Derby Theatre - Learning Programme Autumn 2018

Derby Theatre Learning Programme For schools, colleges and young people

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Pricing and Booking All workshops are priced by duration. Most are suitable for one class (approx. 30 students).

Discover Days and Careers Days can be for up to 60 students and Cultural Campus Days can be for up to 120 students.

1 hour Half day (2 hours) Full Day (4 hours) Backstage tour

£100 £160 £300 £60

Bespoke projects or workshops by external companies are priced separately.

For more information and to enquire please email learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

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Discover Derby Theatre: A Learning Theatre Our doors are open – come and find out more!

Here at Derby Theatre we provide unique access to our building, staff and creative teams to support learning right across the curriculum. Our exciting programme of workshops, shows and bespoke projects will inspire young people to engage with a whole range of subjects from English to Science.

We also offer an exciting hands-on approach to understanding the wide range of careers in theatre, led by all of our staff who are trained to share their skills with others.

We can also give you special access to practitioners from the whole theatre-making process, from designer to director, writer to actor who will help students explore and understand texts, theatrical concepts and processes.

This Autumn, we present a double bill of Abigail’s Party, Mike Leigh’s classic 70s comedy, and its contemprary response play, Abi. As part of the development process for Abi, we held consultations with young people and schools in Derby to get their thoughts and ideas to feed into the content of the production. We’re delighted that school and college groups get tickets to see both shows for just £9.50.

We also offer Arts Awards and can support you on your ArtsMark journey.

We work in partnership with QUAD, Déda, Baby People, Derby Museums, Artcore, Sinfonia ViVA, the Music Partnership and EMCCAN to provide you with a one-stop shop for all your creative and cultural learning requirements.

You can choose from a wide range of projects and programmes on offer or contact us to develop something bespoke for your learners. See the Cultural Campus section for details.

We hope our programme will inspire you, but if you have another idea that you’d like to explore with us, do get in touch. Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

Caroline Barth, Creative Learning Director

Nicky Bellenger, Young Artists & Participation Producer

Tom Craig, Community & Learning Associate

To sign up to receive our Learning Programme, please email: learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

Cheryl Mitchell, Creative Learning Assistant

Early Years & Primary

Hansel and Gretel Workshops Theatre-based Fri 7 & Fri 14 Dec

After the 10.15am performance

Hansel & Gretel Fri 30 November 2018 Sat 5 January 2019 Derby Theatre’s Christmas production team bring another magical and enchanting tale to the stage. With lashings of original music, heaps of colourful costumes and a super scrumptious talented team of actor-musicians, Hansel and Gretel cooks up a mouth-watering show.

“Christmas is in safe hands at Derby Theatre” The Stage on Peter Pan, 2017

Tickets: £10.50 each (one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased) Meet the Cast: Mon 3 Thu 20 Dec after 2pm performances when booked

by Fri 23 Nov.

A limited number of very special workshops are available to work on the set of the show alongside some of the actors from this year’s Christmas show. You will also get a sneaky peek behind the scenes.

School-based Available throughout December The Derby Theatre Learning team can come to you. Some exciting warm up games will lead into a session where pupils take the main themes of Hansel & Gretel and use them as a starting point to create their own retelling of this classic tale.

We can even work with every class in your school to create a giant performance with everyone by the end of the day.

Suitable for: KS2 and KS3 Duration: From 1 hour to a full day, please enquire.

Tue 4 December 2018 – Sat 5 January 2019 Three Chairs, Three Bowls of Porridge, Three Beds… Make yourself at home!

Derby Theatre Studio serve up a brand new version of this classic tale with bear-sized helpings of original live music, amazing puppetry and brilliant story telling. Hilarious and heartwarming, it’s “just right” for the entire class.

“A fast-paced, joyous fairy tale for all ages” ★★★★ The Stage on The Gingerbread Man, 2017

Tickets: £8 each (one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased) Running Time: approx 55 minutes Meet the Cast: Mon 10 - Fri 21 Dec after 1.30pm performances when booked by Fri 30 Nov

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Workshop Available throughout December Using imaginative play, storytelling, movement and drama games, this session brings this well-loved story to life and helps the children to infer deeper meaning. Brilliant for developing communication, social skills, self-confidence, self-expression and group work.

Suitable for: Early Years, KS1, KS2 Duration: 1 hour

The Jungle Book

Sat 6 – Sat 20 April 2019 Join Mowgli as he plays in the colourful jungle, battles the ruthless tiger Shere Khan and with the help of his best friends Baloo and Bagheera, discovers what it really means to belong.

All performances of this brand new Derby Theatre show will have fully integrated BSL interpretation and will be captioned.

Tickets: £10 each (one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased) Meet the Cast: Thu 11 April after the 2pm performance

The Jungle Book Workshops

Mon 18 March – Fri 12 April 2019 For D/deaf and hearing participants, we will explore the physicality and the “laws” of the Jungle through the power of non-verbal communication. For theatre-based workshops, pupils may also get to go on stage (date dependent).

Suitable for: KS1 and KS2 Duration: 1.5 hours

Playback

Thu 18 April after the 1.30pm performance A chance to see key moments from The Jungle Book replayed, with input from the pupils so that they can become directors and give the actors something new to try – on the spot!

Suitable for: KS2 Duration: 45 minutes (including a short break post performance) Cost: Free with a show booking.

Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

EARLY YEARS & PRIMARY

Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Secondary Schools and Further Education A Derby Theatre, Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch, Wiltshire Creative and Les Théâtres de la Ville de Luxembourg production

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Shows how well Leigh’s tragicomedy has endured… utterly relevant, modern and savage today.

The Guardian

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Double ouble Bill - Two Plays for £9.50 Schools ols see both Abigail’s Party and response piece Abi for just £9.50

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Wed 26 September – Sat 20 October Set in seventies Romford, with Donna Summer top of the hit parade and adults behaving disgracefully, this delicious comedy cracks open social climbing suburbia to savagely funny effect.

Beverly and husband Laurence are entertaining their newlywed neighbours. Joining them is twitchy divorcee Sue, banished from the party of her teenage daughter. Over a stack of cheesy-pineapple sticks, small talk and splashes of alcohol, the appalling host’s soiree soon descends into chaos.

Made famous by the BBC ‘Play for Today’ starring Alison Steadman, this fresh but faithful look at an iconic classic is directed by Douglas Rintoul (Made in Dagenham, The Crucible, Rope).

School Tickets: £9.50 each (includes ticket for Abi, one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased) Post-Show Discussion: Thu 11 Oct, 7:30pm

Exploring th the Text Workshop Fri 28 September – Fri 19 October Students will work with both script and improvisation to understand the features of this classic piece, exploring text, themes and characters.

Suitable for: KS3 - KS5 Duration: Up to 2 hours

Production and Interpretation Workshop Fri 28 September – Fri 19 October An insight into the production elements that went into making this 70s classic.

This can be helpful for GCSE/A Level Drama Live Review and builds students’ knowledge and understanding of how text is communicated and interpreted.

Suitable for: KS4 - KS5 Duration: Up to 2 hours

Playback Wed 3 October following the matinee A chance to see the actors replay the show, this time with direction from your students. Playback helps GCSE and A-level students with their live theatre review as they explore the considerations behind character, story and production elements.

Suitable for: KS3 – KS5 Duration: 45 minutes (including a short break post performance) Free when you book to see the show on Wed 3 Oct.

The playback “ opportunity was

invaluable and the workshop helped to make scenes more memorable.

Teacher, Trent College

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Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

SECONDARY & FURTHER EDUCATION

Abigail’s Party

performance “ AThvivid ” e Stage yya Ingar is “ Safi captivating as Abi The Guardian

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A Derby Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch production

Abi Sat 29 September – Sat 20 October A contemporary response to Abigail’s Party which tells the story of Abigail’s granddaughter Abisheera (‘Abi’ for short).

Part of the RETOLD series of new one-woman plays (Jinny, Joan).

The digital life of millennials is brilliantly captured in Abi. This vibrant show explores how a fiery 15-year-old girl experiences modern society by delving into her realm of boys, family, partying, ambitions and social media, with wit and flair.

School Tickets: £9.50 each (includes ticket for Abigail’s Party, one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased)

Abi Writing Workshop Mon 24 September This new play was informed by the ideas, language and concerns of young people from secondary schools in Derby.

There is now a limited opportunity for your schools to work with Athiha San Gupta, the award-winning playwright of Abi ,to echo this process in order for your students to produce some powerful new writing of their own.

Suitable for: KS3 – KS5 Duration: 1 – 2 hours

Double Bill - Two Plays for £9.50 Schools see both Abigail’s Party and response piece Abi for just £9.50

Fri 1 – Sat 16 February 2019

Available throughout February

Sephy is a Cross and Callum is a Nought.

Between Noughts and Crosses there are racial and social divides. A segregated society teeters on a volatile knife edge.

As violence breaks out, Sephy and Callum draw closer, but this is a romance that will lead them into terrible danger.

Using production techniques, drama and role play, we can shape a workshop for you that explores one or more of the following areas of this powerful play:

This gripping Romeo and Juliet story, based on the young adult novel by acclaimed writer Malorie Blackman and adapted by Sabrina Mahfouz, is a captivating drama of love, revolution and what it means to grow up in a divided world.

School Tickets: £10 each (with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased)

• Story Theatre and the use of narration and physicality • Exploring characters’ status, identity and perception • Exploring the broader issues of prejudice and stereotypes • The production elements of this show Suitable for: KS3 & KS4 Duration: 1 hour – 2 hours (depending on requirements) Dates: Please enquire

Coming Soon Theatre in the Community Derby Theatre will begin touring more work in schools and community centres from 2019. If you would like us to visit your school please email Senior Producer Stuart Allen on s.allen@derby.ac.uk

Jekyll and Hyde Spring 2020 A new adaptation by Neil Bartlett (Great Expectations, 2017) To register your interest in the show and accompanying workshops please email learning@derbytheatre.co.uk Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

SECONDARY & FURTHER EDUCATION

Noughts and Crosses

Noughts and Crosses Workshops

Derby Theatre and Pilot Theatre present

Careers Day See backstage and meet the professionals who work across all the departments.

Learn about the broad range of career paths in theatre, experience what our staff do and find out how they became involved in professional theatre work.

All of our Behind the Scenes sessions can be used to support the delivery of Arts Award.

Discover the theatre and find out about professional artists. We’ll inspire your pupils here, giving them the knowledge they need to help complete their award.

These sessions can be held throughout the year so please enquire about dates.

Backstage Tour A great introduction to theatre.

From the dressing rooms to the fly floor, come and take a look into the back-stage world of theatre.

Suitable for: KS1 – KS5 Duration: 1 hour

Discover Day Discover and do with the professionals Spend a day at the theatre and learn new skills. Discover everything from costume and set design to lighting. Accessible and fun! See back stage and make your own mini-production to be performed on stage.

Suitable for: KS1 & KS2 Duration: Whole day Max pupils: 60

Suitable for: KS3, 4 & 5 Duration: Whole day Max pupils: 60

Special Schools

All of the workshops in this Learning Programme can be tailored to suit the needs of your students. Please enquire.

Don’t forget that Arts Award is very accessible for all learners.

Relaxed Performances We invite you to join us for special performances for people who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people with an Autism Spectrum Condition, sensory and communication disorders or a learning disability. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement and some small changes made to the light and sound effects. Families and schools welcome.

Hansel & Gretel

Tuesday 18 December 2018, 2pm Thursday 3 January 2019, 2pm

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Wednesday 19 December 2018, 1.30pm Wednesday 2 January 2019, 1.30pm

The Jungle Book

Sunday 14 April 2019 at 1.30pm

fantastic day! Thoroughly “ Aenjoyed by every learner. ” Derby College Lecturer on Career’s Day

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Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

BACKSTAGE TOURS, DISCOVER DAYS & ARTS AWARD, SPECIAL SCHOOLS

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Touring Theatre

Rifco Theatre Company, Watford Palace Theatre and Oldham Coliseum present

Dishoom Tue 23 - Sat 27 October Summer 1978, Simon and his friends should be looking forward to leaving school, but the National Front are on the streets, Simon’s Bibi is ashamed of him and his Dad spends his life hiding in the pub.

When Simon’s cousin Baljit comes to stay, she introduces him to the Bollywood classic, Sholay. Inspired by the film’s dynamic duo, Jai and Veeru, Simon and Baljit find their inner superheroes and set out to change their world forever.

From the producers of Miss Meena & the Masala Queens, The Deranged Marriage and Britain’s Got Bhangra, Rifco Theatre Company and Watford Palace Theatre with Oldham Coliseum Theatre present a new play about friendship and courage.

Suitable for KS3 - KS5 Performance Time 7:30pm Wed & Sat Matinees 2:30pm School Tickets from £10 (subject to availability)

OperaUpClose present Tchaikovsky’s

Eugene Onegin Wed 21 November Olivier Award-winning OperaUpClose present their critically-acclaimed, new English version of Tchaikovsky’s sweeping Eugene Onegin.

This new chamber version will transpose the story of Tatyana’s sexual awakening to the early 1960s, a world on the cusp of the women’s liberation movement when new thinking fought against the old ways.

This coming-of-age story is a requiem for lost innocence and a triumphant celebration of hard-won independence – told through some of the most glorious vocal music ever written.

Suitable for KS3, 4 & 5 Performance Time 7:30pm Post Show Discussion with Annemiek van Elst (an international director from the Netherlands) Tickets from £15

London Classic Theatre presents

Northern Broadsides presents

My Mother Said I Never Should

Much Ado About Nothing

by Charlotte Keatley

Mon 25 - Sat 30 March

Tue 5 – Sat 9 March

War is over and returning soldiers swap the battlefield for a landscape of love, masked balls and merriment. Two young dreamers fall head over heels, while two others resume their combative courtship.

The play details the lives of four women through the immense social changes of the twentieth century. Using a kaleidoscopic time structure, Charlotte Keatley’s story focuses on four generations of one family as they confront the most significant moments of their lives.

Written in 1985 and first staged at the Contact Theatre, Manchester, Charlotte Keatley’s award-winning play is the most commonly performed work by a female playwright worldwide.

Suitable for KS3 - KS5 Evenings 7:30pm Wed & Sat Matinees 2:30pm School Tickets from £10

As faithful friends plot romance and a vengeful brother plans destruction, can true love conquer all, or will gossip and rumour win out?

Filled with passion, humour and joy this Northern Broadsides and New Vic Theatre co-production of Shakespeare’s glorious romantic comedy is sure to capture your heart this spring!

Suitable for KS3 - KS5 Evenings 7:30pm Wed & Sat Matinees 2:30pm School Tickets from £10 (subject to availability)

(subject to availability)

Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

TOURING THEATRE

Set in Manchester, Oldham and London, My Mother Said I Never Should is a poignant, bittersweet story about love, jealousy and the price of freedom.

by William Shakespeare

The Cultural Campus is the collective name for Derby’s major cultural organisations who work together, along with schools and other important sectors, to provide an exciting cultural education offer for young people.

Derby Theatre is the lead partner for the Cultural Campus which aims to provide every child and young person with opportunities to thrive in our city, through experiencing a variety of culture which helps develop their skills, life chances and fulfil their highest ambitions.

Together, we work closely with QUAD, Déda, Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership, Derby Museums, Sinfonia ViVA, Baby People, Artcore and EMCCAN providing high-quality cultural experiences across the curriculum and beyond.

Cultural Campus Days For Primary, Secondary and Further Education Bring your whole year group.

Join us for an action-packed day at Derby Theatre and our partner venues, to experience a variety of practical arts and heritage workshops of your choice to engage and inspire. Choose from four options: Resilience and Well-being Day – A fantastic range of workshops to support a rich and rounded education promoting confidence and self-belief.

Cross-curricular Day – we can design practical and engaging sessions that use the arts to deliver your curriculum, from STEM to History.

Careers Day - a practical insight into a whole range of careers in the creative industries.

Arts Day – Practical sessions into specific art forms across the Cultural Campus.

This can also support the delivery of Arts Award.

Cost: please enquire Max pupils: 120

Bespoke Projects for Schools We can offer bespoke schools projects where you can work with the Theatre, or any of the other Cultural Campus organisations to develop a unique cultural education experience in your school.

Contact us for a free consultation meeting to kick start your project

CPD Sessions We can deliver in-school CPD sessions for your staff on a range of art forms including creative, literacy, music, dance, digital learning, carnival arts or critical thinking. All sessions can be tailored to suit your school’s objectives. The costings are as follows: Cost: Staff Meeting £120, Half Day CPD £150, Full Day INSET £220 For more information please contact Alix Manning-Jones, Cultural Education Producer directly at: a.manning-jones@derby.ac.uk

Culture Cares Conference Tuesday 30 October 2018, 9:45am - 6pm

and Arts Council England’s Chief Executive Darren Henley.

How arts and culture are making a positive impact on the lives of young people in and leaving care.

This event is for teachers and practitioners, policy makers and professionals involved in supporting young people both in and leaving the care system.

Join us for insightful and lively conversations, talks and workshops between the cultural and care sectors, as we highlight a range of innovative approaches that are creating positive outcomes for young people.

Book Your Place £50 - Individuals (Independent Artists, Students, Foster Carers etc) £75 - Teachers, Local Authority, Cultural Organisations or Charities £150 - Businesses & Universities

Keynote speakers confirmed as British author and broadcaster Lemn Sissay MBE

“ It nurtures our talents... it doesn’t care about our past, only our futures. ” Emma, Plus One Participant

Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

DERBY’S CULTURAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

In partnership with the Family Arts Campaign, supported by Esmée Fairbairn Foundation

The Learning Continues...

Derby Theatre works in partnership with the University of Derby to deliver a number of unique and exciting theatre-related degrees, including Technical Theatre and Contemporary Theatre and Performance. Students get invaluable industry experience, learning alongside the professionals in Derby Theatre, a venue owned by the University.

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We would like to thank the following organisations for their generous support: