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.