Arc news: August 2011
Arc Community Players' 2011 production
Arc working with the community this summer
Arc Community Players present My Loose Head by Clifford Oliver, directed by carole Pluckrose
This summer our Community Players presented their fourth production in three years, kicking off with a great performance at the Broadway Theatre in Barking on 18 July. Featuring a cast of 25 local people aged from 17 to 55, the company performed an original piece of work centering on the life of Bella Deller who spent her youth in the shadows. Despite never managing to win the heart of local rugby star, Jason Leonard, she did go on to win an MBE and was finally able to shine in the eyes of everyone who knew her. My Loose Head is a touching and inspirational story of aspiration and will to achieve - a story for anyone looking to turn their life around.
Find out more and see production images on our Community Play page
Arc's Comedy School - part of Barking & Dagenham Summer's Sorted programme
Do you fancy yourself as the next Russell Howard or Michael McIntyre? If so, this two-day workshop will give you the opportunity to work with professional comedians and will introduce you to a range of new skills. You will learn a variety of comedy genres including slapstick, serial, stand up, sitcom, sketch and improvised comedy.
Arc's Comedy School courses run from 22 to 23 and 24 to 25 August 2011.
Age group: 15 to 18 years
Times: 10am to 4pm
Cost: Free of charge
Venue: Arc's Studios, First Floor, The Malthouse, 62-76 Abbey Road, Barking IG11 7BT
Booking phone number: 020 8227 3070
Bookings for activities are open from 4 July 2011. Booking forms and parental consent forms can be found at www.streetbase.info
Download full Barking & Dagenham Summer's Sorted programme (pdf, 746k)
STOP PRESS - The Malthouse Masterclasses!
Now booking, The Malthouse Master Classes (pdf, 178k) - a series of specialist acting and theatre workshops for professionals running from 29 August to 2 September; 'Exploring Conflict Through Comedy'; 'Breathing Life into the Classical Text'; 'Creating Interactive Performance'; 'Movement and Meaning'; 'Drama for Nursery and KS1'
The workshops will all take place at Arc's Studios at The Malthouse in Barking and run from 10am to 4pm with registration from 9:30am. Download the flyer for more information or contact Josh Cass on 020 8594 1095, email josh@arctheatre.com
