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TAKEOVER Saturday 21 October 2017
Join in with a huge range of FREE wondrous workshops and get discounts on tickets for some very special shows
Box Office: 01865 319450 www.thenorthwall.com
WORKSHOPS All free with your Takeover Pass! BOOK IN ADVANCE... LITTLE MUSIC SCHOOL 11.15am-11.45am // 12pm-12.30pm
LOVE TO DANCE? Guess how much! 1.15pm-2pm // 2.15pm-3pm
IMPROV SKILLS WORKSHOP 2pm - 4pm
UNARMED STAGE COMBAT 4.15pm - 5.45pm
Fun music classes for little people and their grown-ups. Come sing, shake, move, groove and make some noise! For families with children aged 1 – 4 years
Unblock your creativity and surprise yourselves – it’s all in the mindset! Anyone can be an improv star. Ages 7 – adult.
Oxford’s own Cecilia Macfarlane will take adults and children on a moving journey together. Everyone can dance! For all ages (big/little pairs)
The tricks and techniques of stage fighting: Action/Reaction: kick, blow, punch, throw – all without a scratch! Ages 7 – adult.
SING YOUR HEART OUT 4pm - 5.30pm
Discover the joys of singing before supper. For all ages.
JUST DROP IN! BIRD MASK MAKING 10am-5pm
Make and decorate a spectacular bird mask and fly, fly away. Become a bird of paradise, a phoenix, a flamingo – the choice is yours!
JUNK PUPPETS 10.30am-12.30pm
Make a fab puppet from stuff you’d find at home – and take it on a wild space journey!
JUNK ORCHESTRA 11am – 5pm
Come and jam on the tuned junk orchestra, make a shaker, and play in the sound garden.
ER PASS TAKEOV £2 adults en £1 childr
Watch out for The Meanderthals! SHADOW PUPPETRY 11am - 1pm
Bring a rhyme or write a limerick – and bring it to life through the marvellous magical medium of shadow puppetry.
THE ART OF STAGE MAKE-UP 10.30am - 4.30pm
The smell of the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd… Learn how characters are made on stage through this very specialised artform.
BACKSTAGE THEATRE TOURS 10am-11am//1pm-2pm//4.30pm - 5.30pm See the ‘Staff Only’ parts of the theatre. Play with lights and add your own sound effects.
SHOWS Plain Bob
10.30am & 3.30pm This interactive puppet show is performed with mime, music, sound effects – and lots of laughs. Watch Bob’s world come to life under an umbrella and then step inside to lend him a hand. By the end, you’ll all be singin’ in the rain! Fun for all ages – whatever the weather. Tickets: £3.50 with Takeover Pass
A Strange New Space 2pm
Amira is obsessed with space and dreams of becoming an Astronaut. One night, the bangs, whooshes and fizzes of her imagination explode out of her dreams, becoming a deafening reality. Amira has to pack her bag for the intergalactic trip that she’s been waiting for… Come on an imaginary voyage into space, paralleled with Amira’s real-life journey as a refugee. A nonverbal, physical show for the whole family using puppetry and original music. For ages 4+ Tickets: £5 with Takeover Pass
Murder She Didn’t Write: The Improvised Murder Mystery 7pm
A classic murder mystery is created on the spot in this ingenious and hilarious show from improv theatre company Degrees of Error. Miss Crimson poisoned in the parlour? Mr Gold exploded by cannon in Sainsbury’s? You decide! But will you guess whodunnit? For adults & children aged 7+ Tickets: £10/£8 with Takeover Pass (usually £14/£12)
What’s On Theatre
Theatre Tours 10am - 11am 1pm - 2pm 4.30pm - 5.30pm
Shadow Puppetry 11am - 1pm
Drama Studio
Junk Puppets & Space Adventures
10.30am - 12.30pm Drop-In Session
Improv Workshop 2pm-4pm
Murder She Didn’t Write 7pm - 8pm
A Strange New Space 2pm - 3pm
Singing Workshop 4pm - 5.30pm
Dance Studio
Little Music School Love to Dance! Plain Bob 1.15pm - 2pm 10.30am - 11am 11.15am -11.45am 12pm 12.30pm 2.15pm - 3pm 3.30pm - 4pm
Unarmed Stage Combat 4.15pm - 5.45pm
Gallery Dressing Rooms
Bird Mask Making 10am - 4pm Drop-In Session
The Art of Stage Make-Up 10.30am - 4.30pm Drop-In Session
plus...Junk Orchestra in the courtyard from 11am - 5pm
How to book & venue information Tickets:
Family Arts Takeover pass: £2 adults, £1 children Get shows from just £3.50 and all workshops free when you buy a pass! Advance Booking recommended - spaces limited for some events Call the Box Office to book: 01865 319450 Box office opening hours: Mon - Fri 10am - 4pm, Sat 12pm - 4pm
Getting here:
The North Wall Arts Centre | South Parade Oxford OX2 7JN Bus stop: South Parade | Park & Ride: Oxford Parkway or Pear Tree Buses from city centre: 2 2A 2B 2C 2D S2 S3 S5 6 300 500
Box Office: 01865 319450 www.thenorthwall.com