EDUCATION SEASON 2021
- THE LISTIES - HAMLET: PRINCE OF SKIDMARK
Hamlet is already full of things kids love in a good story: ghosts, castles, sword fights, bodily fluids and spooky stuff. Add to the mix some supersonic gags and expertly timed stage magic and you have a brilliantly disguised Shakespearean tragedy for everyone aged five and over.
DATE: Wednesday 1 September | 6pm (rescheduled!)
RECOMMENDED FOR: Stages K-3
TICKETS: $19 per student for groups of 8+. One teacher free per group of 8, additional teachers at student price.
CURRICULUM LINKS: Dance, Drama, Music, Storytelling, Creativity, Literacy, English, Creative Arts
FoRT is full of ridiculous clowning, spectacular acrobatics and poetic visual imagery that celebrates the kind of creative genius that has been known to turn lounge rooms into volcanoes, trees into castles and cardboard boxes into racing cars.
DATE: Wednesday 22 September | 10:30am & 12:30pm
RECOMMENDED FOR: Early Childhood, Early Stage 1, Stages 1 – 3
TICKETS: $19 per student for groups of 8+. One teacher free per group of 8, additional teachers at student price.
CURRICULUM LINKS: Drama, Critical and Creative Thinking, Personal and Social Capability, Ethical and Intercultural Understanding, PDHPE, English/Literacy, Creative Arts
- A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
Shakespeare’s classic comedy is reawakened in this breathless production from Bell Shakespeare, brimming with magic, mirth and mayhem. Fast, funny and family-friendly, this is A Midsummer Night’s Dream reimagined.
DATE: Tuesday 28 September 2021 | 8pm
RECOMMENDED FOR: Stages 5-6
TICKETS: $19 per student for groups of 8+. One teacher free per group of 8, additional teachers at student price.
CURRICULUM LINKS: Storytelling, Creativity, Drama, English, Dance, Music.
**REGIONAL ACCESS WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE: Designed to prepare students for the production, these practical, 75-minute workshops guide students through the plot, key characters, themes, scene work, design, and insights into the production itself. Don’t let your students miss out on the fantastic chance to learn from this acclaimed company. Monday 30 August, 10am & 12pm in the Studio Theatre at the Entertainment Centre.Contact Alyson at the details below for more information and to make a booking.
**AUDITION OPPORTUNITY: Students are also eligible to audition for the prestigious John Bell Scholarship! A life-changing opportunity for budding performers, three students will be selected to spend one incredible week training with Bell Shakespeare. Auditions will be held at SEC on Monday 30 August, time TBC. Contact Alyson at the details below for more information and to book an audition time.
This hilarious show, adapted by Monkey Baa Theatre Company in 2014 from the picture book by Jackie French and Bruce Whatley, is imaginatively told by four performers playing shearers, dogs and sheep. It explores the challenges and rewards of being an individual and will be a lasting tribute to honouring your own spirit and strength, whilst working with the flock.
DATE: Tuesday 12 October | 10am & 12:30pm
RECOMMENDED FOR: Foundation, Stages 1-2
TICKETS: $19 per student for groups of 8+. One teacher free per group of 8, additional teachers at student price.
CURRICULUM LINKS: Creative & Critical Thinking, Personal & Social Capability, Numeracy, Ethical & Intercultural Understanding, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture, PDHPE, HSIE