2012 Arts Education Brochure

ARTS EDUCATION PRIMARY & SECONDARY 2013

Welcome to Seymour’s 2013 Arts Education program.

2013 marks our third year of tailoring a program that not only provides fantastic syllabus-based performances for young people but that also proudly showcases events where students themselves take centre-stage and experience, through practical participation, the enormous social and pedagogical benefits engaging in the arts can provide.

The Seymour’s 2013 education program is rich with diversity: we are a place for English and Drama students to experience play-texts coming to full, three-dimensional life, just as the playwright intended; we are a place for teachers to gain accredited professional development training; a place for dance students to engage with one of Australia’s leading choreographers and see his award winning performance and we are a place for students to wrestle with some well-known texts in practical, informative workshop sessions.

I would like to thank my informal teacher advisory, Seymour’s e-buddies, for helping build this program. Many of you expressed the need for the program to have even greater links to syllabus objectives and this is certainly in evidence in the program. Thanks for your guidance and I welcome any teacher keen to have a deeper relationship with the Seymour to sign up.

Sincere thanks also to our student showcase partners; The Arts Unit within the NSW Department of Education and Communities, Sydney Region Education and the Board of Studies for continuing to partner with us to present a wide range of events each year. We love presenting the best work from student performers and look forward to these programs in 2013.

Enjoy the program, I hope it complements your work in the classroom and please, stay in touch.

Arts Education at the Seymour in 2013 – specialising in presenting great performing arts experiences for primary and secondary school students and teachers.

Become an e-buddy of the Seymour.

Since the inception of the Seymour Centre’s Arts Education program in 2011 we have invited teachers to join our e-advisory group—a group of educators who inform the Seymour what schools need from a performing arts centre and who also allow us to run ideas and questions by them.

A team of 14 teachers joined us in the first year and we now number 30 and looking for more! This group provides much needed advice and in return we are able to give them free tickets to great events throughout the year.

If you are a primary or secondary teacher and would like to join the group and contribute to the growth and development of Seymour’s education program then please send us an email with the following information.

• Teacher name/s • School name and type (Primary or Secondary)

Timothy Jones

• Direct email contact (for confirmation)

Artistic Director/General Manager

• School email

timj@seymour.sydney.edu.au

Please submit to education@seymour.sydney.edu.au

S C H O O L P R I M A R Y

CDP PRESENTS TALL STORIES’ MAGICAL MUSICAL ADAPTATION OF

YEARS

K–2

CURRICULUM LINKS

Creative Arts, English

WHEN

3–5 April

TIMES

Matinees: 10am: 4/4, 5/4 12pm: 3/4, 4/4, 5/4 Evening: 6pm: 4/4

WHERE

Everest Theatre

LENGTH

55 Minutes, no interval

COST

$17 Per Student

(One teacher free per 20 school group, one teacher free for 12 pre-school kids.

Additional teachers at student price.)

Based on the award-winning picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s books.

How the cat purred and how the witch grinned as they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind…

The witch and her cat are flying happily on their broomstick – until a stormy wind blows away the witch’s hat, bow and wand. A helpful dog, bird and frog find the witch’s lost things, and they all hop on the broom for a ride. But this broomstick’s not meant for five and – CRACK – the broom snaps in two! When a hungry dragon appears, who will save the poor witch? And will there ever be room on the broom for everyone? Songs, laughs and scary fun for children aged 3 and up (and their grown-ups), from the team behind The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo’s Child.

“The audience is...entranced.”

THE INDEPENDENT

“55 minutes of high-energy treat.”

SUNDAY TIMES

“I want to see it again. Now please, mummy.”

SUNDAY TIMES REVIEWER’S CHILD

S C H O O L

SEYMOUR CENTRE PAUL HOLMES PRODUCTIONS PRESENT

S E C O N D A R Y

Educating Rita A beautiful production of Willy Russell’s all time classic.

SEYMOUR CENTRE AND THEATRE TOURS INTERNATIONAL PRESENT

Animal Farm

17 years since its world premiere, Guy Masterson’s magnificent solo performance of Orwell’s classic satire comes to Australia - for two shows only.

Using nothing but a bale of hay, some amazing sound effects and brilliant physical and vocal dexterity, Masterson ignites this famous yarn bringing a modern sinister relevence to Orwell’s masterwork, leaving an indelible imprint in the consciousness. Hilariously comic and terribly poignant in turn, Masterson’s breathtaking physical storytelling creates the entire farmyard around you in two hours of utterly compelling theatre. Now officially the most highly performed solo show in the world, this is a must see performance for all ages. If you’ve never seen or read Animal Farm, this is the show for you.

“Masterson ignites this famous tale, bringing both humour and a sinister aspect to the rhetoric of the upwardly mobile pigs.�

THE HERALD

“A brilliant adaptation which delights with its physical grace and artistry. It’s complex and entirely theatrical; a combination of bravura acting and poetic storytelling which milks new nuance and meaning!� THE SCOTSMAN

YEARS

7 plus

CURRICULUM LINKS

English, Literature, History, Drama (Individual Project)

WHEN

26 & 27 February

TIMES

10.30am

WHERE

Everest Theatre

LENGTH

110 Minutes + interval

COST

$18 Per Student

(One teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price.)

Susan (who initially calls herself Rita), seeking escape from the routine of her work and social life, enrols in an Open University English Literature course tutored by Dr Frank Bryant, a middle aged, alcoholic academic.

Over the course of one year Russell’s beautifully drawn characters have a profound effect on one another, Frank forced to re-examine his life and Susan finding a new selfconfidence. Premiering in 1980, Educating Rita became an instant hit winning the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. This heartwarming new production stars Sarah Robinson as Rita and Paul Holmes as Frank.

“Playwright Willy Russell spends the meticulous and enjoyable first act of Educating Rita setting the table and the scater-shot second act laying out the ingredients, mostly the stuffing, pretending that he cooked the dinner.�

NEW YORK TIMES

“Well-structured, witty and warmly entertaining the piece remains. Rita’s logical responses to learning are frequently hilarious.�

WEST END REVIEW

YEARS

Years 10 plus

CURRICULUM LINKS

HSC English Standard Elective 2: Into the World, English Advanced, Belonging

WHEN

28 May – 8 June

TIMES

Matinees: 10.30am: 28/5, 29/5, 30/5, 31/5, 4/6, 5/6, 6/6, 7/6 2pm: 1/6, 8/6 Evenings: 7.30PM: 30/5, 31/5, 1/6, 6/6, 7/6, 8/6

WHERE

Reginald Theatre

LENGTH

110 Minutes + interval

COST

$20 Per Student

(One teacher free per 20 students, additional teachers at student price.)

Hamlet

Othello

“Break my heart for I must hold my tongue”

“She was false as water”

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

“Sport for Jove’s Hamlet is the best I have ever seen. Do not miss it for any reason whatsoever…”

DIANA SIMMONDS, STAGE NOISE

YEARS

HSC and Senior Years

CURRICULUM LINKS

English HSC Advanced: Critical Study of Text; Stages 4 & 5 Shakespearean Drama HSC Drama: Stages 4 & 5 Shakespearean Drama: Tragedy History – Elizabethan Age

WHEN

8–18 May

TIMES

Matinees: 10am: 10/5, 14/5, 17/5 1pm: 8/5, 9/5, 15/5, 16/5 Evenings: 7.30pm: 8/5, 10/5, 11/5, 15/5, 16/5, 17/5, 18/5

“Passionate and pacy…the depth of ideas and emotional horsepower to connect broadly… bitingly funny…and no shortage of illuminating ideas…it works splendidly.”

JASON BL AKE, SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Hamlet returns in 2013 after a critically acclaimed season in 2012. In a world of accidental judgments and casual slaughters, where everyone dies but no-one is permitted to grieve, a young man speaks for us all by daring to speak for himself. Director and educator, Damien Ryan, brings his 15 years of acclaimed experience with this great story to an inspiring and passionate new 100- minute production, exploring loyalty and faithlessness, madness and freedom, and the debts boys owe to their fathers, in a clear, insightful, and thrillingly imaginative Hamlet.

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

WHERE

York Theatre

LENGTH

100 mins, no interval

COST

$25 Per Student

(One teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price.

Student single tickets for evening performances are $25.)

“Othello moves us because it is a story in which we see ourselves. It is an ordinary, human story which taps into that extraordinarily powerful but rarely acknowledged human desire which we all share: envy. But far from being a simple moral lesson, the play is a stunning exploration of our complex and contradictory humanity. Its richness is in the detail with which each of its characters is drawn – in Othello and Desdemona, Iago, Emilia, Cassio and Roderigo we see parts of ourselves we usually keep hidden from view.”

YEARS

9 Plus

CURRICULUM LINKS

English Literature Drama

WHEN

14–29 June

TIMES

Matinees: 11am: 14/6, 18/6, 21/6, 25/6, 28/6 1pm: 19/6, 26/6, 1.30pm: 15/6 Evenings: 7.30pm: 14/6, 15/6, 19/6, 20/6, 21/6, 22/6, 26/6, 27/6, 28/6, 29/6

WHERE

Reginald Theatre

LENGTH

100 mins, no interval

COST

$25 Per Student

MAT T EDGERTON, DIRECTOR Experiencing a live production of Othello is crucial for students to truly appreciate the power latent in this great tragedy. Commonly described as Shakespeare’s most exciting play, Othello’s cracking pace, relentless action and breathtaking emotional climax are simply impossible to experience outside the theatre. Not to mention the thrilling relationship an audience forms with a flesh-and-blood Iago, the play’s master manipulator, played by Damien Ryan, Sport For Jove’s acclaimed artistic director.

(One teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price.

Student single tickets for evening performances are $25.)

S C H O O L

SEYMOUR CENTRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORT FOR JOVE THEATRE PRESENT

S E C O N D A R Y

S C H O O L S E C O N D A R Y

SEYMOUR CENTRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORT FOR JOVE THEATRE PRESENT

• Hamlet • Julius Caesar • Richard III • As You Like It In our 3-hour Symposiums, Sport for Jove Artistic Director Damien Ryan and his team lead a dynamic process of analysis and exploration of these texts, linked to the demands of essay writing and the Board of Studies requirements every step of the way.

Blending lecture and interactive performance from professional actors, your students will examine key scenes and characters, Shakespeare’s language, the plays’ textual integrity in performance, and experience the theatrical qualities of the work, lifting ideas and events from the page to the stage Throughout the process, students will engage in discussion, ask and answer questions, experiment with their own ideas and witness the effect of different interpretations of the work. Our focus is to give students a highly relevant and deeply personal experience of these plays, fostering their personal voice in response to the work.

YEARS

12 Advanced English / also available to younger years

CURRICULUM LINKS

English: HSC Advanced Critical Study of Text; Stages 4 & 5 Shakespearean Drama

“Thank you for an extremely engaging and entertaining workshop. We all came away with a greater understanding and a renewed interest in the play. Fantastic.”

EM I LY, Y EA R 1 2 , S N OWY M O U N TA I N S G RA M M A R S C H O O L

“Such excellent approaches in your presentation.

Now we know the quality of your work we will be aiming to send students to both symposium and production next year as we believe that it is in their own direct experience that the magic happens.

Many thanks again.”

ST EP H A N I E H U TC H EN S, EN G LI S H T EAC H ER, M A I T L A N D - N EWCAST LE CAT H O LI C D I O C ES E

“We attended your fantastic lecture and performance of Hamlet - may I say that I have seen four different productions and this was by far the best. The lecture was also highly informative and superbly presented.”

Hamlet–What a piece of work is a man?

Fri May 10: 1pm–4pm Tue May 14: 1pm–4pm Thu May 16: 3.30pm–6.30pm Sat May 18: 2.30pm–5.30pm Julius Caesar–True Romans?

Rhetoric, Loyalty and Freedom in Shakespeare’s Tragedy Sat May 11: 1pm–4pm Mon May 13: 1pm–4pm

SYDNEY MORNING HERALD Following a sell-out season at Sadler’s Wells in London, the dance hit Happy as Larry returns to the Seymour Centre!

Created by award winning choreographer Shaun Parker, this powerful performance combines an intoxicating, free-flowing mix of ballet, break-dance, acrobatics and highly physical contemporary dance. Accentuated by a vibrant electro acoustic score by Nick Wales and Bree Van Reyk, the performers bring fun and danger to the fore in this exhilarating and moving dance work that is all about finding happiness.

Happy as Larry won 12 children’s Jury awards in Perth,the honourable New Zealand Banksy Award and was nominated for Most Outstanding Achievement in Choreography at the 2010 Australian Dance Awards.

ED P RI C E, EN G LI S H H EA D T EAC H ER, C RO N U LL A H I G H S C H O O L

“Thanks for a superb workshop, our students and teachers from Figtree High found it extremely enjoyable and worthwhile.”

YEARS

5 & 6, 7–12

CURRICULUM LINKS

Dance: Dance Performance; Value and

A N G EL A M I N T Z AS, T EAC H ER, FI GT REE H I G H

English: Responding; Critical Assessment; Describing Meaning Drama Links: Drama Making; Drama Appreciation; Drama Devised Performance, Physical Theatre/ Movement and Gesture

As You Like It–This is the Forest of Arden!

Mon May 13: 9.30am–12.30pm

WHERE

York Theatre

LENGTH

3 hours (70 minute lecture, followed

COST

$25 per student per workshop

by short break, and a 90 minute practical workshop)

Appreciate Dance as an Art-form; Dance Composition

Music: Knowledge; Skills in Composition; Performance; Musicology; and Aural Activities in Cultural and Historical Contexts; Music and Technology; Listening Outcomes

Richard III–Is there a murderer here?

Thu May 16: 9.30am–12pm Sat May 18: 11am–1.30pm

HSC Drama: Stages 4 & 5 Shakespearean Drama; Tragedy History – Elizabethan Age WHEN

“It’s smiles all round – on stage and in the audience. You have to welcome a dance piece about happiness…delightful.”

PDHPE: Self and Relationships; The Body in Motion; Fitness and Health. Issues surrounding peer pressure, finding happiness and being individual are central to the work

WHEN

10–14 September

TIMES

Matinees: 12.30pm: 11/9, 12/9, 13/9 Evenings: 7.30pm: 10/9, 12/9, 13/9, 14/9

WHERE

Everest Theatre

LENGTH

90 mins including post show Q & A

COST

$20 Per Student

(One teacher free per 10 students, additional teachers at student price.

Student single tickets for evening performances are $20.)

Workshop & Show Package 1. Dance Workshop So you want to be a performer?

Kicking off with a short contemporary dance warm-up, Shaun Parker and company artists will take students through a series of highly physical phrases including repertoire from the show, before revealing how he creates arresting dance theatre through the use of theatrical tasks and improvisation by drawing on the talents and skills of the individual. Be prepared to be inspired!

Suitable for secondary students across high school years 7-11 plus a very fun version for primary years 5 & 6, Elementary to Advanced level.

WHEN: 11, 12 & 13 September TIME: 10am, followed by 12.30pm performance DURATION: 1.5 hrs COST: $30 per student (includes ticket to performance at 12.30pm) CLOTHING: dance wear or comfortable clothes MAXIMUM STUDENTS PER SESSION: 60 places only (3 groups)

2. Digital Dance: get coached from an expert!

Specifically tailored for years 10 and 11, dance students will interpret, in their own way, a ten minute Vimeo excerpt from Happy as Larry titled the Group Nonette.

Shaun Parker and company artists will engage in digital coaching over several sessions to refine the skills of each group of students and their interpretation of the phrase.

Elementary to Advanced level. Come and see Happy as Larry on any matinee and perform your Nonette after the show for Shaun and your peers! To sign up for the Digital Dance program email your school details by 11 March 2013 to education@seymour.sydney.edu.au. For more information email olivia@shaunparkercompany.com.

S C H O O L S E C O N D A R Y

Bring your students to the Seymour Centre for an intensive, syllabus-based lecture and professional workshop to prepare them for the HSC. A great to way for teachers to expand their perspectives on these great works too.

Happy as Larry

&

HSC Intensive Symposiums

SEYMOUR CENTRE AND SHAUN PARKER & COMPANY PRESENT

P R I M A R Y

SEYMOUR CENTRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH SPORT FOR JOVE THEATRE PRESENT

Professional Development

S C H O O L

In 2013, The Project – Schools Industry Arts is expanding its programs to include Chalk Talks, a series of speaker events that will bring together leading arts industry professionals and educators in an interactive forum.

This is your chance to be inspired, have your say and network.

Within a working theatre context, primary and secondary “Thank you for the most interesting and informative teachers can undertake arts industry-standard professional development course I have EVER been professional development courses endorsed by the NSW on...and I’ve been on a lot!”

Institute of Teachers, including: Music Theatre, Show Choir, Stage and Production Management, Large-Scale A N D REA VA N D EN B O L , S EN I O R P ERFO RM I N G ARTS T EAC H ER, 20 1 2 WO RKS H O P PA RT I C I PA N T Performance, Teaching the VET Entertainment Syllabus.

For full program, dates, prices and booking information, visit www.seymourcentre.com/education. Bookings open November 2012.

SYDNEY IMPROVIS MUSIC ASSOCIATION (SIMA)

Club

S E C O N D A R Y

Industry Talks

Cool for School

Cool for School is a unique series of concerts for secondary school students to experience outstanding jazz and improvisation in the context of a live club atmosphere. Over three concerts students will be introduced to six jazz styles from traditional to modern periods, played by the crème of Australia’s jazz.

Students will learn about performance, composition and develop their listening skills as they engage directly with professional musicians and gain valuable insights into the history of jazz and the creative process of improvisation.

The concerts will also feature structured Q&A sessions with New York MC and musician Phillip Johnston.

YEARS

7–12

CURRICULUM LINKS

Music (performance, improvisation, composition and listening), History

WHEN

4 Apr, 20 Jun, 19 Sept

CONCERTS & TIMES

Swing and Trad (Greasy Chicken Orchestra) 11am–3pm: Thursday 4 April Bebop and the Classic Piano Trio (Bernie McGann Quartet and Mike Nock Trio) 11am–3pm: Thursday 20 June

Classrooms Interest is being sought for interactive jazz and improvisation master-classes to be conducted onsite at your school. Classes can be divided in sections (rhythm and lead) where students will learn and play with Sydney’s jazz elite as they develop their ensemble playing and improvisation skills. Cost: $250 per musician.

Maximum students per musician: 25. Booking information: www.seymourcentre.com/education

Jazz Fusion (Sandy Evans Indian Project and HOTLIKS) 11am–3pm: Thursday 19 September WHERE

Sound Lounge

LENGTH

4 hours, including interval

COST

$15 per student

BOOKINGS

www.seymourcentre.com/ education for bookings to SIMA concerts

(One teacher free per 8 students.

Additional teachers at student price.)

Each year the Seymour Centre is proud to host a number of major performing arts events for The Arts Unit of the NSW Department of Education and Communities including HSC showcase programs in partnership with the Board of Studies NSW.

OnSTAGE

A key event on the school performing arts calendar, OnSTAGE presents outstanding group and individual performances and projects by 2012 HSC Drama students. It is a chance for current drama students at senior level to experience exemplary project work and self-devised performance created by their peers from around the state. Writers OnSTAGE/OnSCREEN presents rehearsed readings by professional actors of two scripts from Individual HSC Drama Projects plus the screening of three video dramas.

YEARS: 10–12 CURRICULUM LINKS: Drama WHEN: 2–8 February; Writers 6–8 February WHERE: York & Everest Theatres DURATION: 2 hours including interval, Writers 90 mins no interval. For more information about the program, ticket prices and content visit: www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/exhibitions

The Arts Unit NSW State Drama and Dance Festivals

Showcasing excellence in dance and drama from schools and festivals across NSW. YEARS: K–12 CURRICULUM LINKS: Dance, Drama WHEN: Dance – Sept; Drama – October WHERE: Everest Theatre For more information about the program, ticket prices and content visit: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au in early 2013.

Sydney Region Arts Education Create East Now in its eighth year, Create East is a three-day performance focused workshop for years 4 to 6 Gifted and Talented students, culminating in an integrated, high quality performance. Students are invited to participate in Band, Choir, Dance, Drama, Film and Visual Arts components of the program. Applications open February 2012. Visit www.sydneyregionarts.nsw.edu.au YEARS: 4–6 CURRICULUM LINKS: Creative Arts, Technology WHEN: 8–10 April WHERE: Everest Theatre DURATION: 3 days COST: Students $15/Adults $20

Create High CREATE is a gifted and talented program for students in the Sydney Region. The program consists of three consecutive days of workshops, culminating in a high quality professional theatrical production.

CREATE HIGH is a production for students in years 7 – 12. All students with training and experience in Band, Dance, Drama, Vocal Ensemble, TAS, VETEntertainment and Visual Arts are welcome to submit an online Application Form at: www.sydneyregionarts.nsw.edu.au in early 2013.

YEARS: 7–12 WHEN: mid 2013 WHERE: Everest Theatre DURATION: 1.5 hours Visit www.seymourcentre.com/education from May 2013 for ticket details.

S C H O O L

A selection of outstanding performances and projects from Higher School Certificate Dance students presented by The Arts Unit in conjunction with the Board of Studies. Callback provides a vital window to the outcomes of the HSC Dance syllabus and a professional learning activity for HSC Dance teachers, both in service and pre-service. Dance students, and especially prospective HSC Dance students, rely upon Callback as a valuable resource for their study through discussion, deconstruction and analysis of the works they observe.

Workshops covering various aspects of the HSC Dance Course are run in conjunction with the performances.

YEARS: 10–12 CURRICULUM LINKS: Dance WHEN: 7 & 8 February, 1pm and 3pm WHERE: Everest Theatre DURATION: 1.5 hrs including interval. For more information about the program, ticket prices and content visit: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/programs/dance/hsc-callback or www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/exhibitions

S E C O N D A R Y

The Project - Schools Industry Arts delivers relevant and interactive arts education opportunities in association with the Seymour Centre to empower schools and push the boundaries of arts education programs.

Callback 2012

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For Teachers

Student Showcases at the Seymour Centre

P R I M A R Y

S C H O O L S E C O N D A R Y & P R I M A R Y

SEYMOUR CENTRE AND THE PROJECT-SCHOOLS INDUSTRY ARTS

SEYMOUR CENTRE SCHOOLS BOOKING FORM Please send completed forms to: Seymour Centre Education Bookings PO Box 553 BROADWAY NSW 2007 Or fax to (02) 9351 7931 Reserve your school’s booking now and pay the balance three weeks before your performance date.

Every effort will be made to accommodate your first preferred date but sometimes performances fill very quickly so please be as flexible as possible. Education bookings will be confirmed via tax invoice sent to the school.

SEYMOUR CENTRE SCHOOLS BOOKING FORM

If you have any questions regarding your education booking please contact the box office on (02) 9351 7940 or email education@seymour.sydney.edu.au.

To book tickets for SIMA and The Project programs please visit www.seymourcentre.com/education

EVENT NAME: 1st Preference

2nd Preference

EVENT DATE: NUMBERS

PRICE

TOTAL

Students

@$

$

Teachers (Paid)

@$

$

Teachers (Complimentary*)

@$

$

TOTAL EVENTS WORKSHOPS:

1st Preference

@$25

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FAX, EMAIL OR MAIL: fill out the booking form overleaf and send (details on the booking form)

For more information, resource kits and risk assessment information please visit www.seymourcentre.com/ education

ONLINE: visit www.seymourcentre.com/education and either download a PDF booking form or fill out the online form and submit.

$

Hamlet

Step 1: Booking

2nd Preference

PHONE: call us on 02 9351 7940

N/A

Please provide as close to actual numbers as possible.

If any students have special seating needs, please let us know so we can accommodate the student as best we can.

$

Julius Caesar

@$25

$

Richard III

@$25

$

As You Like It

@$25

$

Happy as Larry (show & workshop)

@$30

$

TOTAL WORKSHOPS

$

GRAND TOTAL (EVENTS PLUS WORKSHOPS)**

$

13 May 2013

Step 2: Payment

** No GST applied to any education bookings

Payment and final numbers are due three weeks prior to the event you are attending. Please ensure you pay no later than the due date on your invoice. Bookings made within three weeks of the performance will need to be paid in full within one week of confirmation.

school name

Step 3: Teacher Resource Kits

General public bookings will open at a later date. Please refer to www.seymourcentre.com/education late 2012/early 2013. * The number of complimentary tickets varies for each production. Please refer to the production’s page for details

Teacher resource kits will be provided once you have paid your balance.

Teacher Address Suburb & postcode School fax

School phone

Teacher email

Teacher mobile

SIGN ME UP TO THE SEYMOUR’S QUARTERLY TEACHER ENEWS: YES / NO (please circle preferred option)

Step 4: On The Day

Tickets will be available for collection from the Box Office on the day. Please arrive no later than 20 minutes prior to the start time of the performance. Latecomers may be excluded, or may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance. If you’re running late please call the Box Office on 02 9351 7940

SPECIAL NEEDS If any of your students have special seating needs please call the Box Office on 02 9351 7940.

PAYMENT METHODS ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT): details to be provided on tax invoice CREDIT CARD: by phone BANK CHEQUE: cheques are to be made payable to “Seymour Centre” If we do not receive payment by the due date on the invoice, your tickets may not be held. If you are having difficulty organising payment, contact us immediately on 02 9351 7940.

HAVE YOUR SCHOOL PRODUCTION OR EVENT AT THE SEYMOUR The Seymour hosts a number of school theatre productions, speech nights and concerts each year representing a wide cross section of primary and secondary schools. For venue information contact: Michael Easton 02 9351 7921 or michaele@seymour.sydney.edu.au

OTHER GREAT STUFF ABOUT THE SEYMOUR FOR SCHOOLS Free Teacher’s Notes

Available in 2013 for all performances for schools once full payment has been received.

Parking

The Seymour has easy drop off and pick up points for school buses on City Rd or Shepherd St, behind the Seymour (see map below)

RO O M O N T H E B RO O M

Foyers and Courtyard

Seymour has expansive foyer and courtyard spaces where students can safely gather before and after the show.

Victoria Park

Victoria Park (pictured) is directly opposite the Seymour: a great place to take students after the show to eat lunch before the journey home.

H AMLET & OT H ELLO

Where Are We?

Located conveniently at the Broadway end of the city, we’re close to Central and Redfern Stations, with great transport links, ample parking and plenty of nearby facilities.

H APPY AS L ARRY

Tickets are subject to availability. Program details and prices are correct at time of printing and may be subject to change.

T EAC H ER PRO FESSI O NAL D EVELO PMENT

C O O L FO R SC H O O L

CENTRAL

OnSTAGE: Board of Studies NSW in association with The Arts Unit of the NSW Department of Education and Communities; Create East and Create High: NSW Department of Education and Communities—Sydney Region Arts; NSW State Drama and Dance Festivals: The Arts Unit, NSW Department of Education and Communities.

The Seymour Centre is the performing arts centre of the University of Sydney