Area 4

Productions touring during 2008-2009

Suitable for Year 2 through to Year 11

Romeo & Juliet

Touring Area 4
3rd to 7th November 2008

STILL A FEW DATES LEFT FOR THIS WEEK!!!! BOOK NOW !!!

Playing time 1½ hours
Cost £330 (+vat).
NO LIMIT to the size of audience.

Perhaps Shakespeare's most famous play, the Romantic Tragedy of the star-crossed lovers Romeo & Juliet. Two families of Verona, the Montagues and the Capulets, who have been feuding with each other for years. Young Romeo Montague goes out with his friends to make trouble at a party the Capulets are hosting, but while there he spies the Capulet's daughter Juliet, and falls hopelessly in love with her. She returns his affections, but they both know that their families will never allow them to follow their hearts. Another highly accessible production using period costumes and settings which brings out all of the elements of this, Shakespeare's most famous play. Two young lovers, little more than children, cannot understand the hatred of an older generation that keeps them apart, and choose to die rather than live without each other. Still as relevant today as it was when it was written, the play is also a wonderful introduction to Shakespeare for pupils of all ages and a must for pupils studying the text.

Suitable for Nursery through to Year 7

Babes in the Wood

Touring Area 4
26th to 30th January 2009

Playing time 1 hour
Cost £285 (+ vat).
NO LIMIT to the size of audience.

The evil Sheriff of Nottingham, wants his brother's fortune and all that stands in his way is Maid Marion and her two baby brothers, so he enlists the help of two hapless workmen, Dermot the Gardener and Bob the Builder, to take the Babes deep into the Woods, a place inhabited by Woodland Sprites and a band of Merry Men who are the sworn enemies of the evil Sheriff. Led by our hero Robin Hood and with the help of the audience, they will courageously save the day, rescue the Babes and take down the Sheriff but will Robin get the girl. You'll just have to wait and see. Bright, colourful and suitable for all ages. It has everything you need to make the season go with a twang. Fun and enjoyment for everyone guaranteed.

Suitable for Years 8 & 9

Shakespeare for SATS
For Key Stage 3 pupils (years 8 & 9)
studying Shakespeare for the SATS exam



**DUE TO THE CANCELLATION OF THE 2009 KS3 SATS, we will no longer be offering these sessions.

We are in discussion with various bodies, including Aim Higher with a view to providing a suitable curriculum-based alternative

Suitable for Nursery through to Year 7

the Pied Piper of Hamelin
Touring Area 4
15th to 19th June 2009

Playing time 1 hour
Cost £290 (+vat).
NO LIMIT to the size of audience.

A wonderful BITESIZE stage adaptation of Robert Browning's classic narrative poem. The town of Hamelin is a very pleasant place to live but it does have one BIG problem. RATS ! They fought the dogs and killed the cats, made nests inside men's Sunday hats, and even spoiled the women's chats, by drowning their speaking, with shrieking and squeaking, in fifty different sharps and flats. They're everywhere and the local Ratcatcher has tried everything he can think of. Lucky for the villagers, the Pied Piper has come to town to deal with the vermin..... But when the greedy Mayor refuses to pay him, the Piper exacts his revenge. A company of five with full set, costumes, lights & sound; bring you this epic tale full of fun, laughter and enjoyment for all ages and lots of opportunities for follow-up class work.

Area 4

Productions touring during 2008-2009