Creative Midlands West

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• Art: Classy collection now in full view in Rugby
• Playwriting Workshops
• writingwestmids: RT @CTrevien: Are you a west midlands performance poet? #applesandsnakes have a great opportunity that let's you go to events free http: ...
• filtermeuk: @mgcps_b75 good luck for the live gig tomorrow
• Artists' News & Opportunities Bulletin http://t.co/Lo9A11Ur #tpwm #tpn
• Stan’s Cafe – The Cardinals at Warwick Arts Centre
• Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write it at AE Harris
• Equity talk – Richard G.Jones, Lighting Designer
• Box Of Frogs – Free Show
• Programme Coordinator – Six Summer Saturdays
• Box Of Frogs Impro Workshop
• Birmingham Theatre School – A Clockwork Orange
• RSC TICKETS FOR £5.00
• TV DRAMA SHOOT DEMO – May 24
• writingwestmids: Writing Crime & Thriller workshop next Saturday 12th with novelist Chris McCabe. Places still available! http://t.co/cPR3hGJd
• writingwestmids: Join poet & novelist Jeff Phelps this Saturday 5th May for a walking & writing workshop in Coalbrookdale. http://t.co/YmoNnoXR
• writingwestmids: Congratulations to Maeve Clarke, one of our Room 204 writers whose play has been chosen for rehearsed readings @capitalplays
• filtermeuk: RT @nyotweets: Fancy being in the CBSO Youth Orch? They have vacancies for Vla, Cb, Ob, Bn, Perc, Tba: http://t.co/PK6zJiZX
• filtermeuk: RT @vinspired: If you're 14-25 and have an idea for a project to help your community - we could fund it! http://t.co/kenQnpFk #vCashpoint
• filtermeuk: RT @takeitawaymusic: Want a job in the music industry? Check out these words of advice from the Head of HR at Universal via @GuardianCar ...

Art: Classy collection now in full view in Rugby Posted: 04 May 2012 02:09 AM PDT IT'S an arts first .... the whole of the Rugby Collection is on show for the first time.

Playwriting Workshops Posted: 04 May 2012 02:39 AM PDT Capital Theatre Festival are offering three writing workshops as part of the Festival programme from 24-27 May at mac birmingham. Online Collaborative Playwriting Birmingham Repertory Theatre Thursday 24th May 2012, 10am-1pm Media Suite, £10 Book here Caroline Jester leads this fun and interactive workshop exploring new practices and processes for developing new plays. Using RepWrite, Birmingham Repertory Theatre's revolutionary online playwriting zone, participants will be able to learn about collaborative tools and techniques and apply these newfound skills to write short plays. Writing For and With Devising Stan's Cafe Friday 25th May 2012, 10am-1pm Foyle Studio, £10 Book here James Yarker, Artistic Director of Stan's Cafe, leads a practical workshop focusing on approaches to writing for theatre within a devising context. Drawing on twenty years experience, he will lead discussions and writing exercises addressing: writing as inspiration, aligning form with content, working with actors and improvisation and writing to order. Bring a pen (and any fancy electronic device you fancy). Finding your Voice Soho Theatre Saturday 26th May 2012, 1pm-3.30pm Foyle Studio, £10 Book here Unlock the elements of your own unique playwriting style in this practical workshop, led by Soho Theatre's Artistic Associate Dan Herd. The session will explore the process of creating style, character and theatricality using investigative exercises. Writers will be able to examine the tools and techniques available to theatre as a distinctive form, and how to develop original and innovative ideas. Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

writingwestmids: RT @CTrevien: Are you a west midlands performance poet? #applesandsnakes have a great opportunity that let's you go to events free http: ... Posted: 03 May 2012 11:27 AM PDT writingwestmids: RT @CTrevien: Are you a west midlands performance poet? #applesandsnakes have a great opportunity that let's you go to events free http: ...

filtermeuk: @mgcps_b75 good luck for the live gig tomorrow Posted: 03 May 2012 09:51 AM PDT filtermeuk: @mgcps_b75 good luck for the live gig tomorrow

Artists' News & Opportunities Bulletin http://t.co/Lo9A11Ur #tpwm #tpn Posted: 03 May 2012 08:55 AM PDT Artists' News & Opportunities Bulletin http://t.co/Lo9A11Ur #tpwm #tpn

Stan’s Cafe – The Cardinals at Warwick Arts Centre Posted: 03 May 2012 11:31 AM PDT The story of a show within a show… Three Cardinals in crimson robes are on an evangelical mission, touring their puppet show to tell a history of the world. But with no puppets, they enter the stage themselves to act out a naive and unwittingly hilarious journey from The Bible, through The Crusades to contemporary Middle Eastern politics and, ultimately, The Apocalypse. Backstage things are even more frantic and fractious. The cardinals' young Muslim stage manager is feeling overworked, and their scripts aren't exactly the same. They are all doing the best, but they are only human… A visual play about faith and belief, The Cardinals is playful, thought provoking and very funny. WARWICK ARTS CENTRE Wed 9 – Fri 11 May 7.45pm MORE INFORMATION HERE Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

Ping It, Ring It, Roll It, Write it at AE Harris Posted: 03 May 2012 11:25 AM PDT A day of musical fun and games presented by Birmingham Conservatoire Dip in between 12:00 & 17:00 on 6th May, 2012 Tickets: £6 (£4 cons) on-line or on-door. featuring performances of: Ping! By Joe Cutler Ping! is a collaboration between composer Joe Cutler, the Coull String Quartet and Fusion Table Tennis Club which explores the distinct sounds and rhythms that table tennis players can create. The piece will create intricate cross-rhythms between table tennis players and the string quartet, with film by international visual artist Tom Dale. Five Rings Triples by Howard Skempton 'Five Rings Triples' is Howard Skempton's Olympian twist on the English Change Ringing tradition – a heady combination of music, sport-like skill, and maths for the world's heaviest instruments. During the day you can hear the piece being rung at St Paul's Church by the Coventry Diocesan Guild of Bellringers, visit the bell tower, discover the art of bell ringing and much more. The Voyage by Michael Wolters & Stan's Cafe The Voyage is a playful opera for a voice, a double bass and eight recorders in which the audience travel on a journey with a young hero seeking to become an immortal in a fateful trial of speed. Hold onto your seats. plus video screening of Twenty Seven Heavens by Richard Causton. Timetable: The Voyage 12:00 Ping! 12:40 The Voyage 13:00 Twenty-Seven Heavens (screening) 13:20 Ping! 13:40 The Voyage 14:00 Twenty-Seven Heavens (screening) 14:20 Five Rings Triples (St.Paul's Church) 14:40 The Voyage 15:00 Five Rings Triples (St.Paul's Church) 15:40 Twenty-Seven Heavens (screening) 16:00 The Voyage 16:00 Ping! 16:20 Five Rings Triples (St.Paul's Church) 16:40 The Voyage 17:00 plus Table Tennis Robot, wii-games, Badge Making, Belfry Visit, Face Painting plus Cafe. Throughout the day there will be chances to play games, make your own art and enjoy refreshments indoors or out. Arrive when you want, stay as long as you want, It's the chance for a family adventure into amazing new music.   More Information HERE Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

Equity talk – Richard G.Jones, Lighting Designer Posted: 03 May 2012 11:18 AM PDT EQUITY CENTRAL ENGLAND GENERAL BRANCH invites interested actors and others to a short talk by our guest speaker 7.30 – 8.15pm Monday 14th May 2012 at The Old Joint Stock Theatre [Function Room] "Trip the LIGHT fantastic! A short trip through a lighting designers approach to lighting a show plus experiences of people and places over the years." RICHARD G. JONES LIGHTING DESIGNER Richard lit the actor musician Broadway Production of Sweeney Todd at the Eugene O'Neill Theater, for which he was nominated for an Outer Circle Critics Award and won a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design. He was also nominated for a TMA Theatre Award for best lighting design for The Railway Children at the National Railway Museum and a DORA for the Toronto production. Richard's West End work includes actor musician productions of Sunset Boulevard Sweeney Todd, The Gondoliers and Mack and Mabel, also productions of When Pigs Fly, Steptoe and Son, Female Parts, Carmen as well as The Railway Children at the old Eurostar Terminal at Waterloo. UK National tours include Beautiful Thing, Wuthering Heights, Rasputin, Candide, The Hot Mikado, Canterbury Tales, Accidental death of an Anarchist, To Kill a Mockingbird and The Diary of Anne Frank. Richard has recently lit Strictly Come Dancing Arena Tour 2012 for Phil McIntyre Productions and Stage Entertainment and A Bedroom Farce for New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich. He is currently working on designs for The York Mystery Plays to be staged in York Museum Gardens, Breaking The Code for The English speaking theatre of Frankfurt, and Celebrating Christmas with the Salvation Army 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall. For any queries please contact Jenny Stokes at jennystokes@blueyonder.co.uk Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

Box Of Frogs – Free Show Posted: 03 May 2012 11:16 AM PDT Box of Frogs – more fun than dancing round a Maypole! Catch our free show at the Lamp Tavern… Traditionally May is the time for Morris Dancing and Maypoles.  But frankly you'll have a far better time coming to our free performance at the Lamp Tavern in Digbeth (157 Barford Street, Birmingham, B5 6AH) on Wednesday May 9th. The show start at 8pm and won't cost you a penny.   Our usual cast-iron guarantee applies – if you don't laugh, we promise you your money back! We are there on the 2nd Wednesday of every month – so put a regular date in your diary. For more information on location and stuff, see our websitewww.boxoffrogsimpro.co.uk See you there! Come early to get a seat. Plus don't forget our one-day Basics workshop at the Blue Orange theatre on Saturday 19th May.  . Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

Programme Coordinator – Six Summer Saturdays Posted: 03 May 2012 11:15 AM PDT Programme Coordinator – Six Summer Saturdays Freelance contract – May to July 2012 3 days per week – £165 per day Use your experience of organising artistic events and knowledge of one or more art-form disciplines to help ensure the Birmingham Hippodrome's free programme of street theatre and outdoor performance 'Six Summer Saturdays' is another great success in 2012. As Programme Coordinator you will manage communications between stakeholders, ensure production requirements are met and help deliver our marketing campaign. Whether monitoring budgets, providing admin support or helping to prepare documentation you will play a key role in ensuring planning remains on track and events are delivered on schedule. Important will be your ability to monitor and report on progress. With experience of organising artistic events and arts administration you will be able to work to deadlines and deliver under pressure. Able to take the initiative you will have excellent interpersonal skills and a practical approach to project delivery. An effective administrator you will be comfortable working on outdoor projects and flexible to work some evenings, weekends and public holidays. If you have the confidence and ability to deliver an amazing Six Summer Saturdays Programme email your covering letter and CV to: recruitment@birminghamhippodrome.com For more information please visit our website: www.birminghamhippodrome.com/ jobs Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

Box Of Frogs Impro Workshop Posted: 03 May 2012 11:12 AM PDT By popular and frequent demand, Jon Trevor of Box of Frogs will be running another of his famous one-day workshop on Impro Basics in Birmingham on Saturday May 19th 2012. If you've never done any Improvisation before – this is for you. If you've seen one of our shows, thought Impro looked fun and fancied a go - this is for you. If you've considered coming to one of our Tuesday night workshops but felt intimidated – this is for you. If you're an Impro regular, who wants to brush up on basics - this is for you. Or if you're just lookimg for a way to brighten up a dull Saturday with some serious silliness – this is for you. A one-day workshop of fun, games and basic skills.  Low pressure, no public performance, plenty of chance to play and learn.  Places strictly limited to 20.  Buy yourself a Xmas present and book a place now! Veunue  Blue Orange Theatre 118 Great Hampton Street Birmingham B18 6AD Date – Saturday May 19th 2012 Times – 10.00am – 5.00 pm Cost – £15  To reserve your place email jon@boxoffrogsimpro.co.uk.  Places allocated on first come/first reserved basis. Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

Birmingham Theatre School – A Clockwork Orange Posted: 03 May 2012 11:09 AM PDT Birmingham Theatre School  are staging a performance of A Clockwork Orange at The Old Fire Station, 285-287 Moseley Road, Highgate, Birmingham, B12 0DX. The dates and times for the performances are Wednesday 2nd at 7.30pm, Thursday 3rd at 7.30pm and Friday 4th of May at 2.00pm and 7.30pm. The performance is being put on by the BTEC National Diploma 2nd year students for their final major production. Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

RSC TICKETS FOR £5.00 Posted: 03 May 2012 11:08 AM PDT Special Offer: £5 Tickets Don't miss the first two international visitors to Stratford-upon-Avon this summer – a Brazilian vision of Shakespeare's History plays and an IraqiRomeo and Juliet - playing at the RSC in April and May as part of the World Shakespeare Festival. This is your chance to see breathtaking international theatre for just £5. Book now by calling the RSC Ticket Hotline on0844 800 1110. Two Roses for Richard III Brazilian theatre company Companhia Bufomecânica re-open The Courtyard Theatre with their beautiful and stylised production Two Roses for Richard III.  They combine theatre, music, circus, aerial skills and striking imagery to create a visually stunning interpretation of Shakespeare's history plays. There are a limited number of £5 tickets for: 7.45pm performance on 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 May 1.45pm performance on 12 May Book by calling the RSC Ticket Hotline on 0844 800 1110. Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

TV DRAMA SHOOT DEMO – May 24 Posted: 03 May 2012 11:00 AM PDT 24 May 2012, 1pm-4pm Deloitte Room, mac Making great TV drama is a lot harder than it looks!  Come along and see how it's done on Thursday 24thMay as part of Capital Theatre Festival. Birmingham City University students will team up with the Screenwriters' Forum to demonstrate a TV Shoot.   We'll be filming a short dramatic script to demonstrate how different styles of direction and acting can change the way a TV Drama scene looks and feels. Join us in the Deloitte Room at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham 1-4pm Thursday 24th May 2012.  Free entry. More info at www.capitalplays.co.uk Share this: Email Like this: Be the first to like this post.

writingwestmids: Writing Crime & Thriller workshop next Saturday 12th with novelist Chris McCabe. Places still available! http://t.co/cPR3hGJd Posted: 03 May 2012 08:45 AM PDT writingwestmids: Writing Crime & Thriller workshop next Saturday 12th with novelist Chris McCabe. Places still available! http://t.co/cPR3hGJd

writingwestmids: Join poet & novelist Jeff Phelps this Saturday 5th May for a walking & writing workshop in Coalbrookdale. http://t.co/YmoNnoXR Posted: 03 May 2012 06:01 AM PDT writingwestmids: Join poet & novelist Jeff Phelps this Saturday 5th May for a walking & writing workshop in Coalbrookdale. http://t.co/YmoNnoXR

writingwestmids: Congratulations to Maeve Clarke, one of our Room 204 writers whose play has been chosen for rehearsed readings @capitalplays Posted: 03 May 2012 02:43 AM PDT writingwestmids: Congratulations to Maeve Clarke, one of our Room 204 writers whose play has been chosen for rehearsed readings @capitalplays

filtermeuk: RT @nyotweets: Fancy being in the CBSO Youth Orch? They have vacancies for Vla, Cb, Ob, Bn, Perc, Tba: http://t.co/PK6zJiZX Posted: 03 May 2012 09:45 AM PDT filtermeuk: RT @nyotweets: Fancy being in the CBSO Youth Orch? They have vacancies for Vla, Cb, Ob, Bn, Perc, Tba: http://t.co/PK6zJiZX

filtermeuk: RT @vinspired: If you're 14-25 and have an idea for a project to help your community - we could fund it! http://t.co/kenQnpFk #vCashpoint Posted: 03 May 2012 09:36 AM PDT filtermeuk: RT @vinspired: If you're 14-25 and have an idea for a project to help your community - we could fund it! http://t.co/kenQnpFk #vCashpoint

filtermeuk: RT @takeitawaymusic: Want a job in the music industry? Check out these words of advice from the Head of HR at Universal via @GuardianCar ... Posted: 03 May 2012 09:34 AM PDT filtermeuk: RT @takeitawaymusic: Want a job in the music industry? Check out these words of advice from the Head of HR at Universal via @GuardianCar ...

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