Weds 7 – Fri 9 March 7.30pm The Dresser by Ronald Harwood Phoenix Players Inspired by the memories of his years working as Donald Wolfit’s dresser, Ronald Harwood’s evocative, perceptive and hilarious portrait of backstage life, made into an award-winning film with Tom Courtenay and Albert Finney, is one of the most acclaimed dramas of modern theatre. Tickets: £8 (balcony) £6.50 stalls Tues 13 7.30pm, Weds 14 Mar 1.30pm, 7.30pm DAYTIME WORKSHOPS Two days of free workshops for schoolchildren and sixth form college students. Call Box office for more details. Fri 23 March 10am - 11am Street Dance workshop with Motion Control Dance coordinator, Emma Mallam. 10am - 12noon Poetry workshop with John Tripp Award winners, Clare Potter and Emily Hinshelwood. Film-making workshop by Stephanie Hayes, lead actress in the film, Acts of Imagination. Photography workshop by Rhys Jones to accompany the current 20/20 exhibition. Song-writing workshop with Swedish singer-songwriter, Fanny Holm and Swedish poet-musician, Lolita Ray. 10.30am – 12pm Workshop with author and cultural commentator, Bonnie Greer. 11am – 12 noon Meet and chat to writer and BBC producer, Horatio Clare. 11.30am - 12.30pm Break Dance workshop (see above). 1pm - 2pm Street Dance workshop (see above). 1.30pm – 3.30pm Song-writing workshop with Swedish singer-songwriter, Fanny Holm and Swedish poet-musician, Lolita Ray. Workshop with poet and editor of The Amsterdam Review, P C Evans. 2pm – 3pm Workshop exploring Hip-Hop culture, politics and aesthetics with New York’s Danny Hoch. 2pm - 5pm Photography practical session – Rhys Jones (see above). 2.30pm - 5pm Fighting Talk workshop with Trestle Theatre Company. 2.30pm – 4.30pm Poetry workshop with John Tripp Award winners, Clare Potter and Emily Hinshelwood. There will be a conceptual session with environmental sculptor, Rawley Clay leading towards a new piece of site-specific art at St Donats, as well as multi-media adventures from Lydia White, Francis Kruk and Stephen Willey on Fri 23 and Sat 24. Sat 24 March THEATRE TRAINING DAY 10am – 5pm This day-long professional training course focuses on Theatre of The Oppressed - the ensemble of techniques and approaches to theatre pioneered by the Brazilian theatre practitioner, Augusto Boal. The common element of the work is that it seeks to make the power of theatre as a force for change available to everyone, particularly those in oppressed situations. The techniques have applications ranging from the classroom to the council chamber, the union meeting to the therapeutic group, the development charity to the homeless people's hostel. The course is led by Adrian Jackson of Cardboard Citizens, the UK's only homeless people's professional theatre company and the leading practitioner of Forum Theatre in Britain. "...was as wonderful as it always is! Susan Quick "Excellent presentation of Theatre of the Oppressed techniques. On a personal level the course has inspired me to look again at the over-importance I attach to rational thinking, and to explore the fuller picture of aesthetics" Jes Davies "An open and honest group, created by superb facilitation, particularly through Adrian Jackson, led to a space where we could really begin to understand ourselves professionally and personally. Through Augusto Boal’s techniques I have learnt not to simply reproduce an activity with a group, but apply a wider process of understanding to the individuals I work with. Thank you!" J Reid Tickets: £45 Friday 23 March 8.30pm Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop by Danny Hoch Theatre, performance art or spoken word – whatever you call it, the work of actor / writer Danny Hoch is a solo tour de force. New York City’s rich traditions come alive as Brooklyn Polish, Bronx Dominican Spanish, Queen’s Trinidadian English, Jamaican patois and Hip-Hop all get flipped and flexed centre stage. With pieces from his highly acclaimed play, Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop and his new play, Till The Break of Dawn, Danny Hoch – founder of New York’s Hip-Hop Theatre Festival – takes you on a world tour of Hip-Hop culture, politics and aesthetics through the eyes and ears of New York’s foremost Hip-Hop artist and activists. “The voice of a new generation, seeming to owe little or nothing to what has gone before.” New York Observer “Remarkable … vibrant” New York Times Tickets: £12, £10 £6 (under 18 years) Sat 24 March 7.30pm Little India by Trestle Theatre Company - a tale of love and loss, mischief and mayhem. Trestle is back on tour with sumptuous storytelling theatre, vibrant visuals, and powerful physical action. Two people meet and quickly fall in love, but one leaves and forgets while the other is left holding their child. What happens when we lose a memory? If we forget what is important, how can we re-learn to love what really matters? Influenced by South Indian traditions of Kalaripayattu (martial art), Konokol (rhythmic patterns) and mudras (hand gestures), Trestle re-imagines the classical story of Shakuntala for a contemporary time; combining ancient arts with modern words, and inspirational music from India. ‘A highly imaginative company’ The Times There are no masks in this production. Recommended for 12yrs + Tickets: £11, £9 Sat 24 March 8.45pm Awsa Acoustic performance (see Fri evening) (St Donats Arts Centre Angels 10% off all tickets) Thurs 29 & Fri 30 March 7pm Atlantic College International Show – in aid of Save The Children Join us for a whistle-stop tour around world culture in this show which is packed full of all the vibrancy and colour that makes Atlantic College such a special place. Tickets: £5, 3.50 Sat 31 March 7.30pm An Evening with Queen Victoria The arts centre is delighted to welcome the much-loved British actress, Prunella Scales who reigns supreme as she explores the life of Victoria from girlhood to old age. The show is a portrait of Queen Victoria in her own words, drawn from letters and private diaries with live music known and loved by this often surprising woman. An Evening with Queen Victoria has been an outstanding success since its inception at London’s Old Vic Theatre in 1980. It has toured the world, been recorded by BBC2 TV, broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and released on audio cassette. As you might expect from a performer who triumphed as Sybil in Fawlty Towers, the evening will be very funny and a tour de force for a superb actress. Tickets are selling very fast so get yours soon as they won’t be around for long! “A bravura performance” Daily Telegraph “Scales makes the Queen a wondrous figure” Los Angeles Times This performance will take place in the Bradenstoke Hall in St Donats Castle and is supported by the Mousetrap Settlement Trust. Tickets: £15.50 and £13.50 Janet Smith General Manager St Donats Arts Centre St Donats Castle Vale of Glamorgan CF61 1WF Phone: 01446 799095 Fax:01446 799101 e-mail: janetsmith@stdonats.com www.stdonats.com |
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