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Posted by Everyman Playhouse on 28th Nov 2011 at 15:33 | Community | 0 comments
October was a very busy and brilliantly successful month for Education at the Everyman and Playhouse.
Stephen Sharkey’s fantastic adaptation of Brecht’s classic, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui was accompanied by an extensive educational offer – including two Page to Stages (one specifically for schools), a Brecht Masterclass, the offer of a ‘buy in’ workshop ‘All About Brecht’ to practically explore Brecht and an extensive teacher’s resource pack (created in collaboration with Nottingham Playhouse, co-producers of the play). In total (and not counting those schools that may have accessed the teacher’s resource pack) over 500 individuals experienced at least one of these activities, and feedback has been extremely positive. We were delighted to work with such a fun and easy going cast, the majority of which were totally up for getting involved in all of the education work.
As part of a national tour, The Royal Shakespeare Company brought their first ever YPS (Young Person’s Shakespeare) to Liverpool and the Playhouse acted as host theatre for the visit. This venture, the first of its kind, culminated in a tour of an abridged version of the Bard’s longest piece, Hamlet, and was tailored specifically for children and families. Whilst in Liverpool, the production played in two schools (De la Salle in St Helen’s and St Julies in Woolton), the new Leisure and Culture Park in Knowsley and finished with two matinees in the Playhouse. Over 2,500 individuals saw the play during its weeklong stay. The performance in Knowsley was the first in their new centre and this made it possible for over 1000 Knowsley residents to experience high quality theatre in Knowsley for the first time ever! It is amazing that the Everyman and Playhouse could be part of this momentous occasion!
A post-show discussion for Hamlet
The first Drama Teacher’s Forum of the academic year took place at the beginning of the month, the focus of this was looking at how we can better support teachers in bringing groups to the theatres in the current climate. We are hoping to programme our first ever twilight performance on the back of this discussion…watch this space!
We now also hold a regular forum in Knowsley. Like the city centre based Drama Teacher’s Forum, this is to discuss the theatre’s work with schools and community groups in the area, and to find out how we can better support organisations in the borough.
We were also thrilled to welcome our Unique Partner schools for academic year 2011/2012 with a special launch event on Wednesday 5th October. Unique Partner’s experience a number of benefits including reduced ticket prices and focused and bespoke support from the theatres which is appropriate for each individual school. We hope that we can build upon the successes of last year and make the collaborations with schools on the programme this year very positive and memorable for all involved!
Emma Smith
Education Manager
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