AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School

Page created by Craig Wood
 
CONTINUE READING
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
AUTUMN/WINTER
SEASON 2018

1
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
WELCOME                                                                                                                CONTENTS
    We are delighted to introduce            We are thrilled to have specially
    you to our latest cohort of highly       commissioned a brand new musical
                                                                                                                           Clybourne Park                   4–5
    talented acting and production           play from Eamonn O’Dwyer and Helen                                            Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic
    students. We our immensely               Watts, Mrs Beeton Says, which will
    proud of all our alumni. Our 2018        receive its world premiere in December.
    graduates are already taking the         In an era of Bake Off, Mary Berry and                                         The Railway Children             6–7
    industry by storm with students          Nigella Lawson, this new musical play,                                        Redgrave Theatre
    from Production Arts working             directed by our Head of Acting Courses
    at the RSC and Welsh National            Paul Clarkson, takes a look at the life of
    Opera, and acting students               the original domestic goddess Isabella                                        Mrs Beeton Says                  8–9
    appearing at the National Theatre,       Beeton.
    the Young Vic, and filming as a                                                                                        Redgrave Theatre
    series regular in an forthcoming         Completing the festivities is our Nativity
    psychological thriller.                  tour for primary school children,
                                             directed by our new Head of Acting                                            The Nativity – A Donkey’s Tale 10–11
    To open our autumn season we are         Paul Chesterton. A Donkey’s Tale can                                          Redgrave Theatre
    excited to be staging Bruce Norris’      also be seen at the Redgrave Theatre
    multi award winning play, Clybourne      on 8th December. In the spring
    Park, in Bristol Old Vic’s new Weston    young audiences will be treated to                                            The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare 12–13
    Studio. Directed by our Artistic         The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare in which
                                                                                                                           Redgrave Theatre
    Director Jenny Stephens, Clybourne       Toby Hulse has created the perfect
    Park is a drama laced with satire that   introduction to the Bard’s canon of
    explores race, gentrification and        work, including silliness, songs and
    real estate. It seems timely to be       extracts from the great man himself.
    presenting work that addresses these     It’s fun for all the family. You can catch
    themes as people from across Bristol     this show, directed by alumnus Hal
    engage in City Conversations and         Chambers, on tour at the Redgrave in
    Bristol Old Vic presents its “Year of    February.

                                                                                                                           BOOKING
    Change”.
                                                                                          Weston Studio, Bristol Old Vic
                                             We look forward to welcoming you
    This Christmas we are doing              to our shows, and thank you for your         King Street
    something a little different at the      support.                                     Bristol BS1 4ED
    Redgrave Theatre. We will be staging
    two seasonal treats during the festive With all good wishes
                                                                                          Redgrave Theatre
    season. First to open is the much
    loved classic The Railway Children,                                                   Percival Road
    which will be imaginatively directed by Paul Rummer      Jenny Stephens               Clifton                          For full details of how to book by
    the wonderful Toby Hulse.               Principal        Artistic Director            Bristol BS8 3LE                  phone or online, please see page 18
2                                                                                                                                                                3
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
LAURENCE
OLIVIER                             CLYBOURNE
AWARD
BEST NEW
PLAY 2011
                                    PARK
                                    By Bruce Norris
                                    Directed by Jenny Stephens                                                          Winner of both the
                                                                                                                        Pulitzer Prize and the
                                    Designed by Sarah Warren
                                                                                                                        Tony Award for Best Play,
                                                                                                                        Clybourne Park is a razor-
                                                                                                                        sharp satire about the
                                                                                                                        politics of race.

                                    Two scenes. Fifty years apart.

                                    In 1959, Russ and Bev are moving out to the suburbs
                                    after the tragic death of their son. Inadvertently, they
                                    have sold their house to the neighbourhood’s first                                  Fri 9 – Sat 17 November
                                    black family.                                                                       Eves: 8.00pm
                                                                                                                        Mats: 3.00pm Thu 15 & Sat 17
                                    Fifty years later in 2009, the roles are reversed when a
                                                                                                                        Tickets: £17–£15
                                    young white couple buy the property in what is now a
                                    predominantly black neighbourhood, signalling a new
                                    wave of gentrification. In both instances, a community                              Weston Studio
                                    showdown takes place, pitting race against real estate                              Bristol Old Vic
            Image: Hide the Shark

                                    with this home as the battleground.
                                                                                                                        Box Office:
                                    Occasional very strong language. Age 14yrs+                                         0117 987 7877
                                    This amateur production is presented by special arrangement with Nick Hern Books.   bristololdvic.org.uk
4                                                                                                                                                  5
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
“I THINK EVERYONE
 IN THE WORLD IS     THE RAILWAY
                     CHILDREN
 FRIENDS IF YOU
 CAN ONLY GET
 THEM TO SEE YOU
 DON’T WANT TO       By E. Nesbit

 BE UN-FRIENDS.”
                     Adapted by Mike Kenny
                     Directed by Toby Hulse
                     Designed by Bronia Housman
                     E. Nesbit’s much-loved classic The Railway Children has
                     delighted generations since its first publication in 1906, and
                     Mike Kenny’s wonderfully faithful and imaginative adaptation        Tickets: £17.50 Full
                     has wowed audiences across the world, breaking box office
                                                                                         £12.50 Concession
                     records when performed at the National Railway Museum in
                     York, and at Waterloo Station.
                                                                                         £8.00 School Groups

                                      The Railway
                     When Bobbie, Peter             Children
                                           and Phyllis  move to rural Yorkshire with November
                     their mother, following the imprisonment of their father, they Thu 29		 7.00pm

                     leave their comfortable,  safe existence to discover a world    Fri 30  2.00pm
                     that is insecure and hard, but one that is filled with love,
                                      		December
                     resilience and humanity.   And always running through that

                     world is the railway, in particular the 9.15 to London…         Sat 1   2.00pm 7.00pm
                                     		                                                  Tue 4    10.00am   2.00pm
                                     		                                                  Fri 7    10.00am   2.00pm
                     The Railway Children is a story of three children forced to face
                                     		                                                  Mon 10    2.00pm   7.00pm
                     the anxieties and exhilarations of growing up in order to
                                     		                                                  Wed 12   10.00am   2.00pm
                     learn what really matters, a story of an Edwardian England
                                     		                                                  Thu 13   10.00am
                     on the brink of change, and, of course, a story of the Golden
                     Age of Steam Railways.
                                                                                         Redgrave Theatre
                     Bristol Old Vic Theatre School is thrilled to be returning to the
                                                                                         Only Bookable through
                     Redgrave Theatre to present this perfect Christmas treat – a
                     tale of the extraordinary things that we can achieve when we
                                                                                         BOVTS Box Office:
                     all look out for each other.                                        0117 973 3955
                     By arrangement with Nick Hern Books.                                oldvic.ac.uk
6                                                                                                                7
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
THE
UNEXPECTED                           MRS                                                     THE
                                                                                             WORLD
STORY
BEHIND                               BEETON                                                  PREMIERE
                                                                                             OF A NEW
THE ICONIC
FIGURE                               SAYS
                                     Music & Lyrics by Eamonn O’Dwyer
                                                                                             MUSICAL
                                                                                             PLAY
                                     Book by Helen Watts
                                     Directed by Paul Clarkson
                                     Designed by Bronia Housman
                                                                                             Tickets: £17.50 Full
                                     Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management has been      £12.50 Concession
                                     the trusty companion to generations of women and
                                     home-makers, Mrs    Beeton
                                                     offering    Says
                                                              advice on child care, animal  December
                                     husbandry and		 the management of servants as well as  Thu 6    2.30pm 7.30pm
                                     recipes galore. 		                                     Fri 7		 7.30pm
                                                     		                                     Sat 8    2.30pm 7.30pm

                                     The cherished Victorian  values of cleanliness, thrift Sun 9		         6.00pm

                                     and hard work are all reflected in the book which many Tue  11  2.30pm 7.30pm

                                     credit with helping shape the middle class identity of Wed   12		      7.30pm
                                     the age.        		                                     Thu  13  2.30pm

                                     The play is the unexpected story behind the iconic      Redgrave Theatre
                                     figure that is Mrs Beeton and tells the tales of the    Only Bookable through
             Image: Hide the Shark

                                     many women she advised, supported and befriended.
                                                                                             BOVTS Box Office:
                                     This is a story of friendship, ambition, heartache, a   0117 973 3955
                                     strong marriage and a dash of plagiarism.               oldvic.ac.uk
8                                                                                                                    9
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
THE
                                       By John Hartoch                                        Sat 8 December
                                       Directed by Paul Chesterton                            10.00am / 11.30am

                       NATIVITY – A
                                       Designed by Geraldine Bunzl                            Tickets: £8.00

                                       A story over 2,000 years old – a story which must
                                                                                              Redgrave Theatre
                                       be told and retold over the centuries, so that its
                                       magic never fades and its truths are always fresh.     Only Bookable through
                                                                                              BOVTS Box Office:

                       DONKEY’S TALE
                                       The Donkey, the Dog and the Camel meet once a          0117 973 3955
                                       year to tell the tale. The tale they keep alive. The
                                                                                              oldvic.ac.uk
                                       tale that keeps them alive.

                                       Dog remembers his time with the shepherds,
                                       Camel his time with the Wise Men. But most of all,
                                       this is the Donkey’s tale.

                                       Suitable for 5yrs+
Image: Paul Hartoch

                      10                                                                                              11
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
THE RUFF
GUIDE TO
SHAKESPEARE

                                                                                     Image: Adrian Barclay
Written by Toby Hulse                                  THE LIFE, THE
Directed by Hal Chambers
                                                       TIMES AND
                                                       EVERY SINGLE
The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare is a glorious
                                                       PLAY – ALL IN
                                                       ONE HOUR!
celebration of the work of the world’s greatest
playwright. Expect silly sketches, toe-tapping
songs, daft dance routines and extracts from all the
famous and some less well-known plays.
                                                       Sat 2 & Sat 9 February
The show is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare    Mornings: 10.00am
and to the Tudor England that gave birth to his
                                                       Tickets: £8.00
writing. Those familiar with Bristol Old Vic Theatre
School’s tours of Shakespeare to young audiences
will recognise our trademark mix of crystal clear      Redgrave Theatre
storytelling, live music and inventive staging,        Only Bookable through
bringing new life and understanding to the beauty
                                                       BOVTS Box Office:
and power of Shakespeare’s verse.
                                                       0117 973 3955
Suitable for 5+ yrs                                    oldvic.ac.uk
12                                                                              13
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
FULL TIME                                  SING OUT!                                         Mon 22 – Fri 26 July 2019 10am-5.30pm
                                                                                                                     Course Fee: £475. A £100 non-refundable

                                                                   SUMMER 2019
                                                                                                                     deposit is required to secure your place

                        PROFESSIONAL
                                                                                                                     Deadline for applications: 17 June 2019
                                                                   Singing for musical theatre                       For more information, contact Bianca Bewley:
                                                                   Five-day intensive singing course                 bianca.bewley@oldvic.ac.uk

                        COURSES                                    SHORT ACTING                                      ACTING IN CONTEMPORARY DRAMA
                                                                                                                     Mon 15 – Fri 19 July

                                                                   COURSES                                           ACTING IN SHAKESPEARE PLAYS
                                                                                                                     Mon 22 – Fri 26 July

                                                                   SUMMER 2019
                                                                                                                     Course Fee: £475. A £100 non-refundable
                                                                                                                     deposit is required to secure your place
                                                                                                                     For more information, contact Bianca Bewley:
                                                                   Five day course                                   bianca.bewley@oldvic.ac.uk
                                  COSTUME for TV, Theatre & Film
                                  (FdA) & BA (Hons) top-up
                                  DRAMA DIRECTING (MA)
                                  DRAMA WRITING (MA)
                                                                   10 WEEK SUMMER                                    10 weeks full-time:
                                                                                                                     Monl8 Explore
                                                                                                                           Jul – Fri   13singing
                                                                                                                                           Sep 2019

                                                                   FOUNDATION
                                                                                                                                    your         voice

                                  FILM PRODUCTION (MA)                                                               Course Fee: £5,500
                                                                                                                         l Top tips for auditions!
                                                                                                                            l Build strong technique

                                                                   COURSE 2019
                                  PRODUCTION ARTS (Stage &                                                                  l G
                                                                                                                               ain greater confidence in your voice
                                                                                                                           l D evelop your range, pitch and rhythm
                                  Screen) (BA Hons)                                                                  For application
                                                                                                                           l E xploreand   further
                                                                                                                                        lyrics      detailsthrough
                                                                                                                                               and acting    visit song
                                                                                                                     oldvic.ac.uk
                                                                                                                               indorout
                                                                                                                                      email
                                                                                                                                         howfoundation@oldvic.ac.uk
                                  PRODUCTION ARTS (Stage) (FdA)                                                            l F                 nerves can enhance
                                                                                                                              performance
                                  PROFESSIONAL ACTING (BA Hons)
                                  PROFESSIONAL ACTING (MA)
                                  (International)
                                                                   ACTING FOR
                                                                                                           Course culminates in the shooting of a scene with a
                                                                                                           professional director and crew. Spaces limited to six per
                                  PROFESSIONAL VOICE STUDIES

                                                                   CAMERA 2019
                                                                                                           course with a student/ staff ration of three to one.
                                  (MFA) (International)                                                    10am to 6pm. Course Fee: £420 per three day course

                                  SCENIC ART (MA)                                                          Tue 26 – Thu 28 March / Mon 15 – Wed 17 April / Wed 10
                                  THEATRE DESIGN (MA)              Exciting three day intensive            – Fri 12 July / Mon 15 – Wed 17 July / Mon 9 – Wed 11 Sept
Photo: © Graham Burke

                                                                   course working with industry            For more information, contact Bianca Bewley:
                                                                   professionals                           bianca.bewley@oldvic.ac.uk
                                  Visit our website for more
                                  information: oldvic.ac.uk
                        14                                         For further information or to apply for any of these courses please go to oldvic.ac.uk              15
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
GET INVOLVED
               There are new opportunities for individuals and
               businesses to Support the Theatre School.                      For more information:
               As Theatre School Patrons individuals can become more
                                                                              Anna Travers

AND SUPPORT
               involved with School activities including special behind the   Marketing Manager
               scenes events.                                                 0117 973 3535 ext. 239
               Sponsoring a Theatre School production gives businesses        anna.travers@oldvic.ac.uk
               a range of unique benefits, including:

THE SCHOOL
               l  ospitality opportunities for your clients and staff
                 H
               l M
                  arketing and advertising to a targeted audience
               l A
                  s a charity we can help you to fulfil your Corporate
                 Social Responsibility

16                                                                                                    17
AUTUMN/WINTER SEASON 2018 - Bristol Old Vic Theatre School
CALENDAR
     2018/19
     Clybourne Park		                           November                                 The Nativity – A Donkey’s Tale December

     Weston Studio                              Fri 9		          8.00pm
                                                                                         Redgrave  Theatre              Sat 8 10.00am / 11.30am

     Bristol Old Vic                            Sat 10		         8.00pm
                                                                                         Percival Road

     King Street                                Mon 12		         8.00pm                  Clifton

     Bristol BS1 4ED                            Tue 13		         8.00pm                  Bristol BS8 3LE
     		                                         Wed 14		         8.00pm

     Box Office: 0117 987 7877                  Thu 15 3.00pm    8.00pm                  BOVTS Box Office: 0117 973 3955

     bristololdvic.org.uk                       Fri 16		         8.00pm                  oldvic.ac.uk

     Tickets: £17–£15                           Sat 17  3.00pm   8.00pm                  Tickets: ALL £8.00

     The Railway Children		                     November                                 The Ruff Guide to Shakespeare                 February

     Redgrave Theatre                           Thu 29		 7.00pm
                                                                                         Redgrave Theatre                              Sat 2    10.00am

     Percival Road                              Fri 30  2.00pm
                                                                                         Percival Road                                 Sat 9    10.00am
     Clifton                                                                             Clifton
     		December
     Bristol BS8 3LE                                                                     Bristol BS8 3LE
     		                                       Sat 1   2.00pm     7.00pm

     BOVTS Box Office: 0117 973 3955          Tue 4  10.00am     2.00pm                  BOVTS Box Office: 0117 973 3955

     oldvic.ac.uk                             Fri 7  10.00am     2.00pm                  oldvic.ac.uk

     Tickets: £17.50 Full / £12.50 Concession Mon 10 2.00pm      7.00pm                  Tickets: ALL £8.00
     		                                       Wed 12 10.00am     2.00pm
     		                                       Thu 13 10.00am

                                                                          ACTIV8
     Mrs Beeton Says		               December
     		                              Thu 6    2.30pm 7.30pm
     Redgrave Theatre
     		                              Fri 7		         7.30pm
                                                                                                           Autumn Term 2018: 7 Oct – 16 Dec (not 11 Nov)
     Percival Road

     Clifton                         Sat 8    2.30pm 7.30pm                                                Spring Term 2019: 13 Jan – 24 Mar (not 17 Feb)

     Bristol BS8 3LE                 Sun 9		         6.00pm
     		                              Tue 11   2.30pm 7.30pm                                                Summer Term 2019: 28 Apr - 7 Jul (not 26 May)
                                                                          Short courses for children in

     BOVTS Box Office: 0117 973 3955 Wed 12		 7.30pm

     oldvic.ac.uk                    Thu 13 2.30pm                        school year group 3 to 13
     Tickets: £17.50 Full / £12.50 Concession                                                              For further information or to apply please go to
                                                                                                           oldvic.ac.uk
18                                                                                                                                                            19
ENJOYED THE SHOW?
WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Join the Bristol Old Vic Theatre Club which has
supported the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School since              “BY JOINING THE
its foundation. Membership gives you a monthly
newsletter, a full programme of events supporting
                                                                 THEATRE CLUB,
Bristol Old Vic and theatre in Bristol and beyond. Our           YOU WILL GAIN
                                                                 GREAT INSIGHT
close relationship with the Theatre School would
also give you:
                                                                 INTO HOW
                                                                 THE THEATRE
l	Exclusive insight about forthcoming productions at our
   Directors’ and Designers’ Previews every term
l	Opportunities to follow the progress of acting, technical,
   design and directing students
                                                                 SCHOOL WORKS
l	An invitation to our welcome reception for international      AND ENJOY
                                                                 MEETING ITS
   course students
l	Exclusive guided tour of the annual design students
   exhibition
                                                                 STAFF AND
                                                                 STUDENTS.”
l	Privileged tickets for graduating actors’ showcase preview
   and the BOVTS Award ceremony
l	Attending the annual graduating students’ party
                                                                Paul Rummer, Principal,
l	Exclusive open rehearsals of forthcoming shows
                                                                Bristol Old Vic Theatre
l	In Conversation events with staff and students
                                                                School
l Quiz and other social events

You will be joining other members who are passionate about       Annual subscription
theatre and supporting the work of the Theatre School.
                                                                 £18 (£32 for two adults
Application form via our website:                                at same address)
bristololdvictheatreclub.org.uk                                  £8 students/under 18s

WORLD CLASS TRAINING – MADE IN BRISTOL
   Bristol Old Vic Theatre School     @bovts oldvic.ac.uk

20
Design: marlesandbarclay.co.uk
You can also read