St Ives Youth Theatre

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St Ives Youth Theatre is sharing a COVID-19 update.

If you’re in secondary education, or know someone who is, get in touch and sign up for an audition.
If you’re unsure about joining right now, we’ll have another round of auditions in the new year. You can still register your interest!
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COVID-19 Government Guidance What you can and can't do - FAQ
2.10 When can I gather in groups of more than 6?

If you live in a household with more than 6 people, you can continue to gather in and attend all settings together. This same applies for your support bubbles. All venues should continue to accomodate groups larger than 6 who live together or are in the same support bubble to gather in and use their services and venues.

There are exceptions where groups can be larger than 6 people, including:

- for work, or the provision of voluntary or charitable services
- registered childcare, education or training
- supervised activities provided for children, including wraparound care, youth groups and activities, and children’s playgroups
- providing support to a vulnerable person
- providing emergency assistance, and to avoid injury or illness or to escape risk of harm
- to continue existing arrangements where children do not live in the same household as both their parents
- fulfilling a legal obligation such as attending court or jury service
- weddings and civil partnership ceremonies and receptions – up to 30 people, in a public place
- funerals – up to 30 people. This does not include wakes, other than for religious ceremonial purposes.
- other religious and belief-based life cycle ceremonies – up to 30 people, in a public place. This only covers the ceremonies, and does not include celebrations of these events.
- organised sport or exercises classes or licensed outdoor physical activity. This does not include informal sport or fitness activity with family or friends – this must be limited to a group of 6.
- elite sporting competition and training
- support groups – formally organised groups to provide mutual aid, therapy or any other form of support. This includes support to victims of crime, recovering addicts, new parents, people with long-term illnesses, those facing issues relating to their sexuality or gender, and those who have suffered bereavement.
- protests – if organised in compliance with COVID-19 Secure guidance

Where a group includes someone covered by one of these exemptions, they are not counted as part of the gatherings limit. This means, for example, that a tradesperson can go into a household of six without breaching the limit if they are there for work.

See the full article from GOV.UK here https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do

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Cotswold Arcadians

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The Tempest

Contact: via our website or social media


Auditions: Thursday 1 October 7.30pm ~ 9.30pm
Sunday 4 October 2.30pm ~ 5.00pm
Performance dates 19-24 July 2021 at Hatherop Castle

The Tempest shows us the world’s greatest playwright at the height of his powers. Probably the last play that he wrote, it offers exquisite poetry, complex characterisation, deep emotions, supernatural intervention, raucous comedy, and more music than any of his other works. Set entirely outdoors, it is short, entertaining and full of action. It needs no complex scenery or scene changes, but provides extensive opportunities for backstage creativity in props, lighting, sound, special effects, costume and make-up. For many, it is his finest achievement.
Prospero is the central role. But there are ten other speaking roles of various ages, each of 100-200 lines. At least half of these could be women.
Come and be part of it!

If you would like to audition but are unable to make either of these dates we still want you, so please contact director@arcadians.org before the end of September to arrange an alternative.
Audition guidance, some suggested pieces and an audition form are attached to this email and can be downloaded here. Auditions will be conducted in accordance with current Covid-19 requirements at the time, so if you could notify Jonathan at director@arcadians.org if you are intending to audition it would help with planning.

After The Turn: The Mystery of Bly Manor by Nine Knocks Theatre

Reviewed by: Elaine Chapman @elainec46302904

Edinburgh Fringe venue The Space has created a range of online productions that are available between 8th-30th August 2020 during the time in which the Festival would have been taking place. With lockdown taking its toll on the entire Arts and Theatre industry many productions have created online performances.

One of the productions available is After the Turn: The Mystery of Bly Manor which has been written and directed by George Cooper and Ellie Hardwick the writing duo have set their piece five years on from Henry James’s novella The Turn of the Screw.

The television-style documentary production uses interviews from friends and family to piece together the events leading up to the mysterious tragedy surrounding Theodora (Eilidh Gibson). The main focus in presenting the evidence takes the form of video diary entries which she had left behind. These are sensitively presented by her dear friend Marcus Bryson (Brian Weldich).

Theodora Hill was hired as the governess for the two Bly children Miles and Flora while in residence at Bly Manor. The excitement and enthusiasm in accepting her new role are short-lived as a stranger appears unsettling her and causing immense anxiety. The dark and eerie mystery surrounding Bly Manor soon begins to unfold before her.

The gripping short ghost story created by James in 1898 has been captured in this modernised version. The cast brilliantly succeeded in creating the horror and dread first bought to life through the original novella.

It’s extremely tempting with a production of this calibre to write an in-depth review explaining everything that they have achieved. However, I don’t want to spoil anyone’s enjoyment of the chilling performances. Therefore, I would strongly urge you to take the time to watch it while it’s available online.

As creatives have begun to produce work during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is one of the exceptional examples available until August 30th. Nine Knocks Theatre company have shown the wealth of talented actors in their company along with their ability to create a powerful and atmospheric performance without actually being on the same stage.

Four Stars.

https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/1559266-the-turn-of-the-screw/

See the full review here theatreandartreviews.wordpress.com/

Panda Players

www.pandaplayers.co.uk

      

Shrek the musical Set

Panda Players, based in South Buckinghamshire, have a full SHReK The Musical set for sale with various props including Pinocchio's nose. If you're interested, you can find out more details at www.pandaplayers.co.uk

All set items built to 7ft. (2.13m) high as the height of my workshop shutters and to the best of my research before I started building was the average height of a Luton van.

Below summary of Shrek set.

2 x big walls on wheels can only be stacked vertically on wheels or horizontally. Cannot be transported on edge due to profiles.
H 7ft. (2.13m) x W 4ft. 6in. (1.4m) x D 1ft.2in. (0.36m)

2 x small walls on wheels can only be stacked vertically on wheels or horizontally. Cannot be transported on edge due to profiles.

H 7ft. (2.13m) x W 4ft. 6in. (1.4m) x D 1ft.2in. (0.36m)

Shreks house. Can only be transported vertically non steerable.
H 7ft. (2.13m) x W 7ft. 6in. (2.3m) x D 9in. (0.23m)

The Barn.
Can only be transported vertically. On two wheels non steerable.
H 7ft. (2.13m) x W 8ft. (2.44m) x D 6in. (0.15m)

4 x trees on wheels.
Can be transported horizontally but awkward shape and delicate surface.
H 7ft. (2.13m) x W 3ft. (0.91m) x D 1ft.3in. (0.38m)

Tower.
This a curved wall and would best be transported vertically as being curved takes up a lot of space. Heavy.
H 7ft. (2.13m) x W 6ft. (1.83m) x D 1ft.6in. (0.46m)

Truck base for tower.
Semi-circle on castors. Could be transported either vertically or horizontally. Heavy
H 5in. (0.13m) x W 6ft. (1.83m) x D 4ft. (1.22m)

Rock. Can be transported vertically or horizontally.

H 1ft. 6in. (0.46m) x W 4ft (1.22m) x D 2ft. 8in. (0.81m)

Rose window. Delicate as built from expanded polystyrene. Needs to be locked in position to avoid damage.
H 5ft. (1.52m) x W 8ft (2.44m) x D 5in. (0.13m)

Various small items
Cookie (Gingerbread Man).
H 4ft.6in. (1.4m) x W 2ft. 6in. (0.76m) x D 6in. (0.15m)
4 x books.
H 2ft 9in. (0.84m) x W 2ft. 1in. (0.64m) x D 3.5in. (1.04m)

Any future use of this set must have the following credit in the show programme.

Set designed, built and painted by Paul H Lunnon for Panda Players

Further details can obtained from:
Paul H Lunnon (Set designer, Builder and Painter)
Email: paul@paul-h-lunnon.co.uk