Derby Theatre Learning Programme 2019/2020 by Derby Theatre

Derby Theatre Learning Programme

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For schools, colleges and young people

From September 2019 Box Office: 01332 593939 Text Number: 07717 346 964 derbytheatre.co.uk

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valuable for both staff and “ Very students and something that cannot be replicated in school. ” Teacher on a Discover Day

Connections 2019 © Chris Webb

Pricing and Booking All workshops are priced by duration. Usually, workshops are limited to a maximum of 30 pupils except where stated. 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

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 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 designers to directors and writers to actors, who will help students explore and understand texts, theatrical concepts and processes. Looking ahead to autumn 2019 and spring 2020, we are delighted to offer school workshops directly related to our productions of Little Red Riding Hood for Early Years, One Man, Two Guvnors, Macbeth and Crongton Knights for Key Stage 3 and above and A Christmas Carol for both Primary and Secondary Schools. We offer Arts Award and can support you on your Arts Mark journey. We also 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 Little Red Riding Hood Wednesday 4 December – Saturday 4 January Hilarious and heartwarming, magical and musical… it’s another festive treat from the team behind Goldilocks and the Three Bears and The Gingerbread Man. School tickets: £9 each with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased Meet the Cast: Mon 16 Dec, after 10.30am performance

Little Red Riding Hood Workshop Available throughout December

Using imaginative play, storytelling, movement and drama games, this session brings this much-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 and 2 Duration: 1 hour

Story Makers Available throughout the year Developing confidence, communication, curiosity and literacy skills, we help your class to create and act out their own unique stories. This is a wonderful child-centred approach that may start with a story written by someone their own age or an exciting object to stimulate young imaginations. We can also take a book of your choice as the starting point. By supporting them to act out their stories, children’s ideas are validated and celebrated, making this a wonderful whole-class activity.

EARLY YEARS

Suitable for: Early Years Duration: Up to 2 hours

“A huge THANK

YOU for igniting our imaginations and for bringing so much joy to us all!

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Workshop participant

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Primary Schools

A Christmas Carol Workshops Available throughout November and December

A Christmas Carol

Exploring Story

Friday 29 November – Saturday 4 January

Using storytelling, drama games and imaginative play, this workshop will bring this well-loved story to life. Ideal for groups who are new to A Christmas Carol.

By Charles Dickens, adapted by Neil Duffield Neil Duffield’s stunning adaptation of Charles Dickens’ treasured novel returns to the Derby Theatre stage for Christmas 2019. Made in Derby and performed by a talented ensemble cast, this much-loved festive story will be a heart-warming experience for school groups. School Tickets: £10.50 each with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased Meet the Cast: Fri 13 Dec, after 10.15am performance

Exploring Character Using drama games and movement work, this session helps the children to bring the characters from the story to life, and to use their imaginations to put their own spin on things! Both workshops are brilliant for developing communication, social skills, self-confidence, self-expression and group work and the two workshops can be combined into a full day workshop on request. Suitable for: Key Stage 1 & 2 Duration: 2 hours (or full day on request)

Stuck for ideas for your school’s Christmas show this year? We have just the play! To celebrate the return of A Christmas Carol at Derby Theatre, we have a brand new, reimagined version written especially for 8-11 year olds, complete with music by composer David Lewington. Scrooge is ideal for a class or a whole school production, to create on a budget or with full creative hands on deck. A rip-roaring adventure packed with music, a dance-off at Fezziwig’s disco and featuring the ghosts as you’ve never seen them before; we guarantee to help you create a memorable Christmas show. Suitable for: Key Stage 2 Cost: £500* Duration: all day workshop

*Price includes the rights to perform Scrooge in your school, access to backing music and Derby Theatre’s ‘Play in a Day’ workshop to help you get started - a fun, practical day to help your performers explore characters, ways of staging some of the scenes and an introduction to the songs.

will leave a “realItlasting impact on the students that their first experience of theatre was so inspiring. Teacher

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PRIMARY SCHOOLS

YOUR School Show – Scrooge

Secondary Schools and Further Education We have developed a highly successful programme of workshops to complement our productions that are suitable for GCSE and A Level students who are looking for live theatre experiences to draw upon for their courses.

Playback A chance to see the actors replay key moments from the show, but 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) Cost: Free when you book to see the show.

Connections 2019 © Chris Webb

Production and Interpretation Workshop An insight into the production elements that went into making the show. 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: 2 hours

Exploring the Text Workshop Students will work with both script and improvisation to understand the features of this classic piece, practically exploring text, themes and characters to support with those studying the text(s) for GCSE English Literature. Suitable for: KS4 - KS5 Duration: 2 hours

Saturday 7 – Saturday 28 September By Richard Bean Based on The Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni With songs by Grant Olding Richard Bean’s smash-hit comedy features a side-splitting mix of slapstick comedy, farce and live music by a talented skiffle band. After being fired, Francis Henshall manages to secure two new jobs... One for small time gangster Roscoe Crabbe - who is really Roscoe’s sister, Rachel, in disguise as her dead brother. The other for Stanley Stubbers - Rachel’s boyfriend and killer of the real Roscoe. All Francis has to do is ensure his two guvnors don’t meet. What could go wrong? School Tickets: £10 each with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased

Workshops Free Backstage Tour: Wed 11 Sept, after 2.30pm performance Post-Show Discussion: Thu 12 Sept, after 7.30pm performance (BSL Interpreted) Playback: Wed 18 Sept, after 2.30pm performance Production and Interpretation Workshop: available throughout the run Exploring the Text Workshop: available throughout the run

Theatre Unwrapped

Free sessions designed to share the theatre-making process with our audiences. Join us behind the scenes as we prepare for the opening night of One Man, Two Guvnors and get involved with everything from lighting to watching the final technical rehearsal. Early booking advised. See website for details. Suitable for: 14+

A Christmas Carol Friday 29 November – Saturday 4 January School Tickets: £10.50 each with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased Free Backstage Tours: Wed 4 & Wed 11 Dec, after 10.15am performances Production and Interpretation Workshop: available throughout the run Exploring the Text Workshop: available throughout the run Contact us at learning@derbytheatre.co.uk

SECONDARY SCHOOLS & FURTHER EDUCATION

One Man, Two Guvnors

A Derby Theatre and Queen’s Theatre Hornchurch Production

Macbeth Tuesday 3 – Saturday 14 March 2020 Shakespeare’s darkest and spookiest thriller. Battles. Murder. Ghosts. And desire... This epic and intensely terrifying period version of Shakespeare’s most regal and timeless classic warns of the effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake. School Tickets: £10.50 each with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased

Workshops Free Backstage Tour: Wed 11 March, after 2pm performance Post-Show Discussion: Thu 12 March, after 7.30pm performance (BSL Interpreted) Playback: Thu 12 March, after 10.30am performance Production and Interpretation Workshop: available throughout the run Exploring the Text Workshop: available throughout the run

Pilot Theatre & Derby Theatre present

Crongton Knights Tuesday 17 – Saturday 21 March 2020 Co-produced with Belgrade Theatre Coventry and York Theatre Royal Following the acclaimed tour of Noughts & Crosses, Pilot Theatre and Derby Theatre present the world premiere adaptation of Alex Wheatle’s Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize Winner. Life isn’t easy on the Crongton Estate but when the magnificent six set out to help a friend in trouble, much larger problems come their way. Although, with the help of a few good friends, nothing is impossible and lessons learned the hard way are ones you’ll never forget. That’s when a crew becomes a family. School Tickets: £6.50 each with one teacher free with every ten tickets purchased

Workshops Post-Show Discussion: Thu 19 March, after 6pm performance (BSL Interpreted) Playback: Wed 18 March, after 10:30am performance Production and Interpretation Workshop: available throughout the run Exploring the Text Workshop: available throughout the run

An English Touring Theatre and Royal & Derngate, Northampton co-production

Two Trains Running Tuesday 22 – Saturday 26 October There’s a controversial new president in the White House, and racial tensions are on the rise. It is Pittsburgh, 1969, and the regulars of Memphis Lee’s restaurant are struggling to cope with the turbulence of a rapidly changing world. The diner is in threat of being torn down, a casualty of the city’s renovation project that is sweeping away the buildings of a community, but not its spirit. The iconic American playwright August Wilson paints a vivid portrait of everyday lives in this defining moment of American history. Suitable for: KS3 - KS5 Evenings: 7.30pm Wed & Sat Matinees: 2:30pm Tickets: from £15 Pre-Show Discussion: Tue 22 Oct, 6pm (must be booked in advance)

Presented in assocation with Déda

Gary Clarke Company: Wasteland Thursday 6 – Friday 7 February 2020 In 1994, hundreds of coal miners hung up their pit boots as Grimethorpe Colliery was destroyed, along with the tightknit working-class community that surrounded it. Gary Clarke’s sequel to COAL, looks at how two generations coped in this era of radical upheaval. Bringing together Clarke’s vivid physical dance language, WASTELAND dives head first into a gritty story of loss, hope, escapism and survival and is performed by a company of exceptional dancers alongside a community cast of male singers, brass musicians, archive film footage and a powerful rave soundscore. Suitable for: KS4 - KS5 Evenings: 7.30pm Tickets: from £14

SECONDARY SCHOOLS & FURTHER EDUCATION

Visiting Theatre

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 backstage world of theatre. This can help towards your Arts Award. Suitable for: KS1 – KS5 Duration: 1 hour

Discover Day Spend a day at the theatre and learn new skills with the professionals. Discover everything from costume and set design to lighting. Accessible and fun! See backstage and make your own mini production to be performed on stage. Suitable for: KS1 - 2 Duration: Whole day Max pupils: 60

Pathways to Careers and Further Education Free Workshops We aim to create as many accessible pathways to careers and higher education for everyone. As part of this we offer exciting in-school workshops tailored to explore the undergraduate degree courses we host here at the theatre through the University of Derby. The BA (Hons) Theatre Arts, BA (Hons) Costume and Set Design and BA (Hons) Technical Theatre courses support young people with their steps into employment. Students work directly with professional theatre practitioners and our University tutors to get a hands-on experience working in the UK’s only professional producing and learning theatre. The in-school workshops will be offered each term, culminating in a Careers Day here at the theatre, for all schools involved to explore the venue itself. Suitable for: Year 8 – FE Cost: Free Dates: Please enquire To book please email: c.mitchell@derby.ac.uk

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. Suitable for: KS3 - 5 Duration: whole day Max: 60 students University of Derby, 1984 © Chris Webb

All of the workshops in this 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

Youth Theatre, A Thousand Reasons Not To Fly © Chris Webb

We invite you to join us for specially adapted performances for people who will benefit from a more relaxed performance environment, including people on the Autistic Spectrum or with 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.

One Man, Two Guvnors

Thursday 19 September, 2.30pm

A Christmas Carol

Thursday 19 December, 10.15am

Little Red Riding Hood Thursday 2 January, 1.30pm

“Very good for

SEN. Very adaptable and friendly. High engagement. SEN school

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ARTS AWARD, BACKSTAGE TOURS, DISCOVER DAYS, PATHWAYS TO CAREERS & SPECIAL SCHOOLS

Special Schools

range of careers in the creative industries. Arts Day – Practical sessions into specific art forms across the Cultural Campus. Th is can also support the delivery of Arts Award. Cost: please enquire Max pupils: 120 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 and we work closely with QUAD, Déda, Derby & Derbyshire Music Partnership, Derby Museums, Sinfonia ViVA, Baby People, Artcore and EMCCAN to provide high-quality cultural experiences across the curriculum and beyond. As we approach the new Ofsted Inspection Framework, Derby’s Cultural Campus is here to support the development of a rich curriculum that supports both learning and personal development. We can also support the understanding of careers and progression routes into the creative industries.

ArtsMark

The Cultural Campus organisations are all ArtsMark Supporters. Why not get in touch and we can help shape your ArtsMark journey.

Cultural Campus Days For Primary, Secondary and Further Education

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 kickstart 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

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 Wellbeing 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

This is Derby: Reimagine is a unique project led by Derby Theatre, Derby County in the Community Trust and the Cultural Campus (Derby’s Cultural Education Partnership). Together, we are providing opportunities for young people to take part in high-quality arts, sports and cultural activities in their schools or community in targeted areas across the city. This project builds on our award-winning work through This is Derby in 2018/19. For more details on how you could get involved please visit www.thisisderby.org or email Tom Craig at t.craig2@derby.ac.uk

I love our ‘This “is Derby’ project because it gives everyone the chance to make new friends and learn new skills. It’s always so much fun!

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DERBY’S CULTURAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

This is Derby: Reimagine

The Learning Continues... The Learning Theatre provides a unique opportunity for students to learn their craft by studying at the University of Derby and working alongside both academics and theatre professionals in the heart of a producing theatre. Students can study Theatre Arts, Technical Theatre and Costume and Set Design. We also have an MA in Applied Theatre and Education. The theatre provides an extraordinary platform for real life learning to take place, not only through the exciting main stage and studio programmes but also through the work that the theatre does with young people, young people in care, emerging artists and the community. There is no other model like this in the country and we are leading the world in this way of working. For more information visit www.derby.ac.uk/theatre See inside for details on pathways to careers and taster workshops at your school.

University of Derby, 1984 ÂŠ Chris Webb

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