COVER STORY: TIM BRAY THEATRE COMPANY
Confidence and creativity on the Shore Tim Bray celebrating 30 years of theatre for children Our striking cover photo this month is courtesy of the wonderful Tim Bray Theatre Company, the Shore-based entity that celebrates 30 years of theatre for children in 2021. A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories is their latest live stage production that’s touring in April and May. It is on at The PumpHouse Theatre in Takapuna from April 10th through until May 1st, a great option for local kids during the April school holidays. It then goes to Glen Innes, Mangere, Glen Eden and Manukau.
Youth Theatre classes (ages five to 16) The Tim Bray team is excited to begin its Term 2 Youth Theatre drama classes for children, tweens, and teens (ages five to 16). Classes start on Tuesday 3rd May in three North Shore locations, Takapuna, Browns Bay and Unsworth Heights. Tim Bray Youth Theatre has been offering drama classes and workshops on the North Shore since 2012. Their classes encourage self-confidence, self-expression and focus. Drama is an enjoyable way for students to explore their imaginations and to harness and express their creativity where they also learn various acting techniques such as improvisation, voice, characterisation, movement and scene work.
Regular drama classes are held either at St Georges Community Hall in Takapuna or the East Coast Bays Community Centre in Browns Bay. What a first term it has been. Even with two level three lockdowns, their tutors have cleverly created ways to keep their students engaged via online lessons when usual studio classes couldn’t happen. Tim Bray Youth Theatre tutors the students to bring their creativity and imagination into the classes and have been on some exciting and unique adventures in the drama room or in the online classes. They are very proud of the students and how much they are progressing. Tim Bray Youth Theatre also offers classes for five to 19 year olds across the bridge in Western Springs at The Auckland Performing Arts Centre (TAPAC).
Extraordinarily Creative Tim Bray Youth Theatre is thrilled to continue with their unique drama class programme, endorsed by the Children’s Autism Foundation, that launched as a pilot programme in term one this year on the North Shore. Extraordinarily Creative drama classes have been created for children and teenagers who are differently wired to find their own voice and place. This is a weekly class in Unsworth
TIM BRAY
YOUTH THEATRE Engaging our students with all aspects of theatre
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DRAMA Takapuna, Browns Bay and Western Springs locations for 5-19 year olds. Enrol for Term 2 now. www.timbray.org.nz
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