Oxford Playhouse Spring 2021 Participation Digital Brochure

n o i t a p i c i t r a P Join in with online workshops, courses & activities.

Our regular Participation projects and classes continue online throughout the Spring.

Oxford Playhouse has a bursary scheme for anyone who wants to take part but may need help with fees.

See page 4 for further information.

To apply, email participation@oxfordplayhouse.com

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Mon 25 Jan to Mon 22 Mar 11am

Available now

(No session Mon 15 Feb)

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Oxford Playhouse offers opportunities and performances for early years children to begin their creative journey from a young age.

Hey Diddle Diddle Online musical fun via Zoom A sing-along and play session for pre-school children and their adults, Hey Diddle Diddle returns for another term of musical fun every Monday morning from 25 Jan to 22 Mar on Zoom!

Join us for “the best music session for toddlers in Oxford” (Parent feedback). Using music, dance and acting skills to encourage creativity and imagination in early years children, Hey Diddle Diddle is the perfect fun, friendly and musical way for you and your child to start the week.

Space Adventure Puppetry Workshop Video on OP website Create your own puppet at home using these top tips from puppeteer Robyn Olivia. In our video workshop below, Robyn will help bring your imagination to life using objects you can find around your house, and all the skills you’ll need to perform with your new puppet.

Send us photos of your puppet creations to: community@oxfordplayhouse.com

DURATION: 30 mins AGE: 5 and under

DURATION: 10 mins AGE: 3 and over

TICKETS: Free, but booking is essential

TICKETS: Free, no booking required

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

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Tue 26 Jan to Tue 23 Mar

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Playhouse Monologue Jam A creative challenge for teenagers For those aged 12 to 16 with a passion for performance and creative writing, OP is launching an opportunity to showcase your abilities with our online audiences.

Through a series of fortnightly masterclasses, members of the Monologue Jam will be guided by our practitioners through the development of writing and performing a monologue, with individual guidance on how to engage an audience through both voice, movement and character.

Jam members will submit a self-recorded performance which will be showcased proudly on the OP website at the end the programme.

Oxford Playhouse offers opportunities for children, teenagers and young adults to learn and hone their skills in supportive and collaborative environments. We put young people at the centre of what we do, and platform their passion and voice to direct the future of our theatre.

Schedule of Activity: Tue 26 Jan 5pm to 7pm Live session via Zoom Tue 9 Feb 5pm to 7pm Live session via Zoom Tue 23 Feb 5pm to 7pm Live session via Zoom Tue 9 Mar 5pm to 7pm Live session via Zoom

AGE: 12 to 16

TICKETS: Free for the term, but membership is essential

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

Tue 16 & Tue 23 Mar 5pm to 7pm Members will take part in a one-to-one session to work on their final monologue with a member of the OP team via zoom.

Tue 30 Mar Deadline for submissions Tue 13 Apr Showcase of submission on the OP website

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Young people

Wed 27 Jan to Wed 24 Mar 5pm

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Launching Spring 2021

Helping you to take part

Playhouse Young Company

OP Young Ambassadors

Bursary Placement Scheme

Online classes via Zoom

Using your voice to help shape the future of Oxford Playhouse.

Financial support across all our programmes

For 17 to 25 year olds with a passion for theatre-making and an enthusiasm for developing skills with industry professionals, our newly-renamed Playhouse Young Company returns for a digital 8-week term on Zoom.

OP is assembling a group of dedicated, passionate and creative young people to help shape its future. As we emerge into a new world, the voices of the younger generation are vital as we plan and shape the way our theatre moves forward.

OP offers a limited number of Full and Half Bursary Placements on all of our activities each term.

During this term we will explore a wide range of performance skills, including sessions in voice, movement and theatrical clown, working together as an ensemble in a friendly forum to create an end-of-term digital sharing for family and friends.

Our OP Young Ambassadors will work with staff across all departments in the theatre, including the Senior Management Team and Trustees, to help plan and create new ways of working.

(No session Wed 17 Feb)

DURATION: 1hr 30 mins per session AGE: 17 to 25

Open to anybody aged 16 to 25 years old, successful applicants will become our OP Young Ambassadors for a period of 12 months.

Application form can be foud on our website. Interviews and selections will be made in February 2021.

TICKETS: ÂŁ50 for the term (Bursary places available)

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

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We understand that sometimes there are financial barriers than can limit a participant’s ability to access our workshops and activities, and so our Bursary Placement Scheme looks to help those most in need to lighten this pressure.

We treat all applications with sensitivity, and will not ask you to provide documentation to support your application. Our accessible form simply asks for honesty about why financial assistance will be useful to you.

To find out more information, or to request an application form for any of our activities, please email: participation@oxfordplayhouse.com

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Thu 28 Jan to Thu 25 Mar 5.30pm

Available now

(No session Thu 18 Feb)

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Oxford Playhouse offers year-round opportunities to engage and inspire creativity in both those with life-long passions and those with brand-new curiosities, our regular and one-off activities provide adults of all ages with a chance to try something new.

Playhouse Adult Company

Clowning Masterclass

Online classes via Zoom

Video workshop available on the OP website

We’re back for another term of Zooming! For anyone aged 26 and over interested in exploring and enjoying the ways into theatre-making.

In this video masterclass OP looks to introduce theatrical clowning as a level of play, where boundaries are broken and mistakes are eagerly encouraged.

Across the term, we will be working with a variety of performance skills where participants can discover and progress their enthusiasm in a friendly and collaborative setting. Members will be working towards a performance that will be shared with family and friends at the end of term.

Skills and exercises covered are designed to support those who are developing and chipping away at their craft as an artist, practitioner or facilitator.

OP clowning favourite, Mark Curtis, also offers insight based on his experience of using clowning for engagement with young people.

DURATION: 1hr 30 mins per session AGE: 26 and over

DURATION: 25 mins AGE: 16+

TICKETS: ÂŁ50 for the term (Bursary places available)

TICKETS: Free, no booking required

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

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Adults

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Tue 12 Jan, Tue 9 Feb, Tue 9 Mar and Tue 13 Apr 10.30am

Mothers Who Make Online sessions via Zoom Mothers Who Make is a growing national initiative aimed at supporting mothers who are artists and makers, in any discipline and at any stage of their personal or professional making.

These monthly sessions aim to give creative mothers the chance to explore their practice with their children present, valuing equally their dual roles of mother and artist.

To sign up to our Mothers Who Make sessions, please email: participation@oxfordplayhouse.com

Throughout the year

s e i t i n u Comm Through regular engagement, and bespoke activities, Oxford Playhouse partners with local and regional organisations and charities throughout the year, to ensure that everyone has a chance to be creative.

Community Playmaker Supporting you to write your own play at home We want to get people of all ages and all different levels of experience writing and sharing their plays with us and the community.

Our Community Playmaker initiative invited people from across Oxfordshire to have a go at playwriting, with help and guidance from the Playhouse team.

To help you get started, we’ve brought together resources for you to use and download from our website. We will read all submissions and provide feedback as quickly as we can, and if you’re happy for us to do so, we’ll share your play on our website too.

Send your play to us at: playmaker@oxfordplayhouse.com

DURATION: 90 mins

TICKETS: Suggested donation of £3 to £5 to be paid in the session

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

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Communities

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Wed 27 Jan to Wed 17 Mar 5.30pm

Across the Spring term

Returning this Spring!

KEEN Drama Workshops

Sound Stories

Tea Talks

Online classes via Zoom

Audio workshops on OP website

Bringing people together in times of isolation

In partnership with KEEN Oxford, our inclusive online drama workshops return for the Spring Term on Wednesdays at 5,30pm to zoom.

In partnership with Oxfordshire Association for the Blind, join us for our series of free online audio workshops across the Spring Term, accessible to children and teenagers who are blind or partially sighted.

Fancy a cuppa and a chat?

OP’s 8-week scheme of sessions provides a supportive opportunity for people of all ages and abilities to have fun and be expressive through performance, with this term’s theme exploring the animated worlds of our favourite cartoon characters. Sessions are accessible to disabled and non-disabled participants to ensure everyone can comfortably get involved.

To sign up to our inclusive drama workshops, email KEEN Oxford at: keen@keenoxford.org

DURATION: 30 mins AGE: 18 and under

TICKETS: Free, but booking is essential

Find out more / booking info Performance link will be emailed prior to the performance

Released on our website, our themed downloadable audio workshops take participants through the development of their own story, using dialogue, sounds and everyday objects to build the worlds created by imagination.

Workshops will be released on the following dates: Thu 25 February Thu 25 March Thu 22 April For more information on our Sound Stories workshops, please contact: community@oxfordplayhouse.com

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Following on from last year’s successful project, OP is delighted to be working on a new Tea Talks project for 2021. In partnership with AgeUK Oxfordshire, we are inviting local later-in-life (60+) residents to join a member of our team for a cup of tea and a chat over the phone.

We love connecting with people…if you are feeling alone and isolated during these strange times, or just fancy a chat, our friendly team are on hand to pick up the phone to talk to you. We’d like to listen to your life stories; hear about your greatest achievements; share your funniest jokes and you may like to hear ours too!

Tea Talks is a great way to make a new friend and find creative interests in a climate that can often feel isolating. If you or anyone you know is interested in taking part, please email community@oxfordplayhouse.com

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s l o o h c S

Oxford Playhouse works throughout the year with schools and teachers to bring the classroom curriculum to life through creative activities, workshops and teacher training opportunities.

For pupils and students in primary, secondary and further education, we seek to inspire creativity and passion in every young person through our regular and bespoke schemes.

Throughout the year

Consultation during Spring 2021

Primary Playmaker

Associate Schools

Digital playwriting workshops in your classroom

Primary Playmaker is going digital – our most popular scheme for primary schools to help bring literacy to life in your classroom through playwriting.

A series of ten workshops ideal for Year 5 or 6 pupils, this is a unique opportunity for pupils to learn how to conceive and write their own short play and understand the development process which leads to a professional production. A selection of your pupils’ plays will be performed to your pupils by a troupe of professional actors later in the year.

If you’re interested in signing up your school for Primary Playmaker, email: learning@oxfordplayhouse.com

Supporting year-round creativity in your classrooms Across the Spring term, the Oxford Playhouse Participation team will be hosting an online consultation with teachers from both primary and secondary settings to understand how our theatre can help to inspire and engage pupils across the school year.

Through a series of Zoom workshops and online questionnaires, our team hopes to understand the potential for ways that OP can help teachers and pupils access a more regular and creative curriculum. We intend to use this learning to develop the programme of workshops, CPD and performances that OP wlll offer in the future, as well as explore ideas around an annual membership scheme for schools.

To join in with our consultation, email: learning@oxfordplayhouse.com Dates: Tue 12 Jan 5pm to 6pm (for teachers in primary schools) Thu 14 Jan 5pm to 6pm (for teachers in secondary schools) Tue 19 Jan 5pm to 6pm (for teachers in secondary schools) Thu 21 Jan 5pm to 6pm (for teachers in primary schools)

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