creative learning newsletter - aut 11

The SteamieWORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS AND DRAMA GROUPSOur workshop will give your pupils an insight into the social history behind thisiconic play. A modern day classic brought to life on our historic stage. Using excerptsfrom Tony Ropers script we will use both improvisation and text work to get yourstudents thinking! This workshop will help your pupils achieve learning outcomesfor Social Studies SOC 3-01/2a and Expressive Arts Drama EXA 3 /4 - 12/13a

� 11/2 hour workshop £150+VAT (nominal travel if outside the Glasgow area)

� To book call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or email [email protected]

� Learning Outcomes Relate to Social Studies� Teachers pack available with this production

SCHOOL WORKSHOP BOOKING 0141 240 1310

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOP BOOKING 0141 240 1309

Theatre Royal Box Office 0844 871 7647

King’s Theatre Box Office 0844 871 7648

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AUTUMN 2011

WELCOMEWe hope you enjoy this new look Creative LearningNewsletter, packed with activities to help makelearning fun, exciting and dramatic! Remember weare here to give your students a helping hand withtheir school and college workshops, we offer tours,work placements, workshops, Q and A sessionswith company members and much, much more. Ifthere is something missing let us know and we willsee what we can do!

Hope to see you soon,

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GROUP ADVISERS Our team are here to help your group booking runsmoothly. They can handle your request for groups of10+ and offer help with the following:

� Organise bookings on your behalf � Offer substantial savings on theatre tickets � Backstage tours and illustrated talks featuring

the King’s and Theatre Royal. � Background information on all shows� Special discounts for first time groups� Book your programmes and ice creams in advance� High tea and pre-theatre deals available

Ann HarveyDunbartonshire0141 955 0270

Angela JohnstonGlasgow East & West0141 573 3308

Grace QuigleyNorth Lanarkshire01698 260200

Helena Burgoyne Ayrshire 01292 441209

PICK A SHOW, PICK UP THE PHONEAND GET BOOKING!

For the answers to all your booking queries,contact Group Sales today on 0844 871 7602

10am - 6pm, Mon - Fri (closed Bank Holidays)

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GO DANCE 12Tuesday 14 - Saturday 18 February

Now in its fifth year, Go Dance returns with a rich and diverse programme ofnew community dance works in this unique festival of dance-making, sharingand performance. Go Dance 12 presents performances that are energetic,humorous, touching and inspiring, bringing together over 1,000 dancers of allages, all sharing a love of live dance performance. Take a fresh look at danceand join us in this fabulous evening’s entertainment.

If you are interested in participating in Go Dance 2013, come along and see anight this year, and call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or [email protected] for an application form, it reallycouldn’t be simpler!

� Tickets £11 - £13.50 / Children £7.50

� Concessions available / All performances / £2.50 off all price bands

� Groups 20+ / £2.50 off all prices / All performances

Theatre Royal

AN INSPECTOR CALLSTuesday 21 - Saturday 25 February

From Stephen Daldry, the Oscar nominated Director of The Reader, The Hoursand one of Britain’s best-loved films Billy Elliot, comes the magnificentproduction of J.B. Priestley’s classic thriller, An Inspector Calls – direct fromits fourth West End season.

Hailed as the theatrical event of our generation winning more awards thanany other play in history, this landmark production from the National Theatrehas thrilled audiences in the West End, on Broadway and throughout theworld with its epic and wildly imaginative staging, raw emotion, evocativescore, lashing rain and chilling suspense.

The King’s Theatre

WAKEYWAKEY!!It’s a romantic, thrill-filled, laugh-a-minute extravaganza so whateveryou do, don’t miss this year’s Sleeping Beauty at the King’s. It justmight be the panto of your dreams!

BOOK NOW FOR THE BEST PANTOMIME OF THEM ALL!

THE STEAMIEMonday 30 April - Saturday 5 May

Come and celebrate the 25th anniversary of Scotland’s most loved play!

It’s Hogmanay in a Glasgow wash house, and the girls need to get theirwashing done before the bells. Join Dolly, Magrit. Doreen and Mrs Culfeathersas they laugh and cry their way through the last day of the year – with a littlehelp from the not so handy Andy.

Karen Townsend Creative Learning Manager

Photo: Marc Turner (The H

erald/Evening Times)

� Schools/Youth Groups � £12 � Price bands B-D � Midweek eve + Sat mat performances

� Schools/Youth Groups � £10 � Price bands A+B � Wed + Thu mat performances

� ONE FREE TEACHERS TICKET WITH EVERY 10 TICKETS PURCHASED

DID YOU KNOW...� Book Now – pay later!(Payment required at least 2 months prior to performance date)

� Booking Insurance(Protect against the unexpected for only an additional £1 per ticket)

Take advantage of the expertise offered by our team and callyour local Group Adviser on the following numbers.

Alternatively email: [email protected]

� Thought about bringing your group by train?Charing Cross station is just on the King’s Theatre doorstep, andget the train to Central Station for a 5 min walk up Hope Street tothe Theatre Royal.Call the dedicated Scotrail group booking line on 08547 550033

� Schools/Youth Groups � £14 � Price bands B-D � Mon-Thu eve + Wed mat performances

Janette McCartneyRenfrewshire, East Renfrewshire & Inverclyde01389 877333

Judy Shaw StewartStirlingshire01786 850261

Rhona WaltersSouth Lanarkshire, Dumfries & Galloway01357 521626

Ronnie DukesGlasgow City & South01505 862217

Loved by both boys and girls, (and the occasionalteachers group) these come with many themes.Casualty Special Effects, Zombie Thriller, TheatricalAging, Fantasy Creatures. Costing from £150 for abasic workshop, these are practical hands onworkshops, transforming everyone who takes part.Great for school projects, special one off events,and career development sessions.

Call or email us for more information:Karen TownsendKing’s Theatre and Theatre Royal297 Bath Street, Glasgow G2 4JN0141 240 [email protected]

DID YOU KNOW WE DELIVER IN-SCHOOLTHEATRICAL MAKE-UP WORKSHOPS?

LET US ENTERTAIN YOU

SLEEPING BEAUTYFriday 2 December - Sunday 8 January

You’ll want to be wide awake for this year’s big Christmas spectacular at theKing’s – Sleeping Beauty. When the wicked fairy casts a deadly spell onPrincess Beauty the poor girl is doomed to sleep for a hundred years. Onlythe kiss of her one true love can break the spell. Which means that Beauty’sbravest and closest friends must battle to rescue the dashing Prince beforeit’s too late! He, and he alone, can save the Sleeping Beauty! Panto favouriteKaren Dunbar returns as Nanny with Joseph star Keith Jack, whom audienceswill remember from Aladdin, as our handsome prince.

Panto-tastic OUR PANTOMIME WORKSHOPS FOR SCHOOLS AND DRAMA GROUPS

Are you thinking of bringing your pupils to Panto this year? We have a fantasticworkshop that will help your pupils discover the traditions and history of pantomimeand the themes of good and evil behind this festive spectacular. We use dramacharacterisation, improvisation and a sharing of work, with a smattering of propsand costumes thrown in the mix. And the best bit? We travel to you!


� Suitable for P3-P7� To book call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or email

[email protected]� Helps your students achieve learning outcomes for Expressive Arts EXA 1-14a� Teachers activity pack with this production


Theatre Royal


GREASETuesday 17 - Saturday 28 January

It’s the original high school musical, featuring all the unforgettable songsfrom the hit movie including You’re The One That I Want, Grease Is The Word,Summer Nights, Hopelessly Devoted To You, Sandy, Greased Lightn’ andmany more. Dust off your leather jackets, pull on your bobby-socks andtake a trip to a simpler time as ‘bad boy’ Danny and ‘the girl next door’Sandy fall in love all over again.

Grease is the Word!OUR BEST MUSICAL THEATRE WORKSHOP EVER!This high-energy workshop includes music, dance and drama and will give pupilsan insight into the rehearsal process behind a large scale musical theatre production.Delivered by King’s Theatre practitioners the pupils experience vocal work,choreography and script work. This workshop is available as either a 2 hourworkshop, or a full on full day experience.

� 2 hour workshop £180+VAT/Full Day £250+VAT (nominal travel if outside the Glasgow area)

� Suitable for all ages and abilities� To book call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or email

[email protected]� Helps your students achieve learning outcomes for Expressive Arts EXA3-01a� Teachers pack available with this production


NUTCRACKER!Tuesday 21 - Saturday 25 February

One of the most popular dance productions ever staged in the UK, MatthewBourne’s Nutcracker! returns to celebrate its 20th anniversary. This delicioustheatrical feast has family-sized helpings of Matthew Bourne’s trademark wit,pathos and magical fantasy. Nutcracker! follows Clara’s bittersweet journeyfrom a hilariously bleak Christmas Eve at Dr. Dross’ Orphanage, through ashimmering, ice-skating winter wonderland to the scrumptious candykingdom of Sweetieland.

Nutcracker!WORKSHOPS EXPLORING DANCE FOR EXPRESSIVE ARTSNew Adventures will come to your school and college and deliver a fantasticworkshop. Tailored to your groups abilities it gives your students a fantastic insightinto the creative development of this ground breaking dance theatre company.

� 1/2 day workshop £300 plus travel for two dancers� Suitable for vocational dance students and secondary school students

with an interest in dance� To book call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or email

[email protected]� Learning Outcomes Relate to expressive Arts EXA4-09/10a� Free talk for groups attending the matinee with members of the company

Book via Creative Learning Department

SOUTH PACIFICTuesday 8 - Saturday 19 November

The smash hit broadway show direct from London’s Barbican.

Metropolitan Opera Director and winner of Tony Award for Best Director,Bartlett Sher, directs a stellar cast which includes the internationallyacclaimed Jason Howard (Welsh National Opera), Tony Award nomineeLoretta Ables Sayre as ‘Bloody Mary’, plus musical theatre stars SamanthaWomack, Alex Ferns (Donmar’s Guys and Dolls) and Daniel Koek (WestSide Story).

South PacificMUSICAL THEATRE MASTER CLASSES

Musical Theatre Masterclasses available for this production, can be held either onschools or college premises, or subject to availability, at the Theatre Royal.


� Can be tailored to the experience of your group� To book call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or email

[email protected]� Can include a sharing ensuring Learning Outcomes Relate to

Expressive arts EXA3/4-01a� A great opportunity not to be missed

SCROOGEMonday 28 November - Saturday 3 December

The ideal winter treat, Scrooge is a heartwarming family story with stunningsets and costumes, specially created illusions by magician Paul Kieve(acclaimed for the magic effects in the Harry Potter films) and a fantasticmusical score which features the Oscar nominated hit Thank You Very Much.Don’t miss Ebenezer, Bob Cratchit, Tiny Tim, the ghosts of Christmas past,present and future and a whole host of Dickensian characters in the awardwinning, international smash-hit Scrooge!

ScroogeWORKSHOPS FOR ENGLISH DEPARTMENTSA wonderful and fun way to introduce your students to the works of Charles Dickens.Devised by our drama practitioners we will explore Dickensian society and thismaster story teller. Introducing Dickens prose in a non static environment.

� 11/2 hour workshop £150 + Vat (nominal travel if outside the Glasgow area)

� Can be tailored to your year group� To book call Karen Townsend on 0141 240 1309 or email

[email protected]� Learning Outcomes Relate to Literacy and English LIT 3-11a� New slant on a classic text!

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� Groups 10+ pupils or Under 16s � £12 � Price bands A-D � On Saver performances only

� ONE FREE TEACHERS TICKET WITH EVERY 10 TICKETS PURCHASED GROUPS 10+ IN ANY AREA

� Schools/Youth Groups � £15 � Price bands B-D � Mon-Wed eve performances

� Schools/Youth Groups � £13.50 � Price bands B-D � Fri early performance


� Schools/Youth Groups � £15 � Price bands A+B � Tue-Thu eve, midweek mat performances


� School/Youth Groups � £15.50 � Price bands B-D � Mon-Thu eve + Sat mat performances

� School/Youth Groups � £13.50 � Price bands B-D � Thu mat performance

� BUY 20 TICKETS GET 1 EXTRA TICKET FREE

� Schools/Youth Groups � £14 � Price bands B-D � Mon-Thu eves + Sat mat performances

� Schools/Youth Groups � £12 � Price bands A-D � Thu mat performance

� ONE FREE TICKET WITH EVERY 20 PURCHASED

LONG DAYS JOURNEY INTO NIGHTStarring David SuchetMonday 26 - Saturday 31 MarchFollowing his critically acclaimed performance in Arthur Miller’s All My Sonsat the Apollo Theatre in 2010, David Suchet returns in Eugene O’Neill’smasterpiece. Long Day’s Journey into Night follows the Tyrone familythrough a mesmerizing day and night, as they battle their demons, theirpasts, and one another in four extraordinary personal struggles. The playdepicts the riveting events of each family member as they drift further intooblivion and reveals his or her struggle for survival.

Long Days Journey into Night

� In-School workshops by Theatre Royal Practitioners� Free post show talk by members of the company� To register your interest call 0141 240 1309 or email

[email protected]� Learning Outcomes will relate to Literacy and English ENG 3/4-19a� Teachers pack available with this production

� Schools/Youth Groups � £15 � Price bands B-C � Tue-Thu eve performances


We aim to deliver a comprehensive education and learning package to support thisfantastic production of this American Classic. Please let us know if there is anythingyour group would be particularly interested in.

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