the fourth year in a row. Following its extended season at the Duchess last year, it reopens at the Apollo Theatre on 25 November 2009 for a run until 10 January 2010.
The Gruffalo follows Mouse into the deep dark wood on a hunt for hazelnuts. Armed with just a nut map and a vivid imagination, Mouse runs into wheeler-dealer Fox, retired Woodland Air Force officer Owl, and party animal Snake. Rather than becoming the main course of their next meal, Mouse scares them away with stories of an imaginary monster friend. But what happens when he comes face-to-face with the very creature he imagined?
Tall Stories’ stage show, premiered in 2006, is adapted from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s multiple award-winning book of the same name. In the ten years since it was published in 1999, it has become the biggest-selling picture book ever in Britain, having sold more than four million copies worldwide and been translated into 38 languages. Its sequel The Gruffalo’s Child was named Children’s Book of the Year at the 2005 British Book of the Year Awards.
And while The Gruffalo visits the West End, a new BBC television adaptation of the story is due to be aired on 24 December, featuring the voices of Robbie Coltrane, Helena Bonham Carter, Rob Brydon, John Hurt, Tom Wilkinson and James Corden.
