Modern Arts
ARTISTIC EVENTS AT BEDFORD MODERN SCHOOL
2017/18
Booking Information Tickets for most, but not all, events and performances listed in this brochure are available by contacting our Box Office on:
01234 332664 Tickets for Junior School events are available by telephoning 01234 332513. Please check listings for details. You may need to obtain a ticket even for free events - if in doubt please get in touch. Students involved in productions are entitled to claim two complimentary tickets for the majority of events. If you have any special requirements such as wheelchair access please let us know when you book your tickets or contact us on 01234 332664. Parking is available on site. Tickets for concerts and plays at Bedford Modern School are subsidised by the School, allowing us to keep prices low. Please do not overbook for events as this can prevent others from claiming tickets. If you do find yourself with spare tickets please notify the Box Office as soon as possible as we may be able to re-sell them. For more information about the Arts at Bedford Modern School please take a look at our website:
bedmod.co.uk For the benefit of our patrons and for child protection reasons we no longer allow the taking of photographs or the use of video equipment by audience members at the majority of our events. Official photographs and video recordings may be available.
Welcome Welcome to the 2017-18 season of artistic events at Bedford Modern School. The months ahead bring a packed programme of music, drama, dance, film and exhibitions featuring students from Years 3 to 13. This Autumn’s exciting programme includes such perennial favourites as the House Music Competition, the traditional Christmas Concert and the Service of Nine Lessons and Carols. Theatre In Transit, our Year 12 and 13 Theatre Company, present a new production of Yerma this November, while our youngest students will be displaying their musical skills in the Junior School Concert and their acting abilities in the annual Christmas Production. The School is once again delighted to be hosting, and performing in, ACT! - a Drama Festival featuring schools from across the county and in November, students from Years 9 and 10 perform an abridged version of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Open Mic Night, Dance! and Speech and Drama Showcases return at the beginning of 2018 followed by a spectacular staging of West Side Story. This production, showing over four nights, features students from Years 11 to 13 and promises to sell out fast so be sure to book early! Finally Film Night highlights the work of our Sixth Form Film Studies students. The Summer Term sees the School Choir and orchestral musicians perform in the Classical Showcase whilst students from Years 7 to 10 present their production of the classic Half A Sixpence in May. Finally, to finish the year, don’t miss the Summer Concert or the Art Exhibitions from our GCSE and A Level students. We look forward to seeing you and thank you for your continued support. John Mower (Director of Music) Laura Coltman (Director of Performance Arts) Sian Milton (Head of Art, Design and Information Technology Faculty) John Sanders (Head of Film Studies)
All year round School Site
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Thursday 12 October 2017 Howard Hall 7.00pm All Tickets £3
Wednesday 01 November - Friday 03 November 2017 The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road, Bedford 7.30pm Adults £8 / Concessions £6
YERMA
Theatre in Transit return to The Place with Federico García Lorca’s Yerma. Yerma tells the story of a young woman whose inability to have a child tears her life apart. Her fierce desire to be a mother is met with painful indifference by her husband - provoking a desperate reaction. An exhibition of A Level and GCSE work can be viewed in school throughout the year.
A House event in which Senior School pupils battle it out to become House Music champions!
Yerma features content that may be unsuitable for younger audiences. Tickets can also be purchased online at www.theplacebedford.org.uk
Tuesday 14 November 2017 M1 - Music School 4.30pm Free Admission
Tea Time Concert An opportunity for both Junior and Senior School students to perform in an informal environment.
Monday 20 November 2017 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
Thursday 30 November 2017 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
Bedford Modern School hosts Bedford’s Schools Drama Festival. Schools from across the county come together to create and perform an evening of Greek Myths and Legends.
An opportunity for our Speech and Drama students from Years 7 and 8 to showcase their work in progress.
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Friday 17 November 2017 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
Julius Caesar
Students from Years 9 and 10 present an abridged version of Shakespeare’s history play - Julius Caesar.
Friday 01 December 2017 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
Junior School Concert
An opportunity to hear ensembles and soloists from the Junior School perform in a formal setting.
Wednesday 13 December 2017 Howard Hall 7.30pm Adults £5 / Concessions £3
ChristmasConcert
Thursday 07 December 2017 4.30pm Friday 08 December 2017 2.15pm and 7.00pm Howard Hall Adults £6 / Concessions £4
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CHRISTMAS PRODUCTION An opportunity to sing carols and enjoy a selection of Christmas music performed by the School’s orchestra, choirs, bands and other ensembles. Sunday 17 December 2017 St Paul’s Church, Bedford 6.30pm Free Admission
Festival of Nine Lessons & Carols
Every student in the Junior School will take part in this evening of song, dance and enchanting story telling. Call 01234 332513 for tickets.
The Service of Nine Lessons and Carols is set in the beautiful surroundings of St Paul’s Church. The traditional readings are interspersed with performances from the School Choirs and carols for everyone.
Thursday 25 January 2018 Christopher Fry Hall 4.30pm Free Admission
Friday 26 January 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
JUNIOR SCHOOL
Performance Open Arts Mic S H O W C A S E
Dance!
Thursday 08 February 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
NIGHT
Visit the Howard Hall as it is transformed into Bedford’s premiere Rock venue for one night only! An opportunity for our Speech and Drama and Dance students from Years 3 to 6 to showcase their work in progress.
Thursday 01 February Friday 02 February 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm All Tickets ÂŁ4
Student bands and soloists from across the School get the opportunity to make a lot of noise and rock the house.
A two day extravaganza of dance and entertainment. A chance to see our talented dancers and singers from Years 7 to 13 perform.
An opportunity for our Speech and Drama students from Years 9 to 13 to showcase their work in progress. Students will perform poems, prose, extracts from plays and pieces of musical theatre as they work towards their LAMDA qualifications.
Wednesday 07 March - Saturday 10 March 2018 Howard Hall 7.30pm Adults £8 / Concessions £6
Set in New York in the mid-1950s, West Side Story explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs of different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. When young American Tony falls in love with Puerto Rican immigrant Maria, a tragic chain of events is set in motion that will rip apart their worlds for ever.
Wednesday 21 March 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
Thursday 22 March 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
band FILM night NIGHT
This musical re-telling of Romeo & Juliet features some of the greatest songs of the 20th Century including Something’s Coming, Maria, America, Somewhere, Tonight, I Feel Pretty and Cool.
Tuesday 13 March 2018 M1 - Music School 4.30pm Free Admission
Tea Time Chamber Music Concert
AS and A2 Level Film Studies students present the work that they have produced during their courses on the big screen!
An opportunity for both Junior and Senior School students to perform in an informal environment.
These pieces may contain strong language and adult themes and may therefore be unsuitable for younger audiences.
A vibrant evening of music from the Senior School’s wind, brass and percussion ensembles.
Thursday 26 April 2018 Howard Hall 7.30pm Adults £5 / Concessions £3
CLASSICAL SHOWCASE
Thursday 10 May Saturday 12 May 2018 Howard Hall 7.30pm Adults £8 / Concessions £6
Arthur Kipps, an orphan and over-worked draper’s assistant at the turn of the last century, unexpectedly inherits a fortune that propels him into high society. His childhood companion, Ann Pornick, watches with dismay as Arthur is made over in a new image by the beautiful and classy Helen Walsingham. Both young women undoubtedly love Arthur - but which of them should he listen to? With the help of his friends, Arthur learns that if you want to have the chance of living the right life, you need to make the right choices.
A concert programme giving our Senior School musicians the experience of performing works from the orchestral and choral repertoire.
This musical adaptation of H.G. Wells’s semi-autobiographical novel Kipps: The Story of a Simple Soul, features composer David Heneker’s exhilarating songs from the original production, including Flash Bang Wallop, Money To Burn and Half A Sixpence.
June 2018 Dates and venue to be confirmed Free Admission
June 2018 Dates and venue to be confirmed Free Admission
June 2018 Dates and venue to be confirmed Free Admission
GCSE ART
AS LEVEL ART
A LEVEL ART Junior School
EXHIBITION EXHIBITION
EXHIBITION
Thursday 21 June Friday 22 June 2018 Christopher Fry Hall / 7.00pm Adults £6 / Concessions £4
Production
The final chance for Art students to exhibit the very best of their year’s A Level work. Wednesday 06 June 2018 M1 - Music School 4.30pm Free Admission Students from Year 11 present coursework produced over their two year course and an exam piece created during a 10 hour examination.
An exhibition of work taken from AS Level students’ portfolios. Featuring disciplines as varied as photography, printmaking, ceramics and painting. This exhibition displays the best art works produced over the one year course.
Junior School Tea Time Concert An opportunity for Junior School students to perform in an informal environment.
A smaller scale production to enable the most dedicated performers from Years 5 and 6 to display their talents.
Friday 29 June 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Adults £4 / Concessions £2
Summer = C o n c ert
Friday 06 July 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Invitation Only
Artistic Achievement Awards 2018
Other Dates Monday 13 November and Tuesday 14 November 2017 Howard Hall Time TBC Free Admission
IGCSE Drama students perform devised pieces for the final assessed practical exam of their course. These pieces may contain strong language and may be unsuitable for younger audiences.
A LeVEL
An evening of music performed by various ensembles from the Junior and Senior Schools.
BEDFORDSHIRE
iGCSE DRAMA PRACTICALS FESTIVAL OF MUSIC,
Tuesday 28 November 2017, Monday 22 January 2018 and Tuesday 24 April 2018 Howard Hall Time TBC Free Admission
An evening celebrating students’ achievements in the Arts. Prizes are interspersed with performances from productions, concerts and practical examinations that have taken place since September.
Saturday 03 March Saturday 10 March 2018 Bedford Corn Exchange /Times Vary Fee payable on door
SPEECH & DRAMA
Students taking Speech and Drama lessons at BMS get the opportunity to perform their pieces before a panel of adjudicators. Tuesday 20 March 2018 Howard Hall 7.00pm Free Admission
AS LeVEL
PRACTICALS
PRACTICALS
A Level Theatre Studies students perform devised and scripted pieces for the final assessed practical exams of their course. These pieces may contain strong language and may be unsuitable for younger audiences.
AS Level Theatre Studies students perform extracts from scripted plays. These pieces may contain strong language and may be unsuitable for younger audiences.
Tuesday 06 February 2018 Music School During the school day
Thursday 07 June 2018 Music School During the school day
MUSIC PRIZES MUSIC PRIZES SENIOR SCHOOL YEARS 7-13
JUNIOR SCHOOL YEARS 3 - 6
A chance for students to compete with their peers to win prizes in performance specific to their year or instrument.
Prize entries are welcomed from all students whether they have lessons in or out of school.
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