NEW! Pre-school activities for 3 & 4yr olds

New workshops for pre-school 3 & 4yr olds 

We get asked all the time about workshops for pre-school children and we thought it was about time we offered some.

Intrepid have created lots of workshops in pre-school settings across East Sussex, over many years. We've loved introducing children to drama and theatre through our unique style. Don't take our word for it, let's ask someone in the know,

The children at Kingston Pre-school thoroughly enjoyed your workshop which was based on The Smartest Giant in Town. It was appropriate to their level, fun and made them approach stories in a new and creative way. By using props, visual aids and by encouraging them to join in or act out parts of the story themselves you made the whole experience an inclusive one.............which they talked about for weeks afterwards!  I would recommend you to any other Early Years setting, thank you. Claire, Manager

We are bursting with ideas for the future but first things first - an introductory workshop. We think your child will love them but there's only one way to find out. So go on give us a try. Here's the details,

NEW! Pre school 3 & 4yr olds workshops

Weds 6th & Thurs 7th June 2012 Southover Church Hall, Lewes

9.30am – 10.30am & 2.15pm – 3.15pm

First child £5, siblings £4

Intrepid are part of the Lewes FC Spend & Save Scheme and if you are a member you can save 5% on all our holiday activities.

To book email office@intrepidinspires.co.uk or txt/call Allie on 07934 362 312

Summer School 2012

An Intrepid Summer School


For those children who've experienced one, they'll tell you how much fun it is, how creative it is and how excited they get each morning just thinking about coming along. Don't take our word for it here's a young one to tell you,


 "It's brilliant because you make lots of cool stuff, do fun games and get to do a show at the end of the week. The teachers are very friendly and have lots of great ideas. We do something different every day." 


And how about the parents - I'm sure they want to feel confident Intrepid is not just a fun place, but also a safe place and a creative place for their child to be... well, creative all week long. Here's a parent who'd like to tell you just that,


"Intrepid Summer School is one of Alfie's favourite things about the summer holidays. It offers a wonderful mix of craft, games and drama in a fun and supportive environment. You only have to watch the end of week performance to see how enthustiastic the children are: They're always very proud of their achievements!"

Intrepid's Summer School has been running for nearly 10 years now. We think it is far and away the best Summer School for children aged 5years through to 12 years. We take our time planning the week, planning each and every day - we get to know all the children individually and we work with their personalities, skills and interests. 


Each Summer School is different and it suits all kinds of kids - yes, we are a professional theatre company (the only one in the whole area) and, yes, we do have an urge to be theatrical but we also know that there all types of kid out there and not all like performance. So, we design our Summer School and in fact all our holiday activities for kids that enjoy being creative.


Last year was fun - we planned two different Peter Pan themed weeks. Here's a few photos of the week (you can also find them on our Facebook page - along with all our holiday activity snaps),

So, what about this year? We are planning three weeks of fun (dates below) and our theme is  Into the Woods with the classic stories of Pocahontas and Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs. 


We'll be making a fab woodland proscenium arch, set and props plus dressing up and hopefully making a little film.


Intrepid team up with Bags of Books, Lewes
When you book this year, we have something extra special for the children. We have partnered up with the independent specialist children's bookshop, Bags of Books http://www.bags-of-books.co.uk/  to bring you a fab competition with two great prizes of £10off voucher for books at the shop and £10off a holiday activity with Intrepid - plus winners will have their work displayed in the shop for the week. We'll have lots of other goodies on offer for all our entrants.


Summer School 2012
drama, movement, song, digital film & creative arts for 5 -12 year olds

Calling all creative kids! Our ever popular Summer School returns. There’s something for all ages and interests and three fab weeks to choose from – each one different!

Mon 23rd – Fri 27th July 2012

Mon 13th – Fri 17th August 2012

Mon 20th – Fri 24th August 2012

Southover Church Hall, Lewes

9.15am – 3.15pm daily

Extended day 8.30am to 4pm £5 per day

£129 First Child (siblings & cousins) £119

Intrepid are part of the Lewes FC Spend & Save Scheme and if you are a member you can save 5% on all our holiday activities (does not include Early Bird Offer)

Want to do more than one?For two weeks: First child £235 (siblings & cousins £215)

Deposits and payment methodsA £30 deposit per child secures your place/s. Thereafter, you can pay in smaller amounts – just tell us when and how much (balance to be paid by first day of your chosen Summer School). Or you can pay the the amount in full.

Contact us to book today office@intrepidinspires.co.uk

New Theatre Centre posters

A new image
It's always good to have a clean & brush up every now and again. We decided our image could do with just that and so we went to @davidproworx naturally. David produces the great match day posters for @Lewes_cfc and we liked them so much, we called him.


David has taken our current image and given it a fresh look. We love the outcome and we hope you do too. Of course posters need pictures and so we brought in the best (not just our opinion) and called James McCauley @mccauleyphotos. We set up a studio shoot for lots of Intrepid kids and they had a great time, whilst James clicked away and captured some great shots.


Intrepid as you know are a leading professional theatre company, based in Lewes, East Sussex. We are also a community interest company and so any profit we make goes back into the company. We are committed to serving our community and this includes building relationships with other local businesses and organisations that are also committed to their community. 


Here's the first offerings,

Summer term 2012 at Theatre Centre

We are getting ready, nearly set for go! - on our summer term at Theatre Centre. Yes, Olympic madness is almost upon us. Therefore, we will be staging two fun outdoor presentations that offer a different perspective.


The First Stage (4-7s) will be working on Three Little Pigs and the Centre Stage (8-11s) The Golden Goose.


Family, friends and locals are warmly invited to share our plays bringing along a picnic, whilst watching our young performers.


It's been a few years since we've staged an outdoor performance and we aim to make it a regular feature for summer term. Last term's skills work was a great success and kicking the year off, in the autumn, could not have been better with A Christmas Carol. So, all in all it's been a rewarding year for Theatre Centre.  Anyway, back to the summer term.


It is always exciting staging a play - there's costumes, props and set - but outdoors only natural light and no recorded soundtrack - just the acoustic vocals and possible instruments to support and accompany young voices.


It makes the whole experience dynamic - as children will be focusing the whole term on team work, vocal work and telling the story physically. Yes, even kids as young as 4yrs can do this with the experienced and expert hands of an Intrepid teacher. Children can amaze - and often do. 


We love building sets for children to work with. Summer Term last year saw the younger group get to grips with not only the story but also a theatre set when they performed, The Smartest Giant in Town. The teacher in role, as the giant, guided the young performers but it was the kids themselves that created the theatre space working with a set and telling their story.


Here's some great pics of the First Stage groups in action,

We have a few surprises in store for audiences for this term's set and we'll be busy working on for these from late April. Now who can imagine what the 3 pigs' houses may look like? And what about the goose? Will the teacher be a wolf? And, how are we going to move our costumes and props about? 


Wish for good weather come early July but add an extra wish for our young ones as they tread the grassy boards this summer.