Secondary Schools Newsletter Aut 09

SECONDARY SCHOOLS

NEWSLETTER

AUTUMN 2009

Photo by Stephen Robinson

- AUTUMN PRODUCTIONS - BRINGING SHAKESPEARE TO LIFE HAMLET AND OTHELLO WORKSHOPS

- CPD TRAINING - SHAKESPEARE SHORTZ

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OTHELLO Wed 21 October - Sat 14 November

A BEAUTIFUL LOVE DESTROYED Shakespeare’s great domestic tragedy puts his arch villain Iago under the spotlight. He’ll steal your money, poison your mind, laugh in your face, get you drunk and make you feel like the fool you are - and the worst thing is, you’ll end up thanking him for it. …and nobody’s safe; not Othello, not Desdemona. Is anyone a match for Iago?

Watch him wind everyone round his little finger as he attempts to destroy their little love affairs, derail their petty careers, wreck their personal fortunes and punish their grubby prejudices. He just can’t fail to get his way can he?

PRICE TIME TO BOOK

All tickets £7 + 1 free with every 10 purchased Wed 21 Oct-Sat 14 Nov, 7.30pm. Matinees: Wed 28-Thu 29 Oct, 1.30pm & Sat 7 Nov, 2pm Call Box Office 0141 429 0022

Supported by St Enoch, with additional support from Scottish Government New Arts Sponsorship Fund.

OTHELLO LECTURE DEMONSTRATION 28-29 October 11.30am prior to 1.30pm performance

TAG’s Othello lecture demonstration will offer an insider’s look at set design, lighting and direction. This workshop in the main auditorium will last 1 hour (max). This session is created for pupils in upper secondary classes. If you intend to bring younger pupils, please contact us.

PRICE FREE with a ticket to show.

TO BOOK Call Box Office 0141 429 0022

11-12 November

5pm prior to 7.30pm performance

TAKE PART THIS AUTUMN

NB. Please note that you must book this workshop separately in advance to secure your places.

SHAKESPEARE SHORTZ As a class project or as individuals, this Autumn we want you to create video clips of you performing an excerpt from Shakespeare (ideally under 3 mins). Please go to www. youtube.com/citizenstheatre and post a Video Response to our Shakespeare Shortz video. Instructions on YouTube.

Entrants will be entered into a draw for tickets to see Othello and a selection of our favourites will be shown before performances of Lend Me Your Ears. Deadline - 25/09/09.

BRINGING SHAKESPEARE TO LIFE IN HAMLET & OTHELLO WORKSHOPS

YOUR SCHOOL

Suitable for Higher English or Drama students.

Available all year round.

Sat 28 November - Sat 2 January

Working practically with sections of the text, our workshop brings Shakespeare’s words off the page and into life. Encourage your students to make a personal connection with the play’s characters, what they want and how they try to get it. The result? Greater understanding, engagement and analysis. Workshop available looking at either Hamlet or Othello.

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Citizens Theatre Christmas Show

Once upon a time there lived a young girl called Cinderella. She was fair of face and pure of heart, but cruelly downtrodden by her wicked stepmother and mocked by her spiteful step-sisters.

A magical re-telling of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale, written specially for the Citizens by Alan McHugh.

PRICE

TIME

TO BOOK

£200.00 (plus travel costs) Louise Brown 0141 418 6273

louise.brown@tag-theatre.co.uk

All tickets £8 (£9 peak: 18-26 Dec) + 1 free with every 10 purchased See www.citz.co.uk/whatson/info/ cinderella for full details.

Call Box Office 0141 429 0022

Sponsored by

Thu 8 - Sat 10 October Citizens Young Co. present work by the greatest writer who ever lived. In a stripped back performance this ambitious group of young people present excerpts from their favourite Shakespearean plays, along with brand new material inspired by the words of the Bard. www.citz.co.uk/tag/youngco PRICE TIME TO BOOK

All tickets £5 + 1 free with every 10 purchased Thu 8 Sat 10 October, 7.30pm Call Box Office 0141 429 0022

The National Theatre of Scotland present

THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA Tue 15 September - Sat 3 October One of the most celebrated European dramas of the 20th century, Lorca described it as a “drama of women in the villages of Spain” - a theme that is electrifyingly transposed in this version to the tough communities of Glasgow’s East End.

EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT NTS have created an Education Pack to accompany this production linked to the S5 and S6 drama curriculum. Workshops are FREE if attending the production. Workshops are offered prior to attendance and will last 2 hours, exploring themes arising from the play and contemporary adaptations. Scripts will be available for purchase.

Faithfully preserving Lorca’s sense of boiling tension and impending tragedy, the production lines up a cast of twelve Scottish women who bring this classic text thrillingly up to date, starring Siobhan Redmond.

All tickets £7 + 1 free with every 10 purchased Tue 15 Sep Sat 3 Oct, 7.30pm.

Matinees: Sat 26 Sep and Sat 3 Oct, 2.30pm Call Box Office 0141 429 0022

CPD

OUTSPOKEN

FOR secondary teachers

Coming Soon…

Our team of highly qualified and experienced theatre professionals can deliver a broad range of drama based CPD, including Practical Drama Techniques for English and Drama Teachers, Performing with Confidence, Presenting with Impact, varied Drama and English related courses and Early Years work. For a full list of CPDs, visit: www.citz.co.uk/tag/cpd MORE INFO

Martin Travers 0141 418 6243 martin@citz.co.uk

This Autumn, TAG’s FREE DVD resource for S1/2 PSE and Guidance teachers, will be distributed to all secondary schools. It will feature extracts from TAG’s touring production of Outspoken by Davey Anderson; along with documentary footage from young people who stammer and downloadable lesson plans. This resource fits with the Curriculum for Excellence Health and Wellbeing outcomes and explores issues to do with Citizenship and Diversity.

TAG supports Young Audiences Scotland. Find out about theatre for children and young people in Scotland: www.youngaudiencesscotland.com The Citizens warmly acknowledges support from our core funders:

WWW.CITZ.CO.UK/TAG Visit our new website for info on shows, projects, CPDs, downloadable resources, to submit your feedback and for much more.

Citizens Theatre Ltd. Registered in Scotland No. SCO 22513 and is a Scottish Charity No. SCO 01337.

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FOR MORE INFO Alana Brady (NTS) 0141 227 9232 / alana.brady@nationaltheatrescotland.com