Rose Theatre Kingston Announces Summer School Programme For Young People

Rose Theatre Kingston announces its summer school programme for young people, offering a variety of courses including:

• Two-Day and Three-Day short courses for 7-11 year olds packed with games, storytelling and character work
• Play-in-a-Week for 10-15 year olds, where participants have the opportunity to create a full production
• Rose Academy offers support and guidance for 16-25 year olds preparing to apply for drama schools

All courses are supported by experienced teachers and industry professionals. In previous years this has included practitioners from the National Theatre and Royal Shakespeare Company, as well as Olivier Award-winning actress, Laura Michelle Kelly.

All the courses take place in Kingston, either at Rose Theatre Kingston or a local rehearsal venue.

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TWO-DAY COURSES

Rose Theatre Kingston's Two-Day Course for 7-11 year olds offers fun and games, exploring storytelling, character and literacy. In small groups with experienced teachers, children develop skills in team-work, leadership and creativity as well as building self-confidence.

Venue: St John's Warehouse, Church Grove, Hampton Wick, London KT1 4AL
Time: 10am-4pm
Ages: 7-11
Fee: £100

Dates:
Monday 30 - Tuesday 31 July
Monday 6 - Tuesday 7 August
Thursday 9 - Friday 10 August
Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 August
Thursday 16 - Fri 17 August
Monday 20 - Tuesday 21 August
Thursday 23 - Friday 24 August
Tuesday 28 - Wednesday 29 August

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THREE-DAY COURSES

Participants will work on developing storytelling themes and techniques in small groups with experienced teachers. The course will take a creative approach to storytelling whilst working on vocal techniques, focus and character. Children will learn team working skills and build self-confidence. On the final day there will be an invited showing for friends and family.

Venue: Richard Mayo Centre, Eden Street, Kingston, London KT1 1HZ
(Drop off and collection from Rose Theatre Kingston)
Time: 10am-4pm
Ages: 7-11
Fee: £140

Dates:
Monday 30 July - Wednesday 1 August
Wednesday 1 - Friday 3 August
Monday 6 - Wednesday 8 August
Wednesday 8 - Friday 10 August
Monday 13 - Wednesday 15 August
Wednesday 15 - Friday 17 August
Wednesday 22 - Friday 24 August

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PLAYS-IN-A-WEEK

A cast of young people will work with a professional director, assistants and stage management on a specially-adapted sixty-minute script, learning techniques and developing the production for a full, costumed public performance at the end of the week.

The Jungle Book (SOLD OUT) By Rudyard Kipling, adapted by Ciaran McConville

Journey through the forest with man-cub Mowgli, as he learns the law of the jungle from the wolf pack, a wise old panther and a dangerous tiger. Imaginatively designed and staged for a young ensemble.

Venue: Rose Theatre Kingston
Date: Monday 30 July - Saturday 4 August
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm
Ages: 10-14
Fee: £200

Charlotte's Web By E.B. White, adapted by Joseph Robinette

A gorgeous adaptation of one of America's great children's stories. A young pig has his bacon saved by a selfless spider with a knack for weaving words.

Venue: Rose Theatre Kingston
Date: Monday 6 - Saturday 11 August
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm
Ages: 10-14
Fee: £200

Alice in Winterland By Ciaran McConville, based on Lewis Carroll's books

Follow Alice on a quest to save Winterland, a place of ice and imagination, of mad hatters and cruel queens, strong-minded dodos and friendly knights, inhabited by the mysterious Bandersnatch and the terrible Jabberwock. This is your chance to take part in a studio version of the critically acclaimed play that Rose Theatre Kingston produced for its 2017 Christmas show.

Venue: Rose Theatre Kingston
Date: Monday 13 - Saturday 18 August
Time: 9.30am-4.30pm
Ages: 10-14
Fee: £200

The Railway Children By E. Nesbit, adapted by Ciara Morris

After the sudden departure of their father, Bobby, Peter and Phyllis are uprooted to a cottage in Yorkshire with their mother. There they fall in love with the railway and become involved in the lives of people connected to it. This exciting, heartfelt story by E Nesbit is given a fresh adaptation for the stage while remaining faithful in essence to the original.

Venue: Rose Theatre Kingston

Date: Monday 20 - Saturday 25 August

Time: 9.30am-4.30pm

Ages: 11-14

Fee: £200

Much Ado About Nothing (SOLD OUT) By William Shakespeare

One of Shakespeare's best-loved comedies. A group of soldiers returning from abroad rests at the house of Leonato, where best-laid plans seem thwarted by an embittered brother, before a test of true love leads to unexpected unions and a sparkling, hilarious resolution.

Venue: Rose Theatre Kingston

Date: Monday 27 August - Saturday 1 September

Time: 9.30am-4.30pm

Ages: 11-15

Fee: £200

The UK is home to some of the most prestigious drama schools in the world with more than 1000 applicants auditioning for each place. Rose Academy is a unique course that draws on the expertise of leading drama school facilitators, directors and actors to offer an insight into conservatoire training and techniques to support and assist participants' with the application process. The course is now in its sixth year, with past participants going on to schools including RADA, LAMDA, Guildhall, Central, Oxford and East15.

Rose Academy is by audition only, please email CiaranM@rosetheatrekingston.org to apply.

Venue: Rose Theatre Kingston
Date: Tuesday 28 August - Sunday 2 September
Time: 10am-4pm
Ages: 16-25
Fee: £250

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