Additional Opportunities Our in-house multi-arts practitioners are trained to deliver an extensive variety of disciplines and activities. Contact us to discuss how your school group can benefit from applying Creative Learning to performing arts and none performing arts subjects.
Education Resource Packs Education resource packs support teaching and learning in the classroom and are designed to complement your visit to the theatre, in line with the National Curriculum. Resources are available for most productions, contact us for full details.
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BEHIND THE BUSINESS Explore the creative techniques used to plan campaigns and promote the theatre productions that come to the Sunderland Empire. Spend a morning or afternoon session with the Creative Learning team and enjoy an informative tour detailing how the business side of our receiving theatre works, then present ideas back in a fun Dragons Den style workshop, which will provide students with outcomes in creative thinking, problem solving, confidence and communication! Suitable for all ages, popular with Marketing, Business and Travel & Tourism groups at GCSE & BTEC level.
Employability Package Everyone goes through an audition at some point in their life. Performers audition all the time; however a regular job interview can also be an audition, an opportunity for someone to show off their knowledge and skills. Develop confidence, communication skills and learn how to stand out in an interview with our employability workshops and discover how to improve your audition (whatever the role) and maximise your employability in a safe, engaging and fun environment.
Find out more about your favourite theatre with a backstage tour! Learn about the history of our beautiful Edwardian theatre, discover how it works and see the auditorium as the stars do...from the stage! Tours are available to school groups of up to 46 pupils and are priced at £3 per person or free to schools taking part in Sunderland Empire led workshops.
Empire Connect Empire Connect is a charitable scheme set up by the Sunderland Empire Creative Learning department and supported by the Theatre Trust Board, to help subsidise the cost of school and community group visits to the theatre. Funding is available towards travel to the venue and creative learning activities and is offered via a strict application criteria (subject to availability and cannot be guaranteed). For further information or to discuss the application criteria simply contact us as below.
Also ideal for students applying to University and performing arts schools. Workshops can be tailored to meet the needs of NEETS and alternative education groups.
Work Experience We believe that local talent and enthusiasm for the many roles within the theatre industry should be nurtured. We offer a comprehensive work experience placement scheme for GCSE level students, plus back stage (ages 18+) and intensive placements for HE/FE students.
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Workshop Fees and Booking Info Sunderland Empire led workshops are priced at £160 for groups of up to 25 students and include a free venue tour, followed by refreshments. For groups of 25+ or for specialist workshops please contact us for further information. Show inspired workshops are delivered by the Sunderland Empire Creative Learning department and are not affiliated with the visiting productions. All workshops are subject to availability.
For more information or to book one of the activities featured in this newsletter, or to discuss your own bespoke group needs contact the Creative Learning department on 0191 566 1054 (Mon – Fri, 9am – 4pm) or SunderlandEducation@theambassadors.com To book show tickets for your group call 0844 871 3042* (Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm) or email SunderlandGroups@theambassadors.com *Calls cost 7p per minute, plus your phone company’s access charge.
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Disclaimer: All subject to terms and conditions and availability. Only one concession is applicable at any one time and is subject to change, restrictions and availability. All details are correct at going to print but management reserves the right to alter details without prior notification.
We are proud to inform teachers that we deliver Arts Award at Discover and Explore level, together with a supporter’s badge. If you are delivering Arts Award in your school or are interested in finding out more, please see the dedicated website for Arts Award learning across the City: www.artsaward.org.uk
Welcome to the SPRING 2016 Schools Newsletter! Sunderland Empire has an active and forward thinking Creative Learning department, who strive to create opportunities for young people to creatively engage with the theatre and the performing arts. We work with schools, colleges and universities across the North East, educating and inspiring young people in theatre and helping teachers to bring arts into the classroom.
Check out the exclusive savings and activities coming up over the next few months. And don’t forget when you book as a group of 10+, you can reserve your tickets with no fees, no deposit and pay later!
Mon 19 – Sat 24 Sep 2016 Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm LEA SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES & COLLEGES 10+: £17, plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students (Wed mat, price bands A – C).
Tue 12 – Sat 16 Jul 2016 Groovy Greeks – Starring Terry Deary: Tue 10.30am, Wed & Thu 1.30pm, Fri 7pm, Sat 2.30pm Incredible Invaders: Tue 1.30pm, Wed & Fri 10.30am, Thu & Sat 7pm LEA SCHOOLS & ACADEMIES 10+: £8, plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students. Book both shows and receive 20% off each ticket. Two new shows ideal for covering the KS2 history curriculum. Groovy Greeks takes you through all aspects of Greek civilisation, while Incredible Invaders is a unique chronological overview of the making of Britain covering the Romans, Saxons and Vikings. Both shows are full of information and spectacularly dramatic using actors and 3D effects. See what the teachers say at birminghamstage.com, with free teachers notes to download at birminghamstage.com/education
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Andrew Lloyd Webber’s record-breaking 2015 Olivier award nominated musical Cats returns to Sunderland, direct from its sellout seasons at the London Palladium. Adapted from TS Eliot’s Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats, this ‘Groundbreaking Musical’ (Daily Express) is set on the night that the Jellicle Cats meet for the Jellicle Ball and comes together in a sparkling fusion of music, dance and verse. With ‘timeless music, spectacular sets and a superb cast’ (Daily Mirror), breathtaking choreography and of course the unforgettable Memory, Cats is a magical musical like no other. Let Cats thrill you once again, but don’t miss out on a seat - act fast and book your tickets today!
‘It’s the cat’s whiskers’ The Times
See page 3 for info on our CATS inspired workshop!
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SHOW INSPIRED WORKSHOPS The Sunderland Empire Creative Learning team deliver a diverse range of participatory learning and arts activities, inspired by the productions on our stage, with the aim of providing students of all ages with a variety of ways of engaging in the arts. From pre-school to college, we will work with you to support your learning needs, here are just a few of the workshops we have coming up.
Tue 24 – Sat 28 May 2016 Tue – Fri eves 7.30pm, Sat 4pm & 8pm
Mon 5 – Sat 10 Sep 2016
LEA SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES & COLLEGES 10+: £10, plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students (Tue – Thu, Upper Circle, price bands B- D).
Mon – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed & Sat mats 2.30pm
Starring Double Platinum Selling Artist Newton Faulkner and X-Factor Finalist Amelia Lily Green Day’s explosive, award-winning Broadway musical American Idiot comes to Sunderland, direct from a hugely successful and critically acclaimed London run. Winner of two Tony Awards® and the 2010 Grammy Award winner for Best Musical Show Album, American Idiot is the story of three boyhood friends, each searching for meaning in a post 9/11 world. The show features the music of Green Day with the lyrics of its lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and book by Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Mayer. Recommended for ages 14+
LEA SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES & COLLEGES 10+: £12.50, plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students (Wed mat, price bands B-D). Starring Alexandra Burke Directed by Craig Revel Horwood The smash hit musical comedy returns to Sunderland with a brand new production. Sister Act is the feel-amazing musical comedy based on the smash hit movie starring Whoopi Goldberg and Maggie Smith. Featuring original music by Tony® and 8-time Oscar® winner Alan Menken (Disney’s Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast, Newsies, Enchanted), dazzling dance routines and songs inspired by Motown, Soul and Disco, Sister Act is the funniest and funkiest musical around.
Design Your Own Dreamcoat
See page 3 for info on our Sister Act inspired workshop!
Join us on a theatre tour and explore some of the fundamentals which go into designing costumes for theatre. Groups will take inspiration from themes from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and will present their designs through a fun workshop. Suitable for beginners. A bespoke workshop can be created for intermediate groups. Backstage access cannot be guaranteed.
Workshop available throughout May.
PREPARE TO PERFORM Fri 9 – Sat 31 Dec 2016
Join us for a behind the scenes insight into pre show preparations – and get involved in a brief performance preparation workshop.
Performance times vary
Tue 4 – Sat 8 Oct 2016 Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm
Tue 21 – Sat 25 Jun 2016 Tue – Sat eves 7.30pm, Wed, Thu & Sat mats 2.30pm LEA SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES & COLLEGES 10+: £15, plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students (Wed & Thu mats, price band C). Starring Lucy O’Byrne from BBC’s The Voice. One of the greatest musicals of all time returns to the stage in a magnificent new production to enchant the young and the young at heart. This wonderfully lavish new staging tells the true story of the world-famous singing family, from their romantic beginnings and search for happiness, to their thrilling escape to freedom at the start of WWll. The unforgettable score features some of the most memorable songs ever performed on stage, including Edelweiss, My Favourite Things, Do-Re-Mi, Climb Ev’ry Mountain, So Long Farewell, and of course, The Sound of Music.
Groups(10+) 0844 871 3042*
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LEA SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES & COLLEGES 10+: £12.50, plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students (Wed & Thu mat, price bands B-D, Upper Circle only). Winner of the 2015 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, Sunny Afternoon is an irresistible musical with slick theatricality and ingenious storytelling at its heart. It tells the captivating tale of how one of Britain’s greatest bands, The Kinks, rose to stardom.
‘A BLAZING TRIUMPH. I SWEAR YOU’LL GET GOOSEBUMPS’ Telegraph
‘A COLOURFUL AND CONTAGIOUS ROCK MUSICAL – the best of its sort since JERSEY BOYS’
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The Times
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LEA SCHOOLS, ACADEMIES & COLLEGES 10+: £8.50 or £10 (inc ice-cream), plus 1 teacher free with every 10 students (Fri 9 Dec at 1.30pm, Tue 13 & Wed 14 Dec at 1.30pm, Thu 15 & Fri 16 Dec at 10.15am)
Workshop available throughout September.
Find out how we can assist with your school travel to the panto! Call 0191 566 1054 for more information (T&Cs apply). From the producers behind our previous spectacular pantomimes, Peter Pan (2012), Cinderella (2013), Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (2014) and Aladdin (2015), UK Productions are delighted to be returning to Sunderland with yet another magical family pantomime, that promises to add a fairy tale touch to Christmas 2016 – Sleeping Beauty! Packed full of hilarious jokes, show-stopping songs and dance, larger-than-life characters, plus colourful costumes and sparkling sets.
Don’t get caught napping like Sleeping Beauty – book today and secure the best seats! Groups(10+) 0844 871 3042*
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SOULFUL SINGING Workshop A fun vocal workshop suitable for all levels inspired by the uplifting and sensational songs of Sister Act!
Workshop available throughout September.
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