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PRIMARY
2016
ALSO FEATURING
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM PINOCCHIO PEPPA PIG'S SURPRISE ALADDIN
Valuing families and providing a great family experience A big smile... The Grand has been welcoming families for generations. All our staff pride themselves on greeting families with a big smile and helpful support. Over the next three years we have made it one of our top priorities to become even more Family Friendly. Family Friendly shows... We work hard to bring you the best touring family shows, including Peppa Pig, The Tiger Who Came To Tea, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, and Gangsta Granny. PLUS this season we launch smaller scale shows in The STUDIO. Making it easier... We’re all about making your visit enjoyable and stress-free. We have great baby changing facilities and will be installing a new buggy park area in the stalls. We will be changing our family tickets to make them more diverse for all family group sizes. Over the next six months we will also be implementing healthier drinks and snacks, a Family Friendly Guide to our facilities and standards, plus a live performance feed into our Stage Door Bar. The Grand Theatre is signed up to the Family Arts Standard with Family and Childcare Trust and works with VisitBlackpool and Blackpool Council on being Family Friendly.
THE GRAND Blackpool Is continually looking for ways to engage children, young people and their teachers with a range of cultural opportunities and experiences. There are lots of ways that schools can get involved with productions at The Grand: We work with schools to offer a range of projects and tailor-made practical workshops linked to our visiting theatre shows, which can take place both here in The STUDIO or in your school. Recently we have had success as an Arts Award Centre and have advisors qualified to deliver all 5 levels of Arts Award. We are also a registered Arts Award supporter, so get in touch to find out how we can help and support you with your delivery. We are genuinely passionate about opening up theatre to young people. Added to this is our drive to involve teachers in workshops and training, sharing best practice and canvassing opinions about ways in which The Grand can support and work with you. A highlight opportunity in this brochure is the Teachers & Practitioners Creative Learning Network meeting on Wednesday 2nd March, 6pm, pre-show ZooNation. We are excited that through our partnership with the National Theatre the new NT Connections Youth Company will be performing this season in their production, Blackout. The Grand is also host to Fylde
Youth Dance Company that audition local talented dancers annually. As one of only 10 theatres to work in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company, and having our very own Learning and Performance Network, we are delighted to be presenting the RSC national tour of A Midsummers Night’s Dream. Our first LPN schools festival, The Dream, is also being presented in March. The Grand is best placed to offer unique and tailored packages for young people in education, tied in with some of the best touring companies in the UK and Internationally. Please contact us if you want to get involved in one of our projects or you would like to talk to us about a tailored event. Contact; Celine Wyatt, Creative Learning Manager celinew@blackpoolgrand.co.uk Jo Cleasby, Creative Learning Producer joc@blackpoolgrand.co.uk Pasha Hudson, Youth Arts Programmer pashah@blackpoolgrand.co.uk Amy Brailsford, Administrator amyb@blackpoolgrand.co.uk 3
DRAMA The Touring Consortium Theatre Company presents a Touring Consortium Theatre Company and Birmingham Repertory Theatre production
Of Mice and Men
TUES 22 to SAT 26 MAR
Evenings 7:30pm, Thurs & Sat Matinees 2pm
by John Steinbeck
Set in America during the Great Depression, this classic play tells the story of George and Lennie, two migrant farm workers, who go in search of new beginnings, in the hope of attaining their shared dream: of putting together enough money to buy a small piece of land and building a home. After a long and exhausting journey, the pair arrive at a farm in California where they seek work. But they are no strangers to trouble and soon find themselves reeling from the fall out of an innocent misunderstanding which spirals out of control and leaves the two men, bound together by friendship, facing an earth-shattering climax. John Steinbeck is one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century and Of Mice and Men remains one of the most poignant statements of being human our contemporary theatre has produced. Get in touch to find out more about Pre & Post show talks. After the success of Brave New World Young Reporter Scheme we will be recruiting again for this production. Contact amyb@blackpoolgrand.co.uk for more details Fri 26 Mar 7:30pm @TCTcompany 4
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Tickets Opening Night 2 for 1 tickets Evenings £19 to £24 Matinees £19 Concessions £3 off (Evenings only) Grand Friends £5 off opening Night, £3 off the rest of the week School Groups £9.50 (Tues to Fri only) Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off Are you 18-26?
50 tickets (per performance) available for this show at just £12.50 (T&C apply).Tickets go quick, so call us now! #GTU26
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Director Roxanna Silbert Designer Liz Ascroft Lighting Designer Simon Bond Composer and Sound Designer Nick Powell
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Dudley Sutton plays Curly. Dudley is best known for his role in the ITV classic Lovejoy but is also a renowned stage actor who began his career in some of the most iconic plays of the sixties, including Jo Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane and Tom Murphy’s A Whistle In The Dark. Over the course of his career he has worked with legendary directors including Federico Fellini, Derek Jarman, Sally Potter and Ken Russell.
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DRAMA The Royal Shakespeare Company and Poulton Drama in association with Blackpool’s Grand Theatre present
A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare
‘The course of true love never did run smooth’ On a Midsummer’s night, four young lovers find themselves wrapped in the mischievous arms of an enchanted forest, where sprites lurk and fairies rule. The nation’s favourite Shakespeare play is performed as never before; RSC Deputy Artistic Director directs 18 professional actors with local amateur group Poulton Drama as Shakespeare’s Mechanicals. Join us for an unforgettable adventure… This is an arrangement developed between the RSC and Equity
TUES 5 to SAT 9 APR
Evenings 7:15pm, Thurs & Sat Matinees 1:15pm
Tickets Evenings £19 to £24
Matinees £19 Up to 4 Under 18s half price with every full paying adult Concessions £3 off Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off (Evenings only)
Thurs 7 Apr following the show School Groups £9.50 (Tues to Fri only) Are you 18-26? 50 tickets (per performance)
Fri 8 Apr 7:15pm CAP
Fri 8 Apr 7:15pm
available for this show at just £12.50 (T&C apply).Tickets go quick, so call us now! #GTU26
Fri 8 Apr 5:45pm There will be opportunities for schools and families to take part in workshops surrounding this exciting performance. For further information contact Jo Cleasby joc@blackpoolgrand.co.uk
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The Royal Shakespeare Company in association with Poulton Drama and the Grand Theatre, Blackpool present
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DANCE A ZooNation and Sadler’s Wells co-production
Into the Hoods: Remixed Into the Hoods: Remixed is the newly revamped version of the award-winning production that stormed the West End in 2008. Under the direction of Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, the much-loved show returns to the stage with all the wit and charm of the original, updated for 2015 with new choreography, a remixed soundtrack and fresh designs.
Tickets £15 to £20
Set in the ‘Ruff Endz Estate’, the story follows two lost school children who have been tasked to find an iPhone as white as milk, trainers as pure as gold, a hoodie as red as blood and some weave as yellow as corn. Along the way, they meet DJ Spinderella, aspiring singer Lil Red, vivacious rapper Rap-on-Zel, budding music producer Jaxx and embark upon a storybook adventure into the heart of a pulsating community.
Concessions £3 off
Monday 25th January Change 4 Life workshop & Curtain Raiser Open Auditions Contact joc@blackpoolgrand.co.uk for more details In school workshops and information sessions available with our Young Ambassadors who saw the show in London. Contact amyb@blackpoolgrand.co.uk for more details
Co-produced with Sadler’s Wells Theatre, co-commissioned by Curve, Leicester, and supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
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TUES 1 to WEDS 2 MAR
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Evenings 7:30pm, Weds Matinee 2:30pm
Matinee £15
Students £3 off Family Ticket £45 (Select 4 Adult Tickets and enter promo code HOODS) Friends of The Grand £5 off opening night Groups 10+ £13 (Eves), £10 (Mat) School 10+ £13 (Eves), £10 (Mat) Are you 18-26? 50 tickets (per performance) available for this show at just £12.50 .Tickets go (T&C apply)
quick, so call us now! #GTU26
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DANCE Studio Wayne McGregor presents
Atomos
Atomising bodies, movement, film, sound and light into miniature shards of intense sensation, Atomos is a work by cutting-edge contemporary choreographer Wayne McGregor. Known for his unique, tenacious questioning across the interface of art and science and through the body and mind, McGregor has remained at the forefront of contemporary arts for the past 20 years. Ten incredible dancers perform McGregor’s unique style sculptural, rigorous, jarring and hauntingly beautiful. He is accompanied by a team of sensational artists including longtime collaborators lighting designer Lucy Carter and filmmaker Ravi Deepres, along with costumes by the groundbreaking designers of wearable technologies, Studio XO. Neoclassical ambient composers A Winged Victory For The Sullen provide the soaring score.
WEDS 11 MAY
Tickets £13.50 to £19.50
7:30pm
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Schools £9.50 Full Time Students £3 off Groups 10+ £4 off, 20+ £5 off
Post show talk in the Stage Door Café Bar. Book via box office @WayneMcGregor
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Company Wayne McGregor is a Resident Company of Sadler’s Wells and winner of the South Bank Show Award for Dance, The International Theatre Institute’s Award for Excellence in International Dance, The Movimentos Award and the Critics’ Circle Award. Atomos is co-produced by Sadler's Wells, London, UK; Peak Performances @ Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA; Movimentos Festwochen der Autostadt in Wolfsburg, Germany; Festival Montpellier Danse 2014. Atomos is co-commissioned by Fondazione I Teatri, Reggio Emilia, Italy; Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London, UK. Atomos is supported by The Idlewild Trust
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Are you 18-26?
50 tickets (per performance) available for this show at just £12.50 (T&C apply).Tickets go quick, so call us now! #GTU26
Imagery by Rick Guest with Olivia Pomp
Join Ballet Theatre UK as we tell the tale of a wooden puppet carved from pine with but only one wish…to become a real boy. Follow Pinocchio, the cheeky marionette puppet with an unruly nose, on his epic quest as he overcomes obstacles, faces consequences and even ends up in the belly of a whale, yet proves to all that dreams really do come true. Pinocchio, joined with iconic characters such as Gepetto, The Blue Fairy and Jiminy Cricket, will take you on a heartfelt journey of discovery. Set to a stunning classical score this original production will delight ballet audiences and families alike and promises to carve a new love for Pinocchio through the magic of classical dance. Pre-show Family Workshop, 6pm. Book via box office @BalletTheatreUK
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Tickets £16.50 to £20.50
Concessions £2 off Schools £12.50 Groups 20+ £3 off, 50+£4 off Up to 4 under 18s half price with every full paying adult
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WEDS 18 MAY
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DANCE Sadler’s Wells presents
Breakin' Convention
SAT 21 MAY
Sadler's Wells groundbreaking international festival of hip hop dance theatre and culture, Breakin’ Convention, returns to Blackpool's Grand Theatre.
Tickets £11.50
Hosted and curated by Jonzi D, the festival brings a phenomenal night of dance performances from the very best international and UK poppers, lockers, house dancers, b-boys and b-girls.
Under 26s £8.50
This year’s line-up includes world champion b-boy crew The Ruggeds (Netherlands), experimental b-boys Iron Skulls (Spain), and leading streetdancer Antoinette Gomis (France), alongside a host of local acts.
Groups 10+ £6.50
Concessions £8.50
Spilling off the stage the entertainment continues with workshops, freestyle dance jams, have a go sessions and live graffiti guaranteeing there's something for all the family. Look out for our Twilight activities on Friday 20th May, details to be announced soon. @BConvention
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ASK ABOUT OUR FREE BREAKIN' CONVENTION EVENTS OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE
7:30pm
The Ruggeds
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The Ruggeds
Photos by: Paul Hampartsoumian and Belinda Lawley
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Antoinette Gomis
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FAMILY Evolution Productions presents
Mister Maker and The Shapes Live! Come and join your ultimate arts and craft hero Mister Maker, for his first ever live theatre tour!
Tickets Adults £15.50
Packed full of arty adventures there’ll be a big 'make' to take part in, super songs to join in with, a fabulous supporting cast, and not forgetting, The Shapes!
Child £12
Yes, you'll be able to share the fun with Mister Maker's colourful all-dancing friends Circle, Square, Rectangle and Triangle too! Mister Maker and The Shapes will also be joined by a team of all-singing, all-dancing friends! This talented cast will really make our interactive arty adventure fun for all the family! This show is tons of arty fun for all the family! Mini Makers, get ready to make some amazing arty creations and book your tickets today! @mistermaker 14
SAT 12 to SUN 13 MAR
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Sat 10am, 1:30pm & 4pm Sun 10am & 1:30pm
Family Ticket £44 (Select 4 Adult tickets and enter promo code SHAPES)
MARTIN DODD for UK PRODUCTIONS in association with BLACKPOOL GRAND THEATRE proudly presents
Tickets Adults: Band A: £22.50, £16.50 Band B: £22.50, £16.50 Band C: £16.50 Children: Band A: £22.50, £16.50 Band B: £20.50, £16.50 Band C: £15.50
Concessions
Groups and Schools (20+)
No discounts for Band A or C performances
No discounts for Band A performances
Band B: £2 off top price adult tickets for concessions Friends of the Grand: Band B performances – all seats £15 Matcham Monkey Members: Sat 10th and Sun 11th Dec – all seats £11 Family Ticket (F/SP): £66*
Band B: All tickets £15.50. Pay in full by 31st Oct 2016 and get a £2 per ticket discount Band C: All tickets £12. Pay in full by 31st Oct 2016 and get a £2 per ticket discount Schools: As group prices above, plus 1 free teacher’s place with every 10 tickets purchased.
Select 4 adult tickets then enter promotion code FAMILY4TKT
Seniors Pass Ticket (F/SP): £56* Select 4 senior tickets then enter promotion code SENIOR4TKT Family/Senior tickets vailable for F/SP performances – see schedule. 15
*Family/Seniors Pass tickets (1 or 2 adults, remainder under 18 yrs). Children to be under 18 years, Senior Pass adults must be aged 60+.
Signed/Interpreted Performance The performance on Sat 17th Dec at 2pm will be Audio Described and BSL Sign interpreted. Please note: All ticket prices include a booking fee.
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January 2017 Sunday 1st Monday 2nd Tuesday 3rd Wednesday 4th Thursday 5th Friday 6th Saturday 7th Sunday 8th
2.00(B) 2.00(B)F/SP 2.00(B) No performances 2.00(B)F/SP 2.00(B)F/SP 2.00(B)F/SP 1.00(B)F/SP
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2.00(C) 1.00(C) No performances 10.15(C) 1.30(C) 10.15(C) 1.30(C) 1.30(C) 1.30(C) 2.00(C)AD/SI 2.00(C) Grand Christmas Concert 10.15(C) 1.30(C) 10.15(C) 1.30(C) 10.15(C) 1.30(C) 2.00(B) 10.15(B) 2.00(B) No performances 2.00(A) 2.00(B) 2.00(B)F/SP 2.00(B)F/SP 2.00(B) No performances
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Dance
December 2016
FAMILY David Walliams
Gangsta Granny
WEDS 27 APR to SUN 1 MAY
Wed & Fri 10:30am & 7pm, Thur 1:30 & 7pm, Sat 1:30pm & 5pm, Sun 3pm
LIVE ON STAGE!
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying with Granny! There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo boring! But what Ben doesn’t know is that Granny has a secret – and Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine, as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own Gangsta Granny! From the acclaimed producers of HORRIBLE HISTORIES comes the world premiere of this amazing story by David Walliams, the UK’s best-selling author for children. 'I am over the moon that 'Gangsta Granny' is coming to the stage. It's the most popular of all my books and I am sure this production by the brilliant Birmingham Stage Company will delight not just children but their parents and of course grandparents.' DAVID WALLIAMS @_GangstaGranny
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Tickets Adults £17 Child £13 Family Ticket £48 (Select 4 Adult tickets and enter promo code GANGSTA) Schools £8
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Illustrations © Tony Ross, 2011. Cover lettering of author’s name © Quentin Blake, 2010
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Peppa Pig’s Surprise Surprise! Peppa Pig, George and their friends are back in Birmingham in a brand new live stage show, Peppa Pig’s Surprise. It’s a lovely day and Peppa is playing outside with her friends. Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig have got a surprise for her and George – they can’t guess what it is, can you? Enjoy fun, loads of songs and of course, surprises in this charming, colourful new show. Peppa Pig’s Surprise promises to be the perfect theatre show for all pre-schoolers! ‘A rollicking, all singing, dancing interactive adventure.’ DAILY TELEGRAPH ‘A treat for your little one’s eyes and ears.’ DAILY EXPRESS ‘Enjoyably inventive.’ TIME OUT @PeppaPigLive
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SAT 16 & SUN 17 JUL
10am, 1pm & 4pm
Tickets Premium Seats £22 (First three rows in Stalls) £16 to £18 Under 16s £2 off Family Ticket £56 (Stalls, Dress and Upper Circle) (Select 4 Adult tickets and enter promo code PEPPA)
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MON 8 to THURS 11 FEB
TUES 8 MAR
7pm
Schools Alive Blackpool Music Service and Blackpool Music Education Hub are delighted to offer every Blackpool school the opportunity to perform on what is recognised as one of the most prestigious stages in the country. During the week of Schools Alive, 2,000 pupils from virtually every Blackpool school will perform a number of songs and dances, play in bands and orchestras' and, enjoy their wonderful introduction to theatre.
1pm & 6pm
The Dream
Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream re-imagined by local schools Join young people from 9 schools around Blackpool as they come together to tell Shakespeare’s wonderful story of magic, mischief and love. The Dream is a fantastic celebration of the achievements of children and young people involved in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Learning and Performance Network, a long term programme where schools work with artists and practitioners from the RSC and The Grand. Schools taking part: Montgomery High School, Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Primary School, St Mary’s Catholic Academy, Park Community Academy, Marton Primary Academy and Nursery, Anchorsholme Academy, Thames Primary Academy, St Cuthbert’s Catholic Primary School, Mereside Primary School. Photo by Ellie Kurttz.
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THE STUDIO DNA Puppetry Presents
Tom Thumb English/Australian puppetry company DNA Puppetry & visual theatre present England’s oldest tale of a tiny hero in changing times Tom Thumb. Celebrating nature, with sensory play and participation, children are encouraged to explore their local natural environments, with music to sing along to and steppingstones to follow Tom Thumb’s adventure after the show. ‘When it comes to making children’s theatre, it’s clear DNA Puppetry and Visual Theatre are part of the upper crust’
SUN 14 FEB
12pm & 3pm
Tickets £6, 4 tickets £20
The Grand Theatre is delighted to announce a new programme of events taking place in our improved studio space, including children’s shows, comedy and drama, thanks to the generous support of LeftCoast.
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2. The Management reserves the right: to make alterations to the advertised cast and programme; not to admit latecomers until the interval; to refuse admission; to refuse admittance to unaccompanied minors.
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4. Use of photographic, sound recording and mobile communications equipment is forbidden and you will be asked to leave the premises. No refund will be offered. 5. Discounted Seats: Patrons must state discounts they are entitled to at the time of booking, as they cannot be applied retrospectively and are subject to availability. Discounts only apply to selected shows where discounts are shown: Babies/children under 2 are welcome free if they share a seat with you (a ticket is still required for them), Family Tickets (Min 1 adults). Concessions: full-time students, under18s, Grand Friends, disabled, jobseekers and the over 60s. Only one concession applies per ticket. Photo and DOB ID
6. The ticket holder is entitled to a seat of the value corresponding to that shown on the ticket and the Theatre reserves the right to provide alternative seating to those specified on the ticket. Where seating of a lesser value only is available, the ticket holder will be compensated to a maximum of the difference in value between the cost of the seats. The ticket holder may be re-seated in higher priced seating at no additional cost at the discretion of the Theatre Management. In the event of a cancellation of a performance or event, the Theatre shall have no
further liability other than the face value of the ticket. 7. Productions do not always feature live music and may contain loud noises, smoke or strobe lighting. 8. Data Protection: When processing your booking the box office will ask your name, address, email address and telephone number. The Grand Theatre, Blackpool operates a box office service on behalf of venues and events in Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde as well as its own operation. We would like to add or retain your details for speed of booking and for our marketing department so we can keep you aware of events and other developments. To be removed from our database contact the box office in the first instance. 9. All information correct at time of going to print. 10. ShowSeats.co.uk is operated by The Grand Theatre Blackpool.
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is required when requesting. Occasionally the producer of a show with the agreement of the Theatre will offer discounts and special offers through mailings, e-flyers, e-newsletters and texting services. These offers and discounts cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer or discount and have no cash value. The Theatre will not offer refunds retrospectively.
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of business or commercial activity. Tickets may not be resold or offered for resale by anyone at a premium or otherwise. Resale or attempted resale is grounds for cancellation without refund or notice.
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1. Booking fees: In line with legislation our £2 per ticket booking fee is now INCLUDED in all stated prices. The exchange of tickets to a different performance of the same show is subject to a charge of £2 per ticket. If you are unable to attend a performance for which you have booked, the box office will attempt to re-sell your tickets, although the selling of any unsold seats must take priority. There is a service charge of £2 for each ticket re-sold. Exchanges are free of charge to Friends of The Grand (24hrs prior). Refunds cannot be made on tickets. Fees can be changed at any time.
The Creative Learning Department works across four areas: • • • •
Education: schools, colleges, universities Young People Families Communities
Here are two examples of projects from Summer and Autumn 2015 We have worked in partnership with New Art Club, Blackpool Council’s Family Learning Team, local schools and Whipper Snappers Photography. These projects also form part of the Blackpool Cultural Education Hub Programme. Over 40 local Blackpool families attended the theatre for the first time and plan to be involved in future Family Theatre Projects. Hercules Explore Arts Award - 29 young people aged 8-9years all passed Arts Award Explore and will receive an accredited qualification and certificate of achievement. The aim of the project was to work with a class of children from St John’s School to engage with theatre through delivery of the Arts Award Explore accredited qualification. Sarah Jane Lockwood (the artist) provided two introductory dance workshops. In line with the Arts Award specification, the young people attended a live performance of New Art Club’s Hercules at the Grand Theatre Blackpool. This trip informed the research aspect of the Arts Award, encouraging the young people to engage with culture in
their local area. The class investigated the themes using creative skills and choreography methods learned in the initial pre-show workshops, resulting in the creation of a class performance piece that they shared with teachers, parents and peers. ”I really liked watching the show and taking part. To be honest it was brilliant, I wouldn’t change anything!” (Harley, aged 9)
PAST PROJECTS
The Tiger Who Came to Tea, Teatime Photography Project – 77 Families from 8 schools took part in this project in partnership with Blackpool Family Learning. The course gave the parents ideas of how a book could be used to support their child’s learning. Each session lasted two hours and involved a parent workshop with the tutor for one hour, followed by an hour where the parent was joined by their child to work on joint fun activities. The parents were given a voucher which they could exchange for 2 tickets for any performance of the show at the Grand Theatre, Blackpool with the option of purchasing additional tickets if required. 15 families had never been to the theatre before, 100% families would like to go to the theatre again, and all families talked about the show and the story after visiting the theatre. "So enjoyable. Watching your child's face as they watch the live action is priceless. Such a wonderful thing to do." Parent "My child has become more enthusiastic when reading and tends to listen more when actions and sounds are involved." Parent 23
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