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Swindon Youth Theatre

 

                                  

 

Ted's Tails

 

An exciting performance by members of Swindon Youth Theatre (Sixth Sense Theatre for Young People) aged 7 to 11 celebrating the mindboggling work that Ted Hughes created for the young at heart; including his plays 'Sean, The Fool, The Devil and The Cats' and' Orpheus'. 

Is a black cat good luck or bad? Can one brave man return from the land of the dead? Sean reminds us all not to forget what is under our feet, whilst Orpheus dares to travel to the underworld!! Only the tails will tell.  This performance will take place in the Wyvern Theatre Studio on:

4 June	6:00 pm
5 June	1:00 pm
5 June	6:00 pm
6 June	1:00 pm
6 June	6:00 pm

£5.00
Concessions £4.00

Tickets can be purchased at www.wyverntheatre.org.uk

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Weekly workshops

Sixth Sense runs Swindon Youth Theatre for young people in the town's Wyvern Theatre. In a safe environment, young people are encouraged to develop performance and theatre-making skills, grow in confidence, work as a team and develop an appreciation and enjoyment of theatre. The tutors are all experienced workshop leaders who have a wide breadth of knowledge and skills - and all of them have been police-checked, trained in first aid and child safety.

There are currently 7 weekly workshops during term time, plus an annual opportunity to perform in studio or mainstage productions.

Monday

4:15 - 5:15pm        School Years 6 & 7

5:15 - 6:45pm        School Years 8 & 9 & 10

7:00- 8:30pm         Young people aged 16- 25yrs          

Tuesday

4:00- 5:00pm         School Years 2 & 3 & 4 & 5

Thursday

4:15- 5:15pm         School Years 6 & 7

5:15- 6:45pm         School Years 8 & 9 & 10

7:00- 8:30pm         Young people aged 16- 25yrs  

Workshops will run during Swindon Borough Council term time, between the following dates:

Monday groups: January 4th – March 29th 2010

Tuesday groups:  January 5th – March 30th 2010

Thursday groups: January 7th – April 1st 2010

Please note that classes held at the Wyvern are in Studio One on the top floor.  

Payments, once a place has been confirmed, should be made before the start of term - thank you.  Please note the fee is £45 per term (£35/£40 concessions- call us to find out if you qualify).  Each term is 11/12 weeks (1 term at 11 weeks, 2 terms at 12 weeks).

Hoodies!!

There will be another chance for SYT members to purchase our customised hoodies in April 2010.  On the front is the Sixth Sense logo, and on the back is your name/nickname and Swindon Youth Theatre.  They're 'Kelly Green', and the writing is embroidered in deep purple....

 

                                   

                                          As modelled by Laura

                                        (No comment actually!)

Next Generation Swindon (N.G.S.P)

We offer 'Next Generation Swindon' to members of Swindon Youth Theatre between the ages of 16-25. The project is aimed at expanding the experience of young people who are likely to go onto study the arts in further education, and potentially become the practitioners of tomorrow.

The project has four elements: Perceive, Programme, Participate and Probe...

Perceive:

After the huge success of our 2008 & 2009 visits, participants of N.G.S.P will be given another opportunity to go to The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.  The aim of the trip is to widen the participant's experiences of performance as well as give them a taste of this internationally acclaimed festival.  Attendees on the trip get to go and see around 10 productions over the visit.

Programme:

As part of the Edinburgh trip each attendee gives a verbal review of a performance to camera. These reviews are presented to the programmers at Swindon's two major theatre venues; The Wyvern Theatre and Swindon Arts Centre. We aim for our N.G.S.P participants to help influence the future programming of shows for young audiences in Swindon.

Participate:

As part of Swindon Youth Theatre we make a promise to all our members (whether they are part of this project or not) that they will be given several opportunities a year to perform to an audience; whether that is street theatre, main stage productions or studio sharings. We would encourage N.G.S.P participants to take full advantage of these opportunities.

Probe:

Members of the project are also to be given the opportunity to develop their knowledge and understanding of one particular element of producing theatre; whether that is directing, performing, designing, stage management or writing. As part of the package they will have two mentoring sessions with a professional in their specified area and will be given tailored information on how to develop their own skills as a practitioner and an opportunity to discuss future plans with the individual.

 

                                               Edinburgh trip 2008