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NEWS

SUMMER 2015

“All the world’s a stage”six weeks of workshops across the summer holidays - if you can’t wait for the Autumn term, why not come along and Put on a Play in a Week? There’s the chance to perform on our professional stage, Alice workshops with a trip to the show thrown in, and even a performance inside Oxford’s Ashmolean museum - it’s going to be a scorcher!Maddy

It’s a very busy time in the Creation world at the moment as we gear up for a jampacked season of shows and workshops.This summer, we’re bringing a promenade performance of As You Like It to the grounds of Lady Margaret Hall. And there’ll even be a Drama Club party - on 3 August all Drama Clubbers go free, the leaders will come along to say hi, and we’ll even lay on some ice lollies!If you can’t make that date, there’s the Family Show

on the Bank Holiday Monday - again kids go free, up to three with each adult, so there’s no excuse not to catch our romantic comedy this summer.As if Shakespeare wasn’t enough, we also have a production of Alice, in the grounds of St. Hugh’s College - with music and puppets, we’ll be adding some Creation magic to Carroll’s classic. Alice is being created with the ethos of our Christmas shows – to make a show that will be great fun for families with children of all ages. We’re thrilled to be pitching up at St Hugh’s for the first time, and would love you to join us.Then, at Christmas, we’re setting sail to Treasure Island, once again at The North Wall. It may be a long way off, but we’ve already been listening to sea shantys to get us in the mood.In the Education world, we have

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CREATION NEWS | SUMMER 2015

Club Day Call Time Performance Time

Venue

Mon 8-10s Mon 6 July 6:00pm 6:30pm Magdalen College School, OX4 1DZ

Mon 14-16s Mon 6 July 7:00pm 8:00pm Magdalen College School, OX4 1DZ

Tues 8-10s Tues 7 July 6:00pm 6:30pm John Mason School, OX14 1JB

Tues 11-13s Tues 7 July 5:30pm 6:30pm John Mason School, OX14 1JB

Tues 14-16s Tues 7 July 5:00pm 6:30pm John Mason School, OX14 1JB

Weds 5-7s Weds 8 July 6:00pm 6:30pm Headington Baptist Church, OX3 9HW

Weds 8-10s Weds 8 July 5:30pm 6:30pm Headington Baptist Church, OX3 9HW

Weds 11-13s Weds 8 July 5:00pm 6:30pm Headington Baptist Church, OX3 9HW

Weds 14-16s Weds 8 July 7:30pm 8:30pm Headington Baptist Church, OX3 9HW

Sat 5-7s Sat 11 July 9:30am 10:00am Leckford Place School, OX2 7EN

Sat 8-10s (9:30am) Sat 11 July 10:00am 11:00am Leckford Place School, OX2 7EN

Sat 8-10s (10:30am) Sat 11 July 10:30am 11:00am Leckford Place School, OX2 7EN

Sat11-13s (11:30am) Sat 11 July 9:30am 11:00am Leckford Place School, OX2 7EN

Sat 8-10s (1:30pm) Sat 11 July 1:30pm 3:00pm Leckford Place School, OX2 7EN

Sat 11-13s (3:30pm) Sat 11 July 3:30pm 4:30pm Leckford Place School, OX2 7EN

If you have any questions or want to chat, give us a call on 01865 761393 and ask for Maddy.

You can also contact us via email at education@creationtheatre.co.uk

RENEWALS Week 10 22-26 JuneUnless you notify us in writing by email by Sunday 21 June that you do not want to renew for next term, we’ll roll over your current place and automatically take payment with the details we have stored. If we have any issues processing payments (e.g. out of date cards) we will get in touch.

AUTUMN TERM: 14 September-12 DecemberAutumn term starts Monday 14 September and runs until the week of final shows, from Monday 7 to Saturday 12 December. We’ll have a week off at half term (26 - 31 October), where you can always join a Holiday Workshop if you’re missing Creation too much!

TREASURE ISLAND YOUTH CHORUS It may only be the start of summer, but we’re already making plans for this year’s Christmas production of Treasure Island, which will be performed in The North Wall Arts Centre this winter. Like last year’s production of The Wind in the Willows, the show will feature a youth chorus, made up of twelve of our Drama Clubbers, from the 8-10s and 11-13s groups.

Although there will be lots of information closer to the time, we know that it’s useful to be aware of what’s going on well in advance, so we thought we’d go over the process briefly now.

In September, we’ll host an information night for all interested parents to attend, where we’ll explain the process of auditions, rehearsals, chaparones and how being in the show affects school hours.

After the information night, if your child wants to audition (and you agree with them!), then just email Maddy to apply for an audition slot. We’ll hold the auditions for the youth chorus on a weekend, and run the auditions in a group format, much like one of our Holiday Workshops. They won’t need to prepare any pieces; the only thing they must be ready to do is sing.

We’ll send out far more detailed information in the Autumn term of course, but it’s never to early to start planning for future stardom!

3News this term

CREATION NEWS | SUMMER 2015

SUMMER HOLIDAY TIMETABLE WEEK 1 MONDAY 20 – FRIDAY 24 JULYPUT ON A PLAY IN A WEEK6-8 yrs at Summer Fields School9-12 yrs at Leckford Place School

WEEK 2 MONDAY 27 – FRIDAY 31 JULYPUT ON A PLAY IN A WEEK6-8 yrs at Headington Baptist Church9-12 yrs at Headington Baptist ChurchRE-INVENTING SHAKESPEARE DEVISING WORKSHOP 13-16 yrs at Leckford Place School

WEEK 3 MONDAY 3 – FRIDAY 7 AUGUSTPUT ON A PLAY IN A WEEK6-8 yrs at Leckford Place School9-12 yrs at Summer Fields School

*including a ticket to see Creation’s Alice

WEEK 4 MONDAY 10 – FRIDAY 14 AUGUSTPUT ON AS YOU LIKE IT IN A WEEK6-8 yrs at Lady Margaret Hall Site Specific9-12 yrs at Lady Margaret Hall Site SpecificTHE TWELVE LABOURS OF HERCULES13-16 yrs at Leckford Place School, perform at the Ashmoleon Site Specific

WEEK 5 MONDAY 17 – FRIDAY 21 AUGUSTPUT ON ALICE IN WONDERLAND IN A WEEK*6-8 yrs at Leckford Place School9-12 yrs at Summer Fields SchoolPUT ON AS YOU LIKE IT IN A WEEK13-16 yrs at Lady Margaret Hall Site Specific

WEEK 6 MONDAY 24 – FRIDAY 28 AUGUSTPUT ON ALICE IN WONDERLAND IN A WEEK*6-8 yrs at Leckford Place School9-12 yrs at Summer Fields School

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5-7s at Headington Baptist Church

Constantly choosing more ambitious texts, the 5-7s are bringing their own spin to Shakespeare’s complex tale of mistaken identity The Comedy of Errors.

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5-7s at Leckford Place

One of our littlest groups is takling one of Greece’s biggest monsters in Theseus and the Minotaur.

8-10s at Leckford Place 9:30am

The group is working on Shakespeare’s most famous love story, as they bring Romeo and Juliet to life (as it were!).

8-10s at Leckford Place 10:30am

Heading down the rabbit hole this term, the group is working on Alice in Wonderland.

8-10s at Leckford Place 1:30pm

One of the nation’s most beloved children’s stories, Peter Pan, is being given the Creation treatment.

8-10s at Headington Baptist Church

Always a favourite text for the summer, this group is working on A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

8-10s at Magdalen College School

Many of Creation’s most popular versions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream have been staged at MCS and this group is putting their own stamp on it.

11-13s at Leckford Place 3:30pm

Looking at script work for the first time, this group is producing The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time with a focus on ensemble work.

11-13s at Leckford Place 11:30am

Never ones to shy away from a challenge, this group is taking on their most ambitious and mature text to date - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

11-13s at Headington Baptist Church

Using masks and ensemble work, this group has a momentous task of bringing all Twelve Tasks of Hercules to life.

14-16s at Magdalen College School

Taking on a completely new text for Drama Club, the group is using inspirations from Tim Burton to bring the gloriously gothic Gormenghast to life.

14-16s at Headington Baptist Church

Using elements of promenade theatre, the group is staging the gothic classic Dracula within the church itself.

14-16s at John Mason School

Our oldest Tuesday group is taking on one of the most successful British plays of recent years - The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time.

Each term, Drama Club gets more ambitious, and this term is no exception, from our old favourite Shakespeare to new texts like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time. Plus, there’s a healthy dose of Greek myths, gothic tales and some classic children’s literature....

8-10s at John Mason School

Looking at puppets, giant playing cards and ensemble work, the group is staging Alice in Wonderland.

11-13s at John Mason School

Using all their history knowledge and their best accents, the 11-13, inspired by Oh What a Lovely War!, are devising an exploration of the past 100 years of war.