Theatre Centre – high
quality performing arts for 2 – 14 years
Intrepid is an award-winning, professional, theatre company for children &
young people based in Lewes, East Sussex. We provide high quality performing
& creative arts activities year round. We also practice as theatre
professionals throughout the southeast on a range of funded theatre &
creative learning projects. Intrepid was formed in 1998 and is a not-for-profit
community interest company.
Our activities in Lewes are: Theatre Centre, Holiday Activities
(drama & creative arts), Summer School, Birthday parties & Event
workshops in schools.
About Theatre Centre – great benefits
for children & parents
- High quality professional tuition in drama, movement & song
- Professional writer creates an individual script for each class, each term
- Classes also have support from voluntary teaching assistants
- Each term has a different focus, complete with a lesson plan for each class and scheme & work for each term
- Intrepid Steps/Trinity Guildhall/Arts Award – progression & opportunities to gain accreditation on the national framework of qualifications
- Great value for money
- Discounts available
Class
|
Age
group
|
KS
|
Skills
|
Progression
|
Presentation
|
Class
Max Nos.
|
Length
of class
|
Saturday
class times
|
Beginners
|
2.5-4s
|
Foundation
|
Explore creativity & story through
drama, music & movement
|
Intrepid Steps
|
Informal with parents/new members
|
10
|
45 minutes
|
9am – 9.45am
|
First Stage
|
4-7s
|
KS1
(Rec – Yr 2)
|
Drama, movement & song
|
Intrepid Steps/Trinity/Guildhall
|
Friends & family & open to
public/new members
|
16
|
1 hour
|
9.45am – 10.45am
|
Centre Stage
|
7-11s
|
KS2
(Yrs 3-6)
|
Drama, movement & song
|
Intrepid Steps/Trinity/Guildhall
|
Friends & family & open to
public/new members
|
16
|
1 hour 30 minutes
|
10.45am – 12.15pm
|
YPT
|
11-14s
|
KS3
(Yrs 7-9)
|
Performing arts & creativity
skills
|
Arts Award /Trinity Guildhall
|
Peers, friends & family/new
members
|
16
|
1 hour 15 minutes
|
12.15pm – 1.30pm
|
Theatre Centre – More
about the classes & each term
Every class
at Theatre Centre is structured with a lesson plan and each week builds on the
previous week through a carefully planned scheme of work. Skills, team work,
confidence and creativity are built on each week – regardless of the term’s
focus - so children can join anytime of the year.
Intrepid is
a story focused company and so all our creativity comes through our exploration
of the story.
- Beginners (2.5 - 4s) offers a great introduction to creativity and where parents can stay but are encouraged to leave when the child is settled.
- First Stage (4 – 7s) offers children focused & fun creative journeys and opportunities to enjoy presenting to friends and family.
- Centre Stage (7-11s) a great class for kids who love working together, being creative & performing.
- YPT (11-14s) perfect for young people wishing to take performing arts to a new level & work with their own ideas.
Progression
Being
creative is great but we also like to feel we are making progress and learning.
We provide a structured guide to progression called, Intrepid Steps. We will give you information on this on joining the
class. Each class has their own Intrepid
Steps – specially written for their age group.
At First Stage & Centre Stage class we also offer opportunities, in the spring term,
to take an accredited exam with Trinity
Guildhall. The Intrepid Steps will have provided each student, ready to
take the exam, to be best equipped to complete it successfully.
At YPT class, we also offer Trinity Guildhall during the spring
term but also the opportunity to take an
Arts Award.
Intrepid
Theatre is a Welcome Centre for Arts
Award.
Details for both organisations are here: www.trinitycollege.co.uk www.artsaward.org.uk
Alison West (Creative Director of
Intrepid Theatre) – Training qualifications/writing experience
Alison is an
Arts Award Moderator and has been
trained to deliver Arts Award Bronze,
Silver & Gold (11+) and also Creative
& Explore (7+). Alison is also an accredited Performance Coach through Arts Council Cultural Leadership
Programme and has First Class B.A Drama & post graduate degree in
Directing.
Alison is a
member of New Writing South and has
over 10 years’ experience writing adaptations of stories both classic &
contemporary, worked collaboratively as a writer on theatre & community
arts projects and also created numerous published educational materials.
What we do each term
Autumn term
Class
|
Age
group
|
Focus
|
Progression
|
Presentation
|
Beginners
|
2.5 - 4s
|
Selected story creatively explored,
with areas of creativity shared at the end of the term.
|
Intrepid Steps – individual written
feedback for each child.
|
Informal with parents/new members.
|
First Stage
|
4-7s
|
Fully costumed presentation with props
& scenery.
|
Intrepid Steps – group target,
individual target & verbal feedback at end of term.
|
Ticketed event for friends &
family & open to public/new members.
|
Centre Stage
|
7-11s
|
Fully costumed presentation with props
& scenery.
|
Intrepid Steps – group target,
individual target & verbal feedback at end of term.
|
Ticketed event for friends &
family & open to public/new members.
|
YPT
|
11-14s
|
Devised piece created by the group.
|
Targets agreed with group.
|
Peers, friends & family/new
members.
|
Spring term
Class
|
Age
group
|
Focus
|
Progression
|
Presentation
|
Beginners
|
2.5-4s
|
Selected story creatively explored,
with areas of creativity shared at the end of the term.
|
Intrepid Steps – individual written
feedback for each child.
|
Informal with parents/new members.
|
First Stage
|
4-7s
|
Individual skills focus – children can
work on agreed poems, sketches, songs & movement pieces. Performed in
Intrepid T Shirt & blacks.
|
Intrepid Steps – group target,
individual target & written feedback at end of term (includes Certificate
of Achievement).
|
Presentation for friends & family
& open to public/new members.
|
Centre Stage
|
7-11s
|
Individual skills focus – children can
work on agreed poems, sketches, songs & movement pieces. Performed in
Intrepid T Shirt & blacks.
|
Intrepid Steps – group target,
individual target & written feedback at end of term (includes Certificate
of Achievement).
Children also work towards a Trinity
Guildhall accreditation.
|
Presentation for friends & family
& open to public/new members.
|
YPT
|
11-14s
|
Individual skills focus.
|
Agreed individual targets and
opportunity to work on Trinity Guildhall accreditation.
|
Peers, friends & family/new
members.
|
Summer term
Class
|
Age
group
|
Focus
|
Progression
|
Presentation
|
Beginners
|
2.5 -4s
|
Selected story creatively explored,
with areas of creativity shared at the end of the term.
|
Intrepid Steps – individual written
feedback for each child. End of year review.
|
Informal with parents/new members.
|
First Stage
|
4-7s
|
Partly costumed presentation (with
comedy focus) with some props & scenery.
|
Intrepid Steps – group target,
individual target & verbal feedback at end of term. End of year review.
|
Outdoor event for friends & family
& open to public/new members – with invitation to picnic.
|
Centre Stage
|
7-11s
|
Partly costumed presentation (with
comedy focus) with some props & scenery.
|
Intrepid Steps – group target,
individual target & verbal feedback at end of term. End of year review.
|
Outdoor event for friends & family
& open to public/new members – with invitation to picnic.
|
YPT
|
11-14s
|
Devised piece or adaptation of play
(with comedy focus) – costumed and led by the young people with teacher
support.
|
Targets agreed with group.
|
Group to decide an outdoor or festival
event.
|
For more details please contact Intrepid directly on 01273 476 226 or email office@intrepidinspires.co.uk
