Thinking of becoming a member? If you’d like to find out more about Heydays, then come along and see it in action. We offer welcome tours of Heydays activities at 10am every Wednesday during term time. Please arrive at Reception just before 10am and make yourself known. We will then show you how Heydays operates and you can sit in on a class of your choice to find out more. Heydays Discounts Heydays members are offered discounts in our restaurant throughout the week and occasional special offers on theatre tickets are advertised on the Heydays notice board in the foyer. Heydays Advisory Group We have a team of 15 dedicated Heydays members who assist with the running of Heydays. They are identified by their Playhouse name badges and a photo board on the Heydays notice board. If you have any views on Heydays, please approach them and they will give feedback and suggestions to Nicky Taylor on your behalf. Heydays Desk Duty We are always looking for Heydays members to staff the Welcome Desk in the morning from 9.45am to 10.30am. If you would like to volunteer please contact Nicky Taylor or a member of the Advisory Group. It’s a great way to meet other members and your help would be most appreciated by all members and staff.
HEYDAYS AUTUMN PROGRAMME 2011
Wednesdays from 14 September to 14 December (no Heydays on 28 September)
Signing up for Next Term’s Heydays Classes Some classes with limited places should be signed up for in advance. This term sign up sheets will be available on Wednesdays 30 November and 7 December. Lists of those who have been allocated places will be available on 14 December.
Individuals can enrol for just £21.50 for 6 months or £43 for a year.
Heydays Noticeboard Please check the notice board regularly for important Heydays information. It is situated next to the sign-in desk in the foyer on Wednesdays.
Come along any Wednesday during term time to find out more – we offer welcome tours at 10am. Or contact Nicky Taylor at West Yorkshire Playhouse on 0113 213 7296 or email nicky.taylor@wyp.org.uk
Membership of Heydays is subject to the acceptance of the following standards of behaviour: • • • • •
show respect, manners and courtesy to fellow members, tutors, volunteers and all Playhouse staff respect the facilities and materials on offer to us respect the signing in and membership renewal procedures recognise that the building is a busy theatre and we regularly work alongside other projects, shows and departments. We will do this respectfully and with good humour accept that the programme of activities is subject to change in order to maintain a challenging and interesting project
Heydays is our exciting project specifically for people over 55. It is an opportunity for older people to meet, develop new creative skills and share them with others. We change the programme each term introducing new art forms and tutors.
Heydays Adventure Day: 26 October – more details to follow! Heydays Bazaar: 23 November (no morning arts & craft classes on this date) Heydays End of Term Celebration: Wednesday 14 December, 10.30am – 3pm
ARTS DEVELOPMENT WEST YORKSHIRE PLAYHOUSE QUARRY HILL LEEDS LS2 7UP 0113 213 7800 www.wyp.org.uk
10.30am – 12noon Talk Talk Learn something new and be entertained about the arts, travel, nature, personal stories or history – there are all kinds of tales for all kinds of people!
12noon – 1pm Bollywood Dance – Zoobin Surty (Class Full) Zoobin will lead sessions in Bollywood dance, inspired by classical Indian dance and the popular culture of Bollywood movies!
10.30am – 12noon Play Reading Listen in or take part in reading from selected play scripts. A great variety of lighthearted and more serious plays.
12.15pm – 1.15pm Yoga – Liz Stephensen-Payne (Class Full) A chance to take some time out over lunchtime and enjoy the benefits of yoga.
10.30am – 12noon Creative Writing – Barney Bardsley A chance to explore different writing exercises and find your voice!
Most weeks we will be offering a little something extra at lunchtime. This may be our Readers Circle, talks from charities and organisations or Playhouse staff.
10.30am – 12noon Wandering Down Memory Lane – Maggie Poppa (Class Full) With a different topic each week we will be recalling memories of childhood, growing up, where we lived and what we used to do. Perhaps producing a memory book as a memento of the sessions. 10.30am – 12noon Felt Making – Hilary Clarke (Limited Places) Starting with basic felt making skills we’ll make small objects, such as jewellery, mats etc. Later we can try out different felting techniques on more ambitious larger scale projects of your own choice. Start off with some small jewellery items which can be really fun, and maybe purses, then go on to bags, pictures and small rugs. 10.30am – 12noon The Decorated Letter – Pat Willard (Class Full) As in Calligraphy, we’ll focus on the illumination (decoration) of the letter using foils and metal paints with more advanced techniques. We’ll move onto decorating 3D letters – to use for room decoration – or to assemble a family name. Letters could be created and decorated using needlework, mixed media and take the subject into exciting areas such as a collaborative patchwork of family names. 10.30am – 12noon Festive Curve Stitching – Alison McIntyre (Class Full) Curve stitching forms dazzling geometric patterns with thread. After learning the basic patterns you can create your own designs for cards, or maybe go 3D to make Christmas decorations on frames. 10.30am – 12noon Pick n Mix Creative Projects – Various artists (Limited Places) Working with various artists on short 2 or 3 week projects you will be surprised with a range of different arts and craft techniques. Some places will be allocated in advance with a few spaces available on a weekly first come first served basis.
12.30pm – 1.15pm Lunchtime Specials
1.30pm – 3pm Stained Glass – Sally Storr (Class Full) (additional £5 for materials) Taking inspiration from established and contemporary artists you will have the chance to produce your own example of stained glass using copper foil technique. You will be guided and helped through the entire process from planning and design, cutting your own glass and soldering it to create your own individual piece.
1.30pm – 3pm Theatre Set Design – Maria Doody *starts 21 Sept* (Class Full) Create your own 3D small-scale stage designs using card, paper, fabric and a variety of media like acrylics and watercolours. You will make a stage design inspired by the Playhouse’s Christmas shows Jack and the Beanstalk and Annie. 1.30pm – 3pm Fauvist Painting – Miriam Laville (Class Full) Fauvist painters (Matisse, Andre Derain and Raoul Dufy) in the early 20th Century, focused on the use of unmixed bright and non natural colours using simplified forms for emotional and decorative effect. We will be employing the painting techniques of the Fauves by experimenting with oil pastels and water based oil paints to achieve exciting and spontaneous results. This activity will be strongly based around drawing and painting. 1.30pm – 3pm Discussion group A small, informal group who debate the topics of the day. Why not have your say? 1.30pm – 3pm Singing – Edith Rogerson Singing is great fun and has been proven to help maintain positive mental health. Edith will lead the group this term in a lively and interesting mix of songs.
1.30pm – 3pm Drama – Aisha Khan Aisha will lead the group in various exciting and challenging drama techniques leading to an end of term presentation.