TakeOff Festival 2019 - Schools Brochure

Information for Schools

21–26 Oct 2019 DURHAM, ENGLAND

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Welcome to your dedicated schools brochure for TakeOff Festival 2019.

TakeOff Festival returns 21-26 October 2019 across County Durham and the surrounding areas with a jam-packed programme of theatre for children.

Join us throughout the week for brilliant theatre from around the world especially created for children and young people.

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Booking couldn’t be easier, simply give us a call on 01325 405 680 and we will take care of your booking including arranging any transport that you may need. You will find more information on the next page.

How to book

We look forward to hearing from you,

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Theatre Hullabaloo

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Show Information: EYFS 04-07 Key Stage 1 06-08 Key Stage 2 08-13

School bookings: 01325 405 680

How to book We try and make booking tickets for TakeOff Festival as easy as possible for you and your school. We can: • Arrange return travel to/from your school • Meet and greet you from your bus • Carry out a risk assessment for your visit • Provide you with dedicated packed lunch areas wherever possible • Bring you a range of world-class shows with specific links to the curriculum

Ticket prices: Tickets £7. Teachers go FREE in line with ratios!

Early Bird Offer FREE return travel to/from the venue.

Tickets must be booked before the end of July to receive this offer.

Access information: TakeOff Festival has a strong commitment to welcoming all children and to making the festival as accessible as possible for everyone.

For access information for the festival venues, please visit our website. If you have any specific requirements that you would like to discuss, please contact us on 01325 405 680.

Delegates at TakeOff Festival: You may see people at the festival wearing brightly coloured lanyards. These are our wonderful industry delegates who come and spend some time at the festival to see shows, discuss work and take part in sector specific activity.

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Arts Award: TakeOff Festival supports schools to deepen their pupil’s engagement at the festival through Arts Award Discover. This is an introductory award designed for ages 5 and above.

Arts Award Discover is a unique qualification that inspires children to connect to the wider arts world by discovering the enjoyment of creating and participating in arts activities. Pupils will watch a performance, take part in a post show Q&A with the artists and complete and record activities in their individual workbook.

To find out more and take part in Arts Award, please call Amy Swalwell on 01325 405683.

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Age: 2+ • EYFS Théâtre de la Guimbarde

Hide-and-seek Belgium

Two siblings have been put to bed for the night, but these children have more exciting plans in mind!

Become part of their simple game as they reinvent new ways to play hide-and-seek. In a rediscovery of the pleasure of hiding oneself in order to discover oneself, Hide-and-Seek invites audiences to experience the acrobatic adventures that ensue past these children’s bedtime.

Performances: Pelton Community Centre, Pelton Tue 22 October 13:30 Gala, Durham Wed 23 October 11:00 • 13:00 Thu 24 October 09:30 • 11:30

Performed in French and English, Hide-and-Seek (or Cache-Cache) brings to life the excitement, fear, pleasure, surprise and joy of playing this well loved childrens game.

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School bookings: 01325 405 680

Image © Rootsandshoot

Duration: 40 mins

Image © Søren Meisner

Duration: 35 mins Age: 2-4 yrs • EYFS Teater Minsk

Sky

Performances:

Denmark

Lie down and look at the sky through your toes!

Can you see the world from upside down?

Can you hear the stars?

Jump onto a soft cloud and feel the wind whirling and whispering as two dancers make the space around you twist and turn. Everything is changing. Look up or move a little closer, you may catch a glimpse of a shape, a figure or someone in the sky.

Everything is in motion in this lyrical piece of dance theatre for the very young.

The Witham, Barnard Castle Tue 22 October 11:00 • 13:00 Gala, Durham Wed 23 October 11:00 • 12:30 Thu 24 October 11:00 • 12:30 Fri 25 October 9:30 • 13:00

“It awakes joy.

Heavenly joy.”

Anne Middelboe, Teateravisen

School bookings: 01325 405 680

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Age: 3-6 yrs • EYFS / KS1 WinterWalker & Theatre Hullabaloo

FIVE

Performances: The Hullabaloo, Darlington Wed 23 October 09:45 • 11:00 • 13:15

ENGLAND

Thu 24 October 09:45 • 11:00 • 13:30

Eyes see, fingers touch, Noses breathe in deep, Tongues taste, ears hear, Bodies ready - LEAP!

Fri 25 October 09:45 • 11:00 • 13:30

What’s this? What does it look like? How does it feel?

Does it smell nasty, or taste nice? Does it make a noise?

Join two dancers and a live musician as they use their eyes and ears, noses and mouths, fingers and feet to discover a world of play that makes the ordinary extraordinary.

FIVE is a playful exploration of our five human senses through dance, movement and live music.

This warm, funny and inclusive show is a perfect introduction to live performance for children aged 3 to 6.

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“Absolutely magical from beginning to end.”

Hillcrest Community School

FIVE is presented in partnership with Derby Theatre

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Image © Mark Savage Photography

Duration: 45 mins

Image © Laura Luca

Duration: 60 mins Age: 3+ • EYFS / KS1 Theatergroep Kwatta

Jabberbabble The Netherlands

Performances: Durham Town Hall, Durham Fri 25 October 09:30 • 13:30

Jabberbabble is a show about four birds and one nest.

Nobody understands their jibber jabber lingo. What if we don’t speak the same language, but still manage to understand each other? Maybe, before long, we won’t be strangers anymore.

A delightful show for the whole family that is entirely sung, as it should be with birds.

“In my twelve years as a reviewer I seldom saw a performance more relevant to this target group.”

Leeuwarder Courant

School bookings: 01325 405 680

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Age: 5+ • KS1 /KS2 Teater Patrasket

Fly

Performances: The Witham, Barnard Castle Wed 23 October 11:15

Denmark

Fly is a poetic journey into a circus universe with strange characters, big emotions and captivating puppet imagery.

Arthur and Marta are two very old puppeteers, who have been together for life. The poor orphan boy Max, is being bullied – and is always longing to fly, even when he starts travelling with a circus.

But one day he meets the giraffe woman Lily, and the great love “A beautiful, that might give him wings.

Durham Town Hall, Durham Thu 24 October 9:30 Blackhall Community Centre, Blackhall Colliery Fri 25 October 13:00

sensitive and deeply nostalgic show for the school starters” Teateravisen

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School bookings: 01325 405 680

Image © Søren Meisner

Duration: 40 mins

Image © Brian Hartley

Duration: 55 mins Age: 7+ • KS2 Barrowland Ballet

Tiger Tale Scotland

Something wild is prowling. She can hear it through her bedroom walls, but her mum and dad seem stuck in the dull routines of their everyday lives.

Until one day the wild breaks in and everything changes.

A troubled family’s world turns upside down when a tiger invades. It’s chaotic, it’s dangerous but brilliantly funny as the tiger reignites the family’s love for one another. With captivating dancers, enjoy the thrill of sitting right up close to the action and the chance to explore the set at the end.

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Performances: Gala, Durham Wed 23 October 9:30 | 13:30

“Enthralling and enchanting…

One word describes the experience.

Joyous.”

Dublin Examiner

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Age: for children aged 7+ with autism Barrowland Ballet

Playful Tiger

Performances: Gala, Durham Thu 24 October 13:45

Scotland

Playful Tiger is a highly physical, interactive dance performance, specially created for children and young people who are profoundly autistic and mainly nonverbal. A troubled family’s world turns upside down when a mischievous tiger visits. It’s chaotic, wild and brilliantly fun.

Fri 25 October 11:00 | 14:00 | 17:00

Capacity: 8 young people and their carers

Interacting directly with the audience Playful Tiger tells the story through the eyes of the child, with a focus on sensory engagement.

Playfulness creates space for a twoway response between audience and performers.

A visual story and venue information pack will be provided before your visit.

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School bookings: 01325 405 680

Image © Brian Hartley

Duration: 45 mins

“Absorbing, affecting but also robustly unsentimental”

Duration: 40 mins, + exhibition viewing time

Age: 8+ • KS2 Terra Incognita

My Friend Selma Scotland

A tale of loss, friendship, courage and conkers as one girl makes an incredible journey to escape war in Bosnia.

This is the story of a conker that never fell, an interrupted stethoscope, prayer beads, water splashing in a face, a cat with no home, a car, a mask, a party hat, a pair of swimming pants, a flying pool ball, a letter, and a photograph. Mostly it’s the story of a girl called Selma.

My Friend Selma is the remarkable real-life story of one girl’s journey from war in Bosnia to safety in the UK. It is the tale of an incredible journey, a world turned upside down, loss, friendship, courage and conkers.

The show tours with a small exhibition about the real-life story that inspired the show that you can visit straight after the show.

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Performances: Greenfield Community College, Shildon Tue 22 October 13:30 • 18:00 Wed 23 October 10:00 14:20 (closed performance) Thu 24 October 10:30 Would you like this performance in your school?

Get in touch.

Gala, Durham Fri 25 October 11:00 • 13:30 Additional participation/ engagement: 30 minute post-show exhibition Opportunity for pupils to gain Arts Award Discover (see page 3) 11

Image © Jassy Earl

The Herald

Duration: 60 mins

The Stage

Age: 8+ • KS2 Andy Cannon and Red Bridge Arts

Is this a Dagger?

The story of Macbeth SCOTLAND

By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes...

Andy Cannon, one of Scotland’s finest storytellers, takes audiences on a thousand-year journey from fact to fiction and back again, in his telling of Shakespeare’s classic tale.

A tale of foul and fortune, murder and deceit, Macbeth is a gory, bloody and darkly wonderful tale of one man and his pursuit of power. In Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth, Andy Cannon distils the essence of this epic play into a one-man, one-hour version, making it appealing for audiences young and old.

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Performances: Durham Johnston School, Durham Tue 22 October 9:45* 13:45 (closed performance) Greenfield Community College, Newton Aycliffe Wed 23 October 10:00 • 13:30 Thu 24 October 9:30* • 13:30 * Post-show Q&A sessions Arts Award opportunity: If you are interested in your pupils attending one of the shows with a Q&A session attached to it, they could work towards an Arts Award Discover (see page 3)

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Image © Sandy Butler

“Compelling telling of Macbeth that opens the story right out.”

Duration: 50 mins Age: 9+ • KS2 the egg, Oxford Playhouse, Theatr Iolo and Conde Duque

Muckers

Performances:

Muckers Plural noun

Thu 24 October 11:00 • 13:45

ENGLAND

1. persons who deal with (and/or delight in) dirt 2. old friends or soulmates 3. rough or coarse persons (dated use) Created by award-winning theatre maker Caroline Horton and an international ensemble, Muckers is a funny, magical, physical production for ages 9+.

With original songs and quite a lot of Spanish, this mischievous show asks what it takes to stand proud and be true to ourselves, and how we empower the next generation to do the same.

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Durham Johnston School, Durham Wed 23 October 13:45 (closed performance)

“Loved it!

Laughed a lot and it melted my heart!”

Audience member, Spring 2019

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Venue information Below are a list of venues for school performances taking part in TakeOff Festival 2019.

Schools should contact us on 01325 405 680 to book tickets for school performances.

Blackhall Community Centre Blackhall Colliery Hesleden Road Hartlepool TS27 4LG

Gala I Millennium Place Durham DH1 1WA

Pelton Community Centre Front Street Chester le Street DH2 1DE

Greenfield Community College

The Hullabaloo

Greenfield Way Newton Aycliffe DL5 7LF

Borough Road Darlington DL1 1SG

Greenfield Community College

The Witham

Durham Town Hall Market Place Durham DH1 3NJ

Jubilee Road Shildon DL4 2EP

Durham Johnston School Durham DH1 4SU

TakeOff Festival Partners

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3 Horse Market Barnard Castle DL12 8LY

TakeOff Festival Print Sponsor

School bookings: 01325 405 680

Timetable Tuesday 22 October Show

Age

Time

Venue

Hide-and-Seek

2+ years

13:30

Pelton Community Centre, Pelton

Sky

2-4 years

11:00 | 13:00

The Witham, Barnard Castle

My Friend Selma

8+ years

13:30 | 18:00

Greenfield Community College, Shildon

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Is this a Dagger?

8+ years

9:45* | 13:45 (CP)

Durham Johnston School, Durham

Wednesday 23 October Hide-and-Seek

2+ years

11:00 | 13:00

Gala, Durham

Sky

2-4 years

11:00 | 12:30

Gala, Durham

FIVE

3-6 years

9:45 | 11:00 | 13:15

The Hullabaloo, Darlington

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5+ years 11:15 The Witham, Barnard Castle Fly .......................................................................................................................................................

Tiger Tale

7+ years

9:30 | 13:30

Gala, Durham

My Friend Selma

8+ years

10:00 | 14:20 (CP)

Greenfield Community College, Shildon

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Is this a Dagger?

8+ years

10:00 | 13:30

Greenfield Community College, Newton Aycliffe

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Muckers

9+ years

13:45 (CP)

Durham Johnston School, Durham

Thursday 24 October Hide-and-Seek

2+ years

9:30 | 11:30

Gala, Durham

Sky

2-4 years

11:00 | 12:30

Gala, Durham

FIVE

3-6 years

9:45 | 11:00 | 13:30

The Hullabaloo, Darlington

Fly

5+ years

9:30

Durham Town Hall, Durham

Playful Tiger

7+ years

13:45

Gala, Durham

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Would you like the 10:30 performance in your schools? Get in touch 8+ years My Friend Selma .......................................................................................................................................................

Is this a Dagger?

8+ years

9:30* | 13:30

Greenfield Community College, Newton Aycliffe

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Muckers

9+ years

11:00 | 13:45

Durham Johnston School, Durham

Friday 25 October Sky

2-4 years

9:30 | 13:00

Gala, Durham

FIVE

3-6 years

9:45 | 11:00 | 13:30

The Hullabaloo, Darlington

Jabberbabble

3+ years

9:30 | 13:30

Durham Town Hall, Durham

Fly

5+ years

13:00

Blackhall Community Centre, Blackhall Colliery

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Playful Tiger

7+ years

11:00 | 14:00 | 17:00

Gala, Durham

My Friend Selma

8+ years

11:00 | 13:30

Gala, Durham

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(CP) = closed performance * = Post-show Q&A sessions

School bookings: 01325 405 680

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Tiger Tale, Barrowland Ballet • Image © Brian Hartley

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