Griffin Theatre Arts offer a schools programme of drama performances and workshops that develop skills and explore stories. We also offer INSET days, drama clubs, characters and professional theatre practitioners into the heart of your school.
“Professional, Creative, Educational” Shakespeare in Performance workshop 2012, High Storrs School
Age: 8 – 13 year olds and families
Date: 18 November – 7 December 2013
Rain, rain and more rain! It’s 2007, the water is rising and so are the umbrellas. Everyone’s rushing home. Everyone except Jasmine and Eddie, locked in their deserted school classroom, the rain is the least of their worries as mysterious people from the past start to appear.
Brimful of music, hope and loss, Come Rain or Shine is a brand new Yorkshire play for 8 – 13 year olds and their families inspired by the work of South Yorkshire’s young people, will capture imaginations and hearts.
Set in a deserted classroom during the height of the 2007 floods, Come Rain or Shine centres around two young people Jasmine and Eddy, and is rooted in Yorkshire’s heritage, specifically focussing on the following periods of history:
· 1864 Sheffield Flood
· Coal Mining
· World War 2
· 1910-12 Sheffield Jungle (travelling circus)
· World War 2
· Football legend, Derek Dooley
Come Rain or Shine was created though an Arts council funded R&D project involving over 800 children and young people who directly inspired the play, ensuring that it is truly engaging for a younger audience.
The play is rooted in South Yorkshire heritage,but it also has universal appeal through its themes, the engaging characters and plot will enchant theatre goers from all areas. Come Rain or Shine explores local heritage and the wider history of the UK (World War Two, Sporting Achievements, Industry/Child Labour, Floods and Travelling Circus) as well as personal issues affecting young people such as friendship, bullying, bereavement & new siblings.
The play is accompanied by workshop resources for each of the key historical themes and has direct links to the following National Curriculum subject areas: English, History, PSHE and Citizenship.
Further information relating to Griffin Theatre Arts, and the play visit www.griffintheatrearts.com (which features a project blog).
We are offering schools and venues the opportunity to book the play, and to watch a rehearsed reading/scratch performance of Come Rain or Shine on the 28 June 2013 at the Blue Shed in Sheffield.
To book a production or for further information (inc. cost, capacity, technical reqs), please email info@griffintheatrearts.com or call 0114 221 0241
Key Stage: 2 and 3
Date: June – July 2013
Cost: £400.00 (plus travel) for a max of 30 pupils
Muse of Fire is an inspirational transitions project that aims to ease the transition from primary to secondary education by actively engage pupils’ in creative writing and drama to build confidence, raise aspiration and develop leadership skills over 6 weeks, culminating in a scratch performance by professional actors.
This project is for three groups, formed of pupils and teachers from secondary schools and their feeder primary schools. These groups will create new plays inspired by the works of William Shakespeare. Schools are welcome to choose whichever play they think would most excite and engage their pupils! These plays will then be shared at participating secondary schools and at a celebration performance.
Please click the following for the Project Description with aims and objectives, the Project Diagram and the project booking form.
To book a workshop or for further information, please email info@griffintheatrearts.com or call 0114 221 0241
Description:
Pupils will work with two professional drama and education practitioners through interactive drama workshops. The workshops will be based on a play from the English Literature drama modules, selected in collaboration with the school. Pupils will experience a practical drama workshop in which pupil’s understanding of plot, character and themes will be developed through the use of professional rehearsal techniques. The Drama Practitioners will also perform script in hand performances of key scenes and speeches from the chosen play. A teacher’s copy of the workshop and a master copy of a hand out to be distributed to pupils will be provided.
Texts:
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Tempest, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Hamlet.
Arthur Miller’s The Crucible, A View from the Bridge
Ibsen’s The Dolls House, An Enemy of the People
Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard
J. B. Priestley’s An Inspector Calls
For:
Pupils in Y9, Y10 or Y11 who are studying the Drama texts in English Literature. The work can be adapted to suit pupils working at a variety of levels, within the year group (e.g. Gifted and Talented students or those in lower sets etc.)
Max of 30 pupils per workshop
Cost:
£200 (plus VAT and travel) per workshop
£300 (plus VAT and travel) for two workshops on the same text
delivered in the same day.
£600 (plus VAT and travel) for six workshops, on up to two texts, delivered over three days.
Length:
2 hour and 30 minutes
Description:
Explorative drama workshops which explore either a Theatre Skill such as devising, or focus on a particular style, practitioner or genre of theatre. The workshops will develop pupil’s understanding of both through drama and education techniques, and through exercises from the professional rehearsal room.
A teacher’s copy of the workshop and a master copy of a hand out to be distributed to pupils will be provided.
Theatre Skills:
Devising theatre, Script Writing, Creative Writing, Elizabethan theatre,
Theatre Practitioners and Genres:
Chekhov, Ibsen, Stanislavsky, Brecht, Shakespeare, Restoration theatre.
For:
The work can be adapted to suit pupils working at a variety of levels, within the year group (e.g. Gifted and Talented students or those in lower sets etc., and can be made appropriate for a variety of years)
Max of 30 pupils per workshop
Cost:
£130 (plus travel) per workshop
£200 (plus travel) for two workshops on the same text delivered in the same day for the same school
Length:
1 hour and 30 minutes – 2 hours.
Description:
Explorative drama workshops based on a Shakespeare play of your choice, for example Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth or Othello. The workshops will develop pupil’s understanding of character, plot and theme through drama and education techniques. They will also address performance and cultural conditions in which the plays were written and first performed and explore the use of language techniques used.
A teacher’s copy of the workshop and a master copy of a hand out to be distributed to pupils will be provided.
For:
Pupils in Y9, Y10 or Y11 who are studying Shakespeare texts in English Literature.
The work can be adapted to suit pupils working at a variety of levels, within the year group (e.g. Gifted and Talented students or those in lower sets etc.)
Max of 30 pupils per workshop
Cost:
£130 (plus travel) per workshop
£200 (plus travel) for two workshops on the same text
delivered in the same day for the same school
Length:
1 hour and 30 minutes – 2 hours
Description:
Explorative drama workshops based on a play or book of your choice, for example An Inspector Calls or The Crucible. The workshops will develop pupil’s understanding of character, plot and theme through drama and education techniques. The workshops will also encourage pupils to develop their speaking and listening skills through class discussion and text analysis.
A teacher’s copy of the workshop and a master copy of a hand out to be distributed to pupils will be provided.
For:
Pupils in Y9, Y10 or Y11 who are studying the plays and novels in English Literature.
The work can be adapted to suit pupils working at a variety of levels, within the year group (e.g. Gifted and Talented students or those in lower sets etc.)
Max of 30 pupils per workshop
Cost:
£130 (plus travel) per workshop
£200 (plus travel) for two workshops on the same text
delivered in the same day for the same school
Length:
1 hour and 30 minutes – 2 hours.
Description:
A script writing project developing pupil voice through the writing of new scripts, supported by a series of Writing and Drama development sessions led by Drama and Creative Writing specialists. The project will culminate in extracts of work from selected participants being shared in a school performance for fellow pupils and parents.
The project will involve two script writing workshops, the dramaturgy of four scripts in school with actors and a professional director.
For:
Gifted and Talented pupils in Y10 or/and Y11.
Max of 20 pupils per project
Cost:
£600 (plus travel)
Duration:
A 6 week project: including 1 creative writing workshop, 2 writing development workshops, 2 days in school dramaturgy (with pupil access to the process) and a showcase of pupils work for an invited audience of pupils and parents.
Notes:
A full project break down will be available on request.
Description:
Give your students the opportunity to speak directly to theatre professionals by booking a From the Horse’s Mouth session. Griffin Theatre Arts offer a fantastic service of linking theatre professionals (such as actors, musicians, marketing professionals, theatre designers and directors) with schools to give pupils the opportunity to hear exactly what is involved in their careers, what training they took, learn about their creative processes and ask questions directly. Sessions usually also include a practical activity or task specific to the professional.
Length:
1 hour
For:
Year 9s choosing options, G.C.S.E, BTEC, A Level and Colleges Drama and Performing Arts students.
Cost:
£130 (plus travel) per talk
Notes:
Talks are subject to the availability of Theatre Professionals.