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- Old, New, Borrowed & Blues
- Jason Forrest in The Milk Bar in Singapore - Episode 207
- NEW Aerial Circus, Contemporary Dance and Capoeira classes
- Open Space Invite 17 July 13
- Is Culture Valuable?
- RSC – As You Like It
- Old Joint Stock Theatre announce their Edinburgh Fringe festival debut!
| Posted: 10 Jun 2013 07:47 AM PDT |
| Jason Forrest in The Milk Bar in Singapore - Episode 207 Posted: 10 Jun 2013 08:41 AM PDT Recorded Monday 10th June 2013 - In Singapore This week talk to Kate Evans from Wolverhampton's Grand Theatre midway though the run of Ghost and Jamie Russon tells us about the latest project he is working on and we hear from The Dawn Chorus. We also feature a chat I had with Avalon Video at the Wolverhampton Steam and Vintage show about Len and Jane Crane and the second DVD that is being compiled around the Crane's work in the world of Steam and beyond and I had to catch up with Len and Jane too next to the mechanical wonders they preserve. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| NEW Aerial Circus, Contemporary Dance and Capoeira classes Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:47 AM PDT We have lots of new weekly classes for you to choose from and we are sure there is something for everyone. There is a new shorter combined Aerial Silks and Static Trapeze class, a Capoeira class and a Contemporary Dance class. We have also stared Open Space sessions, which are for people who have been to some classes or workshops and want to practice what they have learnt in our studio. The open space sessions are monitored by a facilitator to ensure safety but are not delivered as an instructional workshop. Dates times and prices: Tuesdays 5.30pm-7pm : Aerial:Beginners & Intermediate for Static Trapeze and Aerial Silks. Class led by Kim Charnock £10 Wednesdays 6pm-7.30pm: Contemporary Dance: Beginners & Intermediate. Class led by Anna Simpson £6 Wednesdays 7.30pm-9pm: Capoeira: Beginners and Advanced. Brazilian Martial Art. Class led by Israel Costa £6 Saturdays 3.30pm-5.30pm: Open Space. £5 Just come along! Alternatively you can book your place on any of the classes just send an email to info@rogueplay.co.uk or call 07746 327284 confirming your attendance and you can pay on the day of the class! All classes are held at Unit 8, Minerva Works, 158 Fazeley Street, Digbeth, Birmingham, B5 5RT |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:45 AM PDT Invitation to Open Space Matt Burman, Louisa Davies, Steve Johnston, Frances Land, Roxana Silbert and James Yarker invite you to an Open Space Event to address the question: "HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER TO PUSH THEATRE FORWARD IN THE WEST MIDLANDS?" We all share a passion for Theatre and for its growth in the region. Individually we are all committed and working to this cause but experience tells us that our greatest strength comes when we work together. It has been two years since the theatre tribes of the West Midlands have come together in Open Space to chart paths and forge alliances. This time has come again. Our gathering on 17th will allow everyone with an interest in the future of theatre in the West Midlands the opportunity to address the issues that most concern them. No one will leave without having had their chance to have their say. This is a rare chance for us all to meet and re-empower each other. Similar conferences in November 2009 and June 2011 proved an invaluable forum for plotting action that led to tangible, sustained change in the local theatre scene. Please come and help shape our shared future in theatre. Open Space is called on 17th July, 2013 @ A E Harris: 110 Northwood Street, Birmingham, B3 1SZ and will run 10:00 – 18:00 RSVP:
Donations will be requested on the day to help cover costs (£3 or more would be good).
A vegetarian buffet will available for £5 to give you an option that isn't just bringing sandwiches, crisps and chocolate. Again it would be useful to get an indication of what the scale of demand may be.
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| Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:40 AM PDT Warwick Creative Exchange invites you to a seminar, 'Is Culture Valuable?', to be held on Thursday 27th June, 6-8pm, in the Studio Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre. Contributors are: playwright and cultural commentator, David Edgar; Dr Eleonora Belfiore, the #culturalvalue Initiative, Centre for Cultural Policy Studies University of Warwick; Chris Cooper, Artistic Director of Big Brum Theatre in Education; Dr Will Davies, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies University of Warwick; and Deirdre Figueiredo, Director of Craftspace. Articulating cultural value is a key and ongoing issue for cultural organisations as well as for academics working across a wide range of disciplines. At this moment in particular, there is pressure and temptation to frame the value of arts and culture in ways that draw heavily from economics and to justify public spending in this field primarily in terms of jobs, economic development, and tourism. This seminar aims to tackle these issues from a wider set of concerns and approaches, in order to contribute to the growing debate on why and how the arts and culture are valued by both the people who create it and those who participate in it. Warwick Creative Exchange is a network of West Midlands cultural organisations and University of Warwick academics, established to develop research collaborations and dialogue on common themes of interest. This is the first in a planned series of seminars over the next two years. We look forward to seeing you at the seminar. If you wish to attend, please RSVP to Laura Edwards:Laura.Edwards@wbs.ac.uk by 20th June. |
| Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:36 AM PDT £15 tickets for the Summer smash hit As You Like It on Monday Keep that weekend feeling for just a little bit longer with a trip to Shakespeare's anarchic Summer romance As You Like It with original music by Laura Marling. Watch the trailer Don't miss your opportunity to see this critically acclaimed production. *Terms and conditions apply. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Offer available on selected performance date and time only. |
| Old Joint Stock Theatre announce their Edinburgh Fringe festival debut! Posted: 10 Jun 2013 06:26 AM PDT Katharine Hepburn Returns To Edinburgh in Old Joint Stock Theatre Company's Tea At Five
It started with her triumphant British theatrical debut at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1952, and she would later call it the biggest disappointment of her career. At the 1952 Oscars, Katharine Hepburn receives her fifth Oscar nomination for The African Queen and is on the cover of TIME magazine. At the height of her fame she walks away from movies for three years, that summer coming to Edinburgh to make her British stage debut performing Bernard Shaw's The Millionairess, which then transfers to the West End. The Millionairess was acutely personal to Hepburn – her parents read Shaw to her when she was a child, and she was overjoyed when it transferred to Broadway that winter. Yet lukewarm reviews from Broadway damaged then play's prospects. Hepburn struggled for years to get it adapted into a film: she employed Preston Sturges to write the screenplay, offered to work for free and to pay the director herself, but no studio picked up the project. In a rollercoaster career of highs and lows, Hepburn called this the biggest disappointment of her career. Now Birmingham's Old Joint Stock Theatre Company are bringing Katharine Hepburn back to Edinburgh in an acclaimed revival of Tea At Five, Matthew Lombardo's one-woman play recounting the life and final days of Katharine Hepburn which debuted in 2002 with Kate Mulgrew (Captain Janeway, Star Trek: Voyager) in the lead role. Old Joint Stock revived the piece in 2012 with Meg Lloyd in the lead role and the production swept the Stratford-Upon-Avon Fringe last summer, winning Best Solo Performance and Lloyd taking home the Best Actress award. Now the company are bringing Katharine back to Edinburgh for performances at Surgeon's Hall throughout August 2013. This is the Old Joint Stock's Edinburgh debut. Such is the success of the fledgling Birmingham pub theatre production house, owners Fuller's Brewery are planning to follow it up with a new London pub theatre in Croydon in 2014. "Captivating, flawless…Tea at Five is one of those pieces of performing art where I would like to grab people from the street, sit them down and show them just what great entertainment they are missing." 4 STARS Behind The Arras, 2012 "A true tour de force" Reviews Gate, 2012 Birmingham: Fri 26th July 7pm Sat 27th July 3pm & 7pm Tickets: £7.50 & £5 Old Joint Stock Theatre, B'ham, B2 5NY
Edinburgh: 2-3, 5-10, 19-24 August 11.05am 50m £7 (£6) For more information please visit www.teaatfive.co.uk For all enquiries or to book press tickets: press@teaatfive.co.uk oroldjointstocktheatre@fullers.co.uk   |
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