DISCOVER DAYS
KEY SHOW DATES
FOR PRIMARY Spend a day at the theatre and learn new skills. Discover everything from costume and set design to lighting, in an accessible and fun way. See backstage and make your own mini-production to be performed on stage.
ANTIGONE Fri 19 September Sat 4 October 2014
£175 plus VAT (or £50 if you book at least 10 tickets for a show in the season). Please enquire for availability.
Fri 31 October - Sat 22 November 2014
PLAY BOX
A CHRISTMAS CAROL
Open up a world of creativity and imagination in your classroom. Taking a story or a play that you’re studying as a starting point, our Head of Wardrobe, Tim Heywood, will work with your class to unlock design ideas for props, costume and scenery. Develops creative thinking, team working and understanding working to scale. KS2 – £100 plus VAT. School-based Please enquire for availability
Fri 5 December 2014 - Sun 4 January 2015
HANSEL & GRETEL SOLACE OF THE ROAD
A CHRISTMAS CAROL WORKSHOP w/c Mon 8 December
ONCE UPON A TIME WRITING WORKSHOP
Red Earth Theatre in association with Derby Theatre
Pupils then come across to Derby Theatre to watch the matinee performance of A Christmas Carol.
Co-produced with Face Up Theatre
A Derby Theatre Production
With the next general election not too far away we invite young people to think about democracy and what it means to them.
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
Participants will be invited on a dramatic journey of discovery during which they will have the opportunity to create their own system of government for a brand new democracy.
Shy Northern lass, Little Voice, spends her time hidden away engrossed in her late father’s record collection and trying to avoid her loud blousy mother, Mari. In her pokey bedroom she’s hiding an astonishing talent for pitch-perfect impersonations of great divas like Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland and Shirley Bassey. When Mari’s latest fancyman, talent scout Ray Say, overhears Little Voice’s extraordinary singing, he’s determined to make a star. But can Little Voice overcome her stage-fright and face the bright lights of the local working men’s club... let alone the West End?
This workshop will develop participants’ understanding of: • • • • •
HANSEL & GRETEL Taking stories and fairy tales as a starting point, we use physical drama exercises to inspire and motivate learners to explore their written voice. A lively one-hour workshop that will get your pupils thinking about the story and characters from a practical starting point. For KS1 and 2 – £80 plus VAT School or theatre-based
Tue 9 – Sun 28 December
This Christmas at Derby Theatre we present the deliciously scary story of an adventurous brother and sister, a tango-dancing witch and her irresistible gingerbread house. Red Earth’s retelling of one of the most enthralling of all fairy tales is atmospheric, funny and free-spirited.
Why not bring the class to see Hansel & Gretel too?
Perfect for ages 3 – 7.
“We loved it all! The performance was fantastic and the workshop brought the story alive.”
The workshop is a free pilot where we would like schools to give feedback and help develop the experience for other schools.
Young person aged 11 from Derbyshire (through the Plus One scheme for children in care).
We ask for a voluntary donation to Derby Museums. Tickets for the show are £9.50 with every 11th ticket free.
Please enquire for availability.
ENTERPRISE AND CAREERS DAYS See backstage and meet the professionals who work across all the departments. Learn about the broad range of career paths in theatre, experience what our staff do and find out how they became involved in professional theatre work. £175 plus VAT (or £50 if you book at least 10 student tickets for a show). Please enquire for availability.
“Please thank all of your wonderful team for all their time and energy - they were amazing and so inspirational!” Christine Williamson of City of Derby Academy recommends our Careers Day where pupils take a hands-on approach to learning about careers in theatre.
ANNOUNCING DERBY THEATRE’S DRAMA NETWORKS Start date: Tue 14 October, 5pm – 7.30pm Derby Theatre is becoming the host venue for two Schools’ Drama Networks for the city; one for secondary schools/FE and the other for primary schools. The network supports Drama/Performing Arts teachers and also primary phase teachers to meet on a termly-basis for networking, discussions, sharing practice, ticket offers and practical training. The networks meet separately but may come together on occasion. For your school to be part of this exciting and supportive new network- it will cost just £30 per teacher for the academic year and each school can have up to two places. Includes two free tickets to one Derby Theatre produced show a term. To book onto the Drama Network the please contact Matthew Clay at the Box Office on 01332 593939.
THE NEW DERBY CURRICULUM Plans are underway with schools and partners of the new Derby Curriculum - an innovative pilot programme that explores a creative new place-based curriculum. Working with schools, businesses and cultural organisations, we are developing a new cultural campus, where Derby’s rich resources and history inspire young people to be a part of their city’s future.
See diary for schedule and pricing
LOOKING FOR YOUNG ACTORS We are looking for some committed and talented young actors to work alongside our professional company and take part in our main house production, A Christmas Carol. For auditions please contact l.barkes@derby.ac.uk to register interest and we’ll be in touch.
A wonderful introduction to vocal techniques, helping students to develop stage presence and unlock their performance and singing voices led by the Musical Director of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice.
FOR TEACHERS Unique training for teachers at all levels
RAISING STANDARDS IN ENGLISH FOR SECONDARY Solace of the Road This powerful new adaptation of Siobhan Dowd’s Carnegie Medal-winning novel about a young girl in care will help engage your students on many levels.
Fri 19 September - Sat 4 October
A Derby Theatre Production
SOLACE OF THE ROAD Fri 27 Feb - Sat 14 March 2015
ANTIGONE WORKSHOPS Co-produced with Pilot Theatre
An ideal opportunity for students to explore strong, young, urban voices in a contemporary text and adaptation of a Greek classic - by Roy Williams, one of the country’s leading playwrights. • Rehearsal Day: Students experience working as a group of actors with the director using both the play and their critical responses to it as a starting point for devising their own pieces. (Full-day) • Essential Drama: A practical and dramatic approach, using techniques which allow for a close exploration of the themes, form and issues of Pilot’s production of Antigone. (Half-day)
The workshops can include a presentation of the students’ work. Drama, Performing Arts and English at GCSE, BTEC or A level. £200 for half-day workshop or £300 for two workshops on the same day or for the full-day workshop. We also have an excellent education pack which is currently on our website www.derbytheatre.co.uk. During the rehearsal process the pack will be updated with interviews, accounts of rehearsal room practice and links to online resources to enable students to gain an insight into the process of developing the work from page to stage.
ANTIGONE LIVE PLAYBACK SESSION
Year 10 student, Granville Sports College
Wed 12 November – KS3, GCSE Drama and Music, BTEC Performing Arts £175 plus VAT
ANTIGONE Acclaimed playwright, Roy Williams (Kingston 14, Sucker Punch), takes Sophocles' play and by placing it into a contemporary setting brings Thebes into the 21st Century, reinforcing this tale’s relevance and vitality. This is a timeless story about loyalty and truth, human nature and human behaviour. It is a story about what happens when one person stands against the rules.
“It was brilliant and the activities we did got everyone involved and were fun to do. They got our brains working as well.”
EXPLORE YOUR VOICE - SINGING AND VOICE TECHNIQUES
A Pilot Theatre, Derby Theatre and Theatre Royal Stratford East Production
Available Wed 24 September – Fri 3 October
DERBY THEATRE NEWS
The history of democracy The workings of UK parliamentary system Philosophical argument and debate Rights to vote Citizenship and personal responsibility
KS3 and 4 Citizenship Can also be tailored for A Level Politics £175 plus VAT. Please enquire for availability.
Tue 9 - Sun 28 December 2014
Fri 27 Feb - Sat 14 March 2015
Pupils will meet Victorian characters in Pickford’s House Museum then create their own scenes to be performed around this historic setting.
YOUR VOICE – CITIZENSHIP WORKSHOP
by Jim Cartwright
THE RISE AND FALL OF LITTLE VOICE
Derby Theatre has joined forces with Derby Museums to create a wonderful Victorian Christmas experience for KS2 pupils. We are looking for just two pioneering schools who would like to experience this new workshop.
FOR SECONDARY AND FE
Adapted by Mike Kenny from the novel by Siobhan Dowd It’s Holly’s birthday and she’s going on a road trip to find her mum. Head-strong and streetsmart, she boldly sets out as her glamourous blonde alter ego Solace. So begins a bittersweet, and sometimes hilarious journey as Solace swaggers and Holly tiptoes across England and through memory, discovering her true self, and unlocking the secrets of her past.
SOLACE OF THE ROAD LIVE PLAYBACK SESSION
Become a partner school and receive a package deal on the following: • A new scheme of work for English teachers ready to teach • Inset Fri 7 November, 9.30am – 3pm • Workshops for students that help critical analysis of the text through drama • Reduced price texts of the play script • Reduced ticket prices Scheme of Work and Inset by Paul Bunyan and Ruth Moore. Paul and Ruth have many years’ experience of teaching, training and resource writing at a national level including for NATE and National Theatre).
TECHNICAL TRAINING Thu 13 November, 4.30pm – 6.30pm A co-learning training opportunity for teachers and students to learn together with our expert technical team. Get the best out of your school’s lighting and sound equipment. Be inspired to create exciting design at low cost.
Wed 11 March, following the 10.30am performance
£15 per teacher. Students go free.
A chance to see key moments replayed with input from students to help explore character, story and production elements. Led by the show’s directors.
COSTUME HIRE
Supports GCSE and A level students with their live theatre review. Free
Thu 2 October, following the 10.30am performance A chance to see key moments replayed with input from students to help explore character, story and production elements. Led by the show’s directors.
“Thanks. Fantastic day- I feel rejuvenated and ready to teach Solace!”
Supports GCSE and A level students with their live theatre review. Free
(Rachel Fry, Hasland Hall Community School after an Inset Day workshop with Paul and Ruth)
We hire costumes to schools and colleges. We have over 2,500 costume pieces built up over many years and are always adding to our stock. We can even make you something specific if we aren’t too busy. Our Head of Wardrobe is on hand to help with patterns, books and brilliant advice. Contact Tim Heywood: t.heywood@derby.ac.uk
For more information and to book, contact learning@derbytheatre.co.uk or call the Box Office: 01332 59 39 39 | derbytheatre.co.uk