PARTICIPATION

Participatory projects are coordinated by Sarah Kemp who has an MEd. in drama across the curriculum in schools and a PhD researching drama with older adults. Sarah is also an Arts Award advisor for Bronze and Silver Awards and TSF supports Artsmark projects in schools.

COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

ADULT DRAMA GROUP IN HEXHAM
Leader: Sarah Kemp

Sarah runs an adult drama group based at Queen's Hall Arts Centre in Hexham. The group meets during the day and particularly welcomes older people. The aim of the group is to develop drama and theatre skills through gentle physical movement, games and playful improvisation. We also run masterclasses with directors and performers from other companies. From time to time the group creates and puts on performances. See below for some examples of recent productions we have made. We also have a partnership with a group of older adults making theatre in Amsterdam, who visited Hexham in 2022. The Adult Drama group reciprocated in October 23 with a visit to the Netherlands and a warmly received performance of Make Do and Mend in Amsterdam.

Current workshops every Tuesday 17th September - November 2024 at 1.15pm

New members are always welcome, contact sarah@tsf.org.uk for more information.

WORKSHOP TICKETS

Leader: Sarah Kemp

PHOTOS FROM WORKSHOPS &

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ADULT DRAMA GROUP PRODUCTIONS

2022
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

MAKE DO AND MEND

Touching and joyful stories of everyday life in the 1950s,
told through drama, live music and songs.
Produced in association with:
Queen's Hall Arts and Northumberland Libraries.
This production will tour the North East again in October
2023 before going to Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

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2024
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

Many Happy Returns

Based on archive research and conversations with Northumberland readers and librarians, Many Happy Returns! uses drama, storytelling, original music and songs to celebrate our love of books and reading. The production is created and performed by the
Queen’s Hall Adult Drama Group from Hexham, directed byThéâtre Sans Frontières.
Performances at:
Bellingham Town Hall — 15 November, 7.00pm
Rothbury Jubilee Institute — 17 November, 2.30pm
Allendale Village Hall — 21 November, 2.30pm
Haltwhistle Library — 22 November, 7.00pm
Tickets £7
Book on Eventbrite: nlandlibs.eventbrite.co.uk/
or at your local library:
Bellingham — 01434 220495
Allendale — 01434 618585
Rothbury — 01434 620428
Haltwhistle — 01434 321863
For more information visit www.mylibrary.co.uk.

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2020
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

AN UNCERTAIN WORLD

ZOOM FILM

During lockdown we worked online and alongside our partners in Amsterdam and made a zoom film "An Uncertain World"
which you can see below.

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Zoom film "An Uncertain World"

2019
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH

BROKEN PIECES

In Autumn 2019, the group produced and toured Broken Pieces, written by A. C. Smith and originally commissioned for the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts’ (RADA), Elders Theatre Company in 2014. The play tells the story of Barbara, whose world revolves around archaeology. Now it is turned upside down by the disappearance in Egypt of her husband Harold: her partner in both her life and work.

Broken Pieces chronicles Barbara’s bittersweet process of remembering – tracing backwards through time to uncover, reclaim and honour both Barbara’s own experiences and Harold, the great love of her life. This was the play’s North East premiere. The production was supported by the Northumberland Cultural Fund. It was produced in association with Queen's Hall Arts and Northumberland Libraries.

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PARTICIPATORY PROJECTS WITH SCHOOLS AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Please also see the LEARNING RESOURCES page of the website for more exciting ways to deliver language learning in your classroom.

You can download a leaflet about our work with young people.
Leaflet - work for young people.pdf

TSF often runs workshops alongside productions for schools. Please and enquire about this when booking a performance for your school.

We also run projects specific to an individual school's needs and interests, frequently using Mantle of the Expert techniques. We use drama to explore different areas of the curriculum eg. History, English, Science and Languages.

TSF believes that an engagement with languages outside the traditional classroom environment is key to a lifelong love of language learning. Here are some examples of participatory language projects in schools, please contact us if you are interested in seeing what might be possible in your school.

If you would like to discuss any of these projects further,
please contact Sarah Kemp on 01434 603114 or email sarah@tsf.org.uk.

MARIE CURIE AND THE DISCOVERY OF RADIUM

LANGUAGE: FRENCH

MARIE CURIE AND THE DISCOVERY OF RADIUM

SUITABLE FOR: 12 - 14 YEAR OLDS

This is a day long project involving up to 4 classes of year 7 or 8 students.
The project was developed with the Centre for Life in Newcastle and funded through the Wellcome Trust. It explores the life and work of Marie Curie using drama, science and French.

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FRENCH REVOLUTION

LANGUAGE: FRENCH

FRENCH REVOLUTION

SUITABLE FOR: 11 -14 YEAR OLDS

This project involves four half day sessions with up to 30, year 7 or 8 students, creating their own play based on events in the French Revolution.
The play can be shown to parents and/or other students in the school.

Here is an example from Hexham Middle School students.

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OTHER LANGUAGE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOLS

You can also find lots of fun and interactive resources for language learning

to use with your students, on the resources page of this website.

LEARNING RESOURCES

ARTS AWARD AND ARTSMARK SUPPORT

Sarah Kemp is a qualified Arts Award advisor for Bronze and Silver Awards and TSF supports Artsmark projects in schools.

For example children and young people can:
1. Meet artists (actors, musicians, stage managers) before and after performances.
2. Attend workshops and rehearsals.
3. Do work experience in both office and production room.
4. Review shows.
5. Film rehearsals.

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