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Now booking for Shakespeare Master classes.
As part of the many events that will take place to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Stage Craft Youth Theatre. They have invited Manchester based
theatre director Chris Meads to run a weekend master class on
approaches to acting Shakespeare in Clonmel Resource Centre on Saturday
24 and Sunday 25 November. This is the first time that the company are
offering places to adults in their workshops. Between now and June
Stage Craft will be hosting numerous week-end master classes led by the
most innovative theatre practitioners.
Chris Meads was winner of the Channel 4 Directors programme and has
been working at the Manchester Royal Exchange Theatre since 2006.
Recently he was assistant director on the following Royal Exchange
productions: Mary Barton, Love and Money (co-production with Young
Vic), Cyrano De Bergerac, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf, The Tempest,
Henry V. He was invited on to the 2006 National Theatre Studio
Director’s Programme. He also worked as assistant director to Max
Stafford-Clark and Ian Rickson at The Royal Court, London. He was
recipient of the Northern Arts/Royal Shakespeare Company directing
bursary to work alongside Michael Boyd in Stratford-Upon-Avon. He
initiated cross-arts research development projects involving dance and
film practitioners. (Funded by organisations such as the Prince's Trust
and Northern Film and Media). He is a regular visiting director and
acting tutor at E-15 Acting School, London and has led workshop
auditions in London and New York. He has thought theatre at University
level, specialising in acting approaches to Shakespeare, contemporary
text and ensemble work.
Stage Craft’s artistic director explained why the company has taken
this initiative:
‘…Training is a huge part of any actor’s life and we all constantly
seek out new working methods. This hunger for greater understanding is
never ending and we all have to work on our skills so that we bring
greater complexity to our work. I personally feel that the cultural
baggage associated with Shakespeare can really put people off and this
is partially to do with the way that it is usually thought in schools.
Sometimes a teacher can really revitalise the students and make the
text accessible but sadly these people are often the exception to the
rule and most people’s thoughts on Shakespeare tend to be negative. The
workshop that we are hosting is purely practical and allows the actors
to get a real sense of the joy of making it seem like the text is being
spoken for the very first time, and that is a huge achievement
considering the plays of Shakespeare are produced more than any other
play write in the history of theatre. I had the pleasure of working
with Chris in London and I have greatly admired his work as director
and indeed as a teacher of acting. We are delighted that we can bring
someone of his calibre to work in Clonmel. It seems like the right time
to broaden our scope and begin to offer further training not just for
young people but for adults alike and we hope this weekend will be the
first of many such ventures in Clonmel…’
For further information and booking please call 087 947 69 68 or e mail stagecrafttheatre@gmail.com
Children At War venue announced 18-22 December 2007
The venue for Children At War has just been announced. This
large scale project will take place in The Europlan Buildings, Ard
Gaoithe Business Park, Clonmel and will run for five nights from
Tuesday 18 to Saturday 22 December 2007. Tickets will be on sale in
early December.
Children At War official launch
Thursday 11th October was the official launch of THe Children At War
project. There was a large attendance at the event which took place in
The County Museum. International award winning actor and writer George
Seremba was the special guest speaker and he spoke about the importance
of projects of this nature and related it back to his turbulent past in
Uganda. This joyous occasion was a huge success and Stage Craft would
like to acknowledge the support of The County Council's Per Cent for
Arts scheme.
2008 is our tenth anniversary
We are pleased to announce that between now and June we will be hosting
many distinctive events to celebrate our tenth birthday. We hope to
bring directors from London to hold specialised weekend workshops on
stage combat, acting for camera and acting Shakespeare. These workshops
will provide students with access to highly experienced acting teachers
who are experts in their field. Please see our news section for more
information.
Young actors wanted for exciting theatre project.
Stage Craft
Youth Theatre funded by South Tipperary County Council’s Per-cent for
Arts Scheme are providing a once in a life time opportunity for young
people from South Tipperary. read more...
Download an audition application form for 'Children at War' in PDF format. Don't have Adobe Reader? Download it here!
Dates have just been released for our season of productions...
TUE 18th - SAT 22nd DEC: CHILDREN AT WAR, The Euro Plan Buildings, Ard Gaoithe Business Park, Clonmel
THUR 17th + FRI 18th MAY : DRAGON CHASER + SLEEPING BEAUTY
WED 23rd - SUN 27th MAY: DISNEY'S HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL
THUR 31st MAY and FRI 1st JUNE: BUGSY + THE WOODCUTTER AND THE PRINCESS
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