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The Creation, the Downfall of Man and the Nativity all narrated - LIVE AS IT HAPPENS!
Based on the medieval Mystery Plays
Based on the medieval Mystery Plays
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The Victorian Workhouse Scandal
Created under the auspices of the Andover Museum and first performed in Andover and subsequently at the Cricklade Theatre, Andover as part of the Test Valley Drama Festival
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The rise and fall of the Iron Curtain told in modern, mythological terms
Ideal for 9 - 13 year olds and classroon use
voices and percussion [or keyboard]
Marnel Junior School, Popley, Basingstoke
Ideal for 9 - 13 year olds and classroon use
voices and percussion [or keyboard]
Marnel Junior School, Popley, Basingstoke
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The Treasure and a Tale tells the stories of Beowulf and the discovery of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial and its treasure at Sutton Hoo in 1939.
Suitable for school or community performance
Although conceived as musical theatre, the emphasis is on telling the Beowulf story through rhythmic recitation accompanied by drumming. With the exception of the Gleeman, who has a challenging solo part, the singing roles are introduced by way of reported speech and so may effectively be taken by everyone acting as Storytellers.
By way of contrast, the scenes are separated by spoken interludes which tell of the finding of the treasure in Suffolk against the background of World War II, sketched briefly through the eyes of local children and an evacuee. There is, of course, no direct connection between Beowulf and the treasure from Sutton Hoo; yet they have in common the society that created them and each brings the other vividly to life.
Suitable for school or community performance
Although conceived as musical theatre, the emphasis is on telling the Beowulf story through rhythmic recitation accompanied by drumming. With the exception of the Gleeman, who has a challenging solo part, the singing roles are introduced by way of reported speech and so may effectively be taken by everyone acting as Storytellers.
By way of contrast, the scenes are separated by spoken interludes which tell of the finding of the treasure in Suffolk against the background of World War II, sketched briefly through the eyes of local children and an evacuee. There is, of course, no direct connection between Beowulf and the treasure from Sutton Hoo; yet they have in common the society that created them and each brings the other vividly to life.
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from In Touch, Royal Opera House Education Newsletter, January 1991:
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire
a project sponsored by BP Oil UK Ltd
The Claydon House project also enabled participating schools (four from Buckinghamshire and two from Hertfordshire) to explore a range of cross-curriculum themes - historical, social, artistic, environmental. The young people taking part (whose ages ranged from seven to thirteen) presented, through an opera-drama, the story of the house. Each school took a particular period and by weaving together historical fact, legend and fantasy told of the Verney family and the house in which they lived. The house provided the starting point for the project.
Claydon House, Buckinghamshire
a project sponsored by BP Oil UK Ltd
The Claydon House project also enabled participating schools (four from Buckinghamshire and two from Hertfordshire) to explore a range of cross-curriculum themes - historical, social, artistic, environmental. The young people taking part (whose ages ranged from seven to thirteen) presented, through an opera-drama, the story of the house. Each school took a particular period and by weaving together historical fact, legend and fantasy told of the Verney family and the house in which they lived. The house provided the starting point for the project.