FIRST CLASS BACK

Welcome back everyone, and a big welcome to our first comers!

It was great to see the old faces and the new, and we have a great group this year.

This year we are lucky to have the lovely Noelle helping us out.

I can't wait to get started on our project for the Christmas show, whatever that may entail, although I do have some ideas up my sleeve!

Just a few things to point out for parents.

• Class now starts at 17.45 and finishes as 18.55.
• Can you please wait in the corridor, until I open the door, and deliver your son/daughter into your loving arms!
• Another class starts at 19.00 in that space, so we must be out of there by then.
• Next class (8th Oct) I will not be there, but Noelle and Jenny will be taking the class.
• The Christmas show will be performed for friends and family on the 17th Dec at 18.15.

I will be back the following week. Until then, be safe, be fun!

Sophie

Enrollment list open for Oct 2009 - June 2010

Summer is coming to an end and kids go back to school next week, you may be thinking of after school activities. If you are interested in drama for your kids, perhaps The Drama Factory is what you were looking for.

The Drama Factory is taking new students for the 2009-2010 intake.

If you are interested, please contact me on info@thedramafactory.com The group is already looking pretty full, so do contact me reserve a place for your son/daughter.

All the relevant information is on the right hand side of this blog. For any other question you may have, do mail me and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Day two of the Summer School Oliver!

Just a quick note to say we were off with a flying start yesterday, day 1 of the Summer School with Active English, Libby Barnes.

We have found out what it might have been like for an orphan in Victorian England.

When were the Victorian times?

What kind of food did they eat?

What was Gruel?

What kind of food do you like to eat now and what don't you like?

After some good warm up games and movement, we then started to improvise and show each other some scenes we invented.

Then we started learning the song Food Glorious Food!

Not bad in a day's work.

We will keep you updated....but to find out more, come to our show Friday at 13.00!

There you will see the outcome of all our hard work and creativity!

So you don't believe in Fairies!

Well, today will be our last class tillOctober now!

Last week we did our first performance of So you don't believe in Fairies!

Synopsis 

Daniel is caught writing Tom Puck is a fairy on the school toilet walls and for his punishment his teacher, the stern Mrs Torrero, instructs Daniel he is to present a 2 page story about fairies on her desk by tomorrow morning.  

Daniel doesn't believe in Fairies.....but Daniel is in for shock!  He is taken down to the fairy world of the Tuatha dé Danann, ruled by powerful Titania, Daniel is taught a thing or two about fairies!!!

Introducing the children to some of  Shakespeare's  wonderful writing we used parts of Arial's Where the bee sucks there suck I  (The Tempest) and I know a bank where the wild thyme grows, (Midsummer night' s dream) and the Irish folklore of the Tuatha dé Danann (pronounced Tua de danan). 

It was a great performance from everyone!  So good that we are doing it again today at 18.30. 

I have posted some photos of the show from last week, but will be taking more today.

Great news also is our summer school Oliver! is full!  We begin Monday  29th June. 

For those not doing the summer school, see you in October, and for those coming...can't wait to meet you all!!

SUMMER SCHOOL THEATRE-SINGING-DANCING-WRITING.

The Drama Factory and Active English are running this great summer course centered around Oliver the musical.  From Page to Stage.  

What?    This 20 hour week's course is divided into four parts, drama and improvisation, creative writing, singing and dancing. At the end of the course there will be an open performance for family and friends.

Who for?  Any child 8 years old to 12 years old.  Native or fluent in English.

When?   June 29th - 3rd July from 9.30 - 13.30

Where?  DansaArt studios.  Calle Diputaciòn.  4 minutes walk from Passeig de Gràcia.

More inf?  Please send mail to info@thedramafactory.com

Lord what fools these mortals be...

Hi Mums and Dads and fellow Drama Factory members.  Sorry I couldn't be there at class last week, I had an amazing time in Belgium at the International Storytelling Festival in Alden Biesen.  I stayed in castle!  Can you imagine!  I hear you all had a good time with Tom though.

As most of you already know, this term we will be working on scenes from A midsummer Night's Dream and other famous fairies like Ariel from The Tempest.  I guess we did enough of science last term, this term we need a little magic and fairy dust to sprinkle on our dreams!!

Also just to remind you all that there will be class this Thursday 29th April I know some of you don't have school, but we will be doing class. 

Until then.  I leave you with a picture of the beautiful castle I stayed in.

Wow! What a show!

I am so proud of you all!  

I thought you all did so well yesterday.  Well done!

Thanks mums and dads for coming and giving your support, and glad you all enjoyed it.   If anyone has any nice photos to send, please send them to info@thedramafactory.com

Don't forget there will be class next week, our last this term, that Tom will be taking.  Sorry I won't be able to be there but King Arthur calls again.

I will see you all next term.  Once again, well done!!!!  And thank you so much for the beautiful flowers!!!