TICKET OFFICE: 0116 242 3595 ALSO AT CURVE THIS SEASON… BAMBOOZLE PRESENT LIGHT AS A FEATHER SAT 15 NOV 12 NOON, 2PM, 3.30PM MUSIC BY RICHARD RODGERS This multi-sensory delight is designed for LYRICS BY OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II children who have profound and complex BOOK BY HOWARD LINDSAY AND RUSSEL CROUSE SEP – DEC 2014 Suggested by ‘The Trapp Family Singers’ By Maria Augusta Trapp needs. Described by one Leicestershire DIRECTED BY PAUL KERRYSON family as “Magical, multi-sensory, musical, accessible and inclusive” this show is not FRI 28 NOV – SAT 17 JAN to be missed if you have a disabled child. Small audiences enable children Paul Kerryson directs a brand new to engage fully at their own level. production of the much-loved Rodgers and Hammerstein classic. TICKETS £20* (Also includes carer ticket and up to four spectators) TICKETS £15 Under 18s School Groups (selected performances) PERFORMANCE TIMES 7.30pm & Wed 2.15pm AFTER-SHOW DISCUSSION Thu 11 Dec FREE WORKSHOP FOR TEACHERS Fri 12 Dec 10am – 4pm, A practical workshop where you can learn how to stage a musical in your school. * Transaction fee is £3 for all card payments made online, by telephone and in person at our ticket desks HOW TO BOOK AND FIND OUT MORE If you are interested in booking for any of the events listed, please contact a member of our Ticket Office team on 0116 242 3595 or email [email protected] TICKETS: 0116 242 3595 WWW.CURVEONLINE.CO.UK We hope to see you soon WWW.CURVEONLINE.CO.UK 1 WELCOME Welcome to our Experience Curve brochure which details the many shows, RSC LEARNING AND PERFORMANCE NETWORK workshops and activities available for teachers and school groups during our Autumn / Winter 2014 season. Would you like to transform the teaching and learning of Shakespeare in your school? We do all that we can to make bringing a group to Curve as easy and enjoyable as possible. For many productions we offer discounts for under 18s school groups as well If so, the Royal Shakespeare Company Learning and Performance Network may be for you. as one free supervisory ticket for every 10 tickets booked. We work with schools, young This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your students’ experience of Shakespeare and people and teachers to offer a range of projects and practical workshops delivered either receive innovative teacher training and professional development opportunities for teachers. at Curve or in your school and tailored to meet your specific requirements. After-show We are looking for seven schools (primary, secondary or special) to take part in this discussions and education packs are also available to complement your visit. exciting three year programme, which is a partnership between the RSC, Curve and If you are interested in booking for any of the events listed, please The City of Leicester College. If successful, your school will receive: contact a member of our Ticket Office team on 0116 242 3595 or • Inset days for teachers providing ground breaking new approaches email [email protected] to teaching and learning Shakespeare (minimum of three each year) • The opportunity for students to see a First Encounter Shakespeare NETWORKING MEETINGS FOR TEACHERS performance and take part in workshops • The opportunity to create Shakespeare performances to be performed Each term we bring teachers together at Curve to network, share best practice and on the RSC stages in Stratford-upon-Avon and at Curve discuss the programme and the schools workshop and learning offers. If you would • A residential experience for your students at the RSC in Stratford-upon-Avon like to get involved please join us on one of the following dates: To apply, complete the application form available at THU 18 SEP 6PM – 9PM www.curveonline.co.uk/get-involved/experience-curve THU 27 NOV 6PM – 9PM Deadline for applications is Mon 23 Jun 2014 THU 8 JAN 6PM – 9PM For further information please contact [email protected] BEHIND THE SCENES WORKSHOPS Led by Curve practitioners and visiting artists, workshops provide active, practical FREE WORKSHOPS approaches to teaching and learning, offering an insight into the process FOR TEACHERS of making a production. Students will develop skills in design, technical This season we are thrilled to introduce a theatre, marketing and casting. The day also includes a full tour of the selection of free workshops for teachers, which building and a ticket to see the show. The next events will take place are detailed throughout this brochure. on the dates below starting at 9am and finishing after the matinee Workshops will offer a practical insight performance: into the making of the production Thu 30 Oct Abigail’s Party £30 (Suitable for age 14+) and also provide useful exercises Wed 10 Dec The Sound of Music £30 and ideas to take back to the classroom. Places are limited and These events are run in partnership with Leicestershire available on a first come first Education Business Company. For more information served basis when booking and to book your place please contact for your students to see a Danielle Wright on 0116 240 7000 or performance at Curve. e-mail [email protected] TICKET OFFICE: 0116 242 3595 2 WWW.CURVEONLINE.CO.UK 3 EMILY BROWN SIMON MAYO THE CHILDREN’S PROPELLER PRESENTS THE BIRMINGHAM REPERTORY THEATRE PRODUCTION OF POCKET DREAM THE SNOWMAN AND THE THING BOOK SHOW Directed by Edward Hall The stage show based upon the book by Raymond Briggs and WITH the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates TUE 2 - WED 3 SEP • STUDIO MON 29 SEP • THEATRE KIT WRIGHT THU 25 – FRI 26 SEP • STUDIO Music and lyrics by Howard Blake KEY STAGE 2 KEY STAGE 2 & 3 TUE 30 SEP • THEATRE KEY STAGE 2 & 3 WED 12 – SUN 16 NOV • THEATRE Tall Stories, creators of the much As part of the Everybody’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for young audiences loved Gruffalo stage show, present Reading Festival, join Simon KEY STAGE 2 & 3 KEY STAGE 1 & 2 their brand new production based Mayo, BBC Radio 2 and Book Propeller presents a sixty minute version of its Expect laughter, stamping of Based on Raymond Brigg’s much-loved book, on the hugely popular book by Club Show presenter, as he talks award-winning production of A Midsummer Night’s feet and the clicking of fingers as this enchanting live show has thrilled audiences Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton. about his life as a children’s book Dream for young audiences. Pocket Dream is a fresh children’s poet, Kit Wright brings throughout the world. This magical, musical show is author and the inspiration behind and inspiring introduction to Shakespeare. his work to life in this lively and suitable for children aged 3+. his bestselling ITCH series about inspiring performance for schools. TICKETS £18 Under 18s School Groups Itchingham Lofte. “How to get your child hooked Kit Wright is one of the most (Wed & Thu only) “Tall Stories sets the on Shakespeare.” The Daily Telegraph benchmark for children’s brilliant poets writing for children TICKETS today. The Magic Box could PERFORMANCE TIMES theatre” Sunday Times FREE be described as his definitive TICKETS 7pm & Thu 2.15pm collection featuring poems from £10 Under 18s School Groups TICKETS PERFORMANCE TIMES many of his universally loved AFTER-SHOW DISCUSSION £10 Under 18s School Groups 11am anthologies. PERFORMANCE TIMES Thu 13 Nov, 7pm 11am & 2pm Places are limited and are PERFORMANCE TIMES exclusively available to TICKETS WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE 1pm & 3pm WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE Leicester city schools. £4 Education Pack Available at www.curveonline.co.uk To reserve your tickets contact Education Pack Available at FREE WORKSHOP FOR [email protected] PERFORMANCE TIMES By arrangement with Snowman Enterprises Limited (A Penguin Company) www.curveonline.co.uk PRIMARY TEACHERS and Chester Music Limited. © Snowman Enterprises Ltd 1982, 2004. 11am Wed 17 Sep 4.30pm – 6.30pm A practical workshop looking at the choices the director and actors make in taking the script from the page to the stage. Education Pack Available at www.curveonline.co.uk Photo: Nick Photo: PRIMARY SCHOOLS PRIMARY SCHOOLS TICKET OFFICE: 0116 242 3595 4 WWW.CURVEONLINE.CO.UK 5 HICCUP THEATRE PRESENT ACTORS TOURING COMPANY PRESENTS WE’RE GOING PINOCCHIO BLIND HAMLET STONES IN HIS POCKETS ON A BEAR HUNT A new version by Michael Rosen The multi award-winning comedy by Marie Jones TUE 2 – SAT 6 DEC • STUDIO WED 10 DEC – SAT 3 JAN • STUDIO TUE 9 – WED 10 SEP • STUDIO MON 22 – TUE 23 SEP • THEATRE KEY STAGES 1 & 2 KEY STAGE 1 & 2 KEY STAGE 4+ KEY STAGE 3+ Michael Rosen’s award-winning book is brought A magical festive adventure for children Blind Hamlet transforms Shakespeare’s tragedy Following a sell-out run on Broadway, four and a half vividly and noisily to the stage in director Sally into an interactive theatrical battle. Volunteers from years in the West End and on tour, the worldwide Follow Pinocchio and his grasshopper friend as Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji Bower’s the audience will take to the stage to outwit each sensation Stones in His Pockets returns with Ian they set out on an adventure – to find some fun! versatile lively score. other as a different power-struggle unfolds at each McElhinney, the original director, at the helm. The classic tale is brought to life using puppetry performance. From internationally-acclaimed Iranian and is guaranteed to fill you with festive joy. Seen by over 2 million people, don’t miss this playwright Nassim Soleimanpour. TICKETS £10 Under 18s School Groups hilarious and moving tale of a quiet Irish community “A glorious mixture of puppetry, turned upside down by the arrival of a Hollywood PERFORMANCE TIMES music, magic and mirth” THE EVENTS movie shoot.