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SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL’S FOUNDATION PRESENTS SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL 2017 |
Up to 30,000 young people nationwide to gain crucial life skills in world’s largest youth drama festivalShakespeare Schools Foundation is proud to present the world’s largest youth drama festival at the Torch Theatre. Join us at the Torch Theatre from 7th November – 9th November 2017 for a series of unique Shakespeare productions staged by your local schools. Whether you are a parent, friend or another local school, we invite you to an exhilarating evening of theatre where you will see Shakespeare’s stories brought to life like never before. Details of the schools performing at the Torch Theatre can be found on SSF’s website: shakespeareschools.org/the-festival SSF is a cultural education charity, transforming lives through the unique power of Shakespeare. In the celebratory finale of their Festival journey, 30,000 young people from primary, secondary and special schools across the country will unite on their local professional theatre in thrilling performance evenings. It promises to be the most exciting Festival yet! Performances start at 7pm. Ticket prices: £9.50/£7. Group rate £6.50. Key information about the 2017 Festival • The 2017 Festival runs from 16th October to 8th December. • Across the autumn, 292 Festival nights will take place at 136 theatres across the country. • Each Festival night showcases a half hour abridged performance of a different Shakespeare play from three or four local schools with one interval. • Up to 30,000 young people from over 1,000 primary, secondary and special schools are involved in the Festival as either performers, backstage technicians, or student directors. • SSF brings over 65,000 people from the local community to the theatre. Of these, 43% say they had never been to their local theatre before. Key information about Shakespeare Schools Foundation: • Shakespeare Schools Foundation is a cultural education charity that gives young people across the UK the confidence to succeed in life. • SSF has worked with over 280,000 young people from primary, secondary and special schools since the charity was founded in 2000. • SSF works with pupils from every community, background and school type nationwide The charity engages diverse groups, including those with special educational needs (working with three times the national average) and from minority ethnic backgrounds, and is passionate about reaching those living in areas of deprivation. • SSF uses Shakespeare as a catalyst for students to explore the most pressing themes of today such as racism, gender equality and mental health. As a result, confidence increases and friendships flourish. • The annual Shakespeare Schools Festival is SSF’s flagship project and the world's largest youth drama project. Six months of preparation, including student and teacher workshops, culminate in exhilarating performance evenings in professional theatres nationwide. • Alongside the Festival, SSF offers curriculum resources and workshops for teachers and students from all school types. • Through SSF, young people change their attitude to learning: 94% of students say they are more likely to seek new opportunities and 95% of teachers say their students are more enthusiastic about learning. • SSF works to promote educational attainment - especially in literacy, literature and the performing arts. 86% of teachers see an improvement in their students' behaviour and 81% report that academic attainment improves. • For our latest impact report, visit https://www.shakespeareschools.org/impact/impact-report • To find out more visit https://www.shakespeareschools.org/the-festival. Listings info: Shakespeare Schools Festival 2017 comes to the Torch Theatre on Tues 7 – Thurs 9 November. Performances start at 7pm. Ticket prices: £9.50/£7. Group rate £6.50. For more information, visit http://torchtheatre.co.uk/shakespeare-schools-festival-2017/ or contact our Box Office on 01646 695267 |
| Torch Three Milford Haven web site: http://torchtheatre.co.uk |
| James Gent e-mail: james@torchtheatre.co.uk |
Wednesday, October 25, 2017 |
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