Creative Midlands West |
- Free Writing Workshop in Coventry (27th April)
- 10×10 The Journey Home (19-20th March)
- Exciting new production from Talawa Theatre Company – ‘Gods Property’
- 2for1 Offer for Performance TONIGHT
- News from Little Earthquake
- DICKENS Tales – ’BLEAK HOUSE’
- Special Ticket Offer from Birmingham Repertory Theatre
- New Production from Staffordshire’s Restoke
- New Leadership for Pentabus Theatre
- 2 – 3 Actors Needed for Rehearsal Software Research
- Free Writing Workshop in Coventry (27th April)
| Free Writing Workshop in Coventry (27th April) Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:40 AM PDT How to get started… Date Saturday 27th April 2013 10.30am – 1pm Holy Trinity Church Centre (Old Blue Coat School) Coventry. A workshop for writers who want to create complex characters and stories which can hold an audience. A mixture of practical exercises and tips to help you find your story. This FREE workshop includes refreshments but due to limited places must be booked in advance T: 07981 907285 or E: vowriterinresidence@gmail.com for more details. Vanessa Oakes's most recent plays include The Oracle of the Taprooms (George Eliot Residency), The Game Anew (Pentabus at Latitude), The Watched Sea (Capital) & The Permitted Number (Paines Plough). Visit the project blog for more info:www.desperatelyseekinggeorge.wordpress.com Funded by Arts Council England, The George Eliot Fellowship, Coventry City Council & Supported by Coventry School of Art & Design, Coventry University | ||||||||
| 10×10 The Journey Home (19-20th March) Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:37 AM PDT MRES Playwriting students at the University of Birmingham present a collection of short plays as part of the university's Arts & Science Festival. See flyer for full details:
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| Exciting new production from Talawa Theatre Company – ‘Gods Property’ Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:33 AM PDT
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| 2for1 Offer for Performance TONIGHT Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:28 AM PDT New writing piece "Bandages" is showing at Leamington Spa tonight. Call the Box Office (01926 334418) and quote "241 Bandages".
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| Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:17 AM PDT DICKENS Tales - 'BLEAK HOUSE' - Unforgettable and Haunting J.A.C's Intimate Productions Dramatic Storytelling Performing in Birmingham on Wednesday 3rd April 2013 at 7.30pm – 9.45pm at The Birmingham Old Joint Stock Theatre Tickets : £10 / £8 concession suitable for adults and older children A universal amalgamation of all the stories that have ever been told – something for every listener and for everyone who loves a good story. And If ever there was a time to tell This Tale, it was at This Time, the tale should be told. When Dickens tells you a tale , I trust you will never forget it – unforgettable and Haunting. 0121 200 0946 'BLEAK HOUSE' by Charles Dickens, an Unforgettable and Haunting Story, will be performed by J.A.C's Intimate Productions. It is an adapted one woman performance, using a fusion of Narration, some of Dickens's original text from the Novel and the interweaving of his character creations. Following on from the 2012 Celebration of the Bicentenary Anniversary of the Birth of Charles Dickens, and his outstanding contribution to English Literature and 'The Novel'. Dickens The Master Craftsman is seen as England's Greatest Storyteller and Novelist; where his Stories and his character creations have become immortalized, and have gripped the imagination of the public throughout the generations. 'Bleak House' was seen as Dickens finest achievement, with his intricate weaving of plots and sub plots, which have always captivated and lured the listeners and readers for 160 years. 'Bleak House' tells the story of the plight and the journey of an orphan girl called Esther Summerson, and during this process like a spiders web being woven we share the journeys and plights of other characters connected directly or indirectly with the Will of 'Jarndyce and Jarndyce'. Within the story there is a colourful spectrum of characters that make us both laugh and cry. There is a ghost story, a murder mystery and an ultimate death defying love story which is the central pivot, that is haunting and unforgettable. It was performed last Autumn as part of the Dickens Bicentenary Anniversary at Warwick and Lichfield and was met with good feed back from the audiences: 'Thank you for a marvellous evening.' 'Thank you so much for wonderful storytelling'   | ||||||||
| Special Ticket Offer from Birmingham Repertory Theatre Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:12 AM PDT Thrilling, enigmatic, destructive, Heather Gardner brings to life Hedda Gabler, one of Ibsen's most irresistible heroines, in a fresh and stylish new version by Birmingham Repertory Theatre at the Old Rep Theatre from 14 to 28 March. It's September 1962. Beautiful socialite Heather returns from her honeymoon to her dream home in Edgbaston where Neville Chamberlain once lived – but nothing is turning out as planned. Heather soon finds herself on a spiral of self-destruction, caught between her old flame Alec Lambart and the clutches of the predatory solicitor Peregrine Brand. There can be only one outcome. Playwright Robin French was born and raised in Edgbaston, Birmingham. His first play, Bear Hug, won the Royal Court Young Writer's Festival and was produced at the Royal Court in 2004, where it earned an extended run. He was chosen by The Guardian as one of the UK's up and coming talents and has twice been chosen as a Hotshot by Broadcast magazine. The REP have a special £5 ticket offer for performances of Heather Gardner on Sat 16 March 7.30pm, Mon 18 March 7.30pm and Tue 19 March, 7pm. To book call the box office on 0121 236 4455 and quote HEATHER 5. Offer is not applicable to tickets already purchased and is only available when booking by phone or in person. T&Cs apply.
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| New Production from Staffordshire’s Restoke Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:04 AM PDT March sees Restoke's latest production PALACE come to life in the magnificent Bethesda Chapel in Stoke-on-Trent's City Centre between the 27th and 30th March 2013. The Restoke team have been working with dancers, vocalists and artists from the local community to create this new work. Funded by Arts Council England, PALACE addresses issues of homelessness and has been informed by experiences of people affected by homelessness in our city. For an exciting preview of what to expect, you can see our trailer here: www.vimeo.com/60909576 Thanks to additional funding from the European Social Fund we are thrilled to be working alongside projection specialists Illuminos (www.illuminos.co.uk) who have been engaging participants from Arch North Staffs (www.archnorthstaffs.org.uk) to create animations that will form part of the performance. Tickets are now on sale from the Mitchell Arts Centre: www.mitchellartscentre.co.uk £5/£3.50 concessions. VOLUNTEERS WANTED We are looking for volunteers for our upcoming performance PALACE, City Centre (Hanley) Stoke-on-Trent. If you are interested in helping make our performance happen (and get to watch for free!) we need reliable, friendly front of house volunteers. For more information see the volunteer call out attached and contact Gemma Thomas:gemma@gemmathomas.co.uk OUTREACH WORK Artists from Restoke are delivering outreach work on the theme of PALACE in Stoke-on-Trent schools throughout March thanks to a successful application to Arts Council England by Partners in Creative Learning (PiCL). Artists have delivered dance, music and visual arts taster days in schools across the City. They are now working more in-depth with 5 schools based in the City Centre to develop work to share including a visit to the wonderful Bethesda Chapel where PALACE takes place. For more information about PiCL visit: www.picl.uk.com IN OTHER NEWS…. Restoke's Art Director Sarah Nadin is currently involved in another exciting project in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre! UNEARTHED is a sculpture project dedicated to unearthing the story of Stoke's unique relationship with the Czechoslovakian town of Lidice. The sculpture will be made up of 1000s of individualised 'miners tags', each tag represents a promise by one person to retell the story of Lidice to two people. To make your promise, visit the site www.unearthed2013.co.uk learn more about the story then visit the promise page to generate your unique code. By retelling the story to two people, together we will ensure that the story is not forgotten. Lidice shall live again in Stoke-on-Trent!   | ||||||||
| New Leadership for Pentabus Theatre Posted: 15 Mar 2013 05:01 AM PDT Rachael Griffin has been appointed as the new Executive Director of Pentabus Theatre. Rachael takes up the post in March 2013 following a 6 year career in various roles at the Arts Council England, with her most recent role being Relationship Manager, Combined Arts and Touring in the West Midlands region. Key responsibilities at the Arts Council have included leading the West Midlands Artists Taking the Lead project, with a 500K commission being made to Imagineer's Godiva Awakes project and heading up a major investment of £1.365million in a major organisational change programme at Warwick Arts Centre. In addition, she has fed into the development of the Arts Council's new Touring Policy and Strategic Touring Fund and worked with the majority of Combined Arts and Touring clients in the region. Prior to the Arts Council Rachael worked in a broad administration role at the UK's most successful Theatre, Birmingham Hippodrome, under the Direction of Stuart Griffiths and working with all departments from artistic programming to HR to finance. Together with the appointment of the new artistic Director Elizabeth Freestone who took up post in January 2012 as new joint Chief Executives this marks a time of major change and development for Pentabus Theatre who this year programmed a Radical Rural season of plays. Kate Organ chair of Pentabus Theatre said "Rachael joins Pentabus as Executive Director in the midst of an exciting artistic programme led by Artistic Director, Elizabeth Freestone. I am very excited to support such a dynamic team making theatre in the heart of rural England, reaching audiences locally and nationally. " Pentabus current production of For Once by Olivier Award nominated Tim Price marks the final production in this season and tours small rural venues in Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Derbyshire and Oxfordshire until March 23rd. Details of Pentabus Theatre's new season for 2013/14 will be announced in April. 01584 856564   | ||||||||
| 2 – 3 Actors Needed for Rehearsal Software Research Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:59 AM PDT Rod Dungate is looking for 2 – 3 Actors to take part in a 'rehearsal' to help the development of potential rehearsal software and iPads. No preparation needed, informal and friendly, and your feedback is crucial. If you have your own iPad it's helpful, but we can supply if necessary (for the session only!) One session, city centre, Thursday 21.03, from 13.30 – 16.00. If you are interested please call 0121 439 7419 or call / txt 0771 897 6167.   | ||||||||
| Free Writing Workshop in Coventry (27th April) Posted: 15 Mar 2013 04:53 AM PDT   |
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