Adults and Groups
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Oxford Playhouse is committed to developing creative opportunities for adults and groups.
A Play for the Season
Hospitality Room, Oxford Playhouse
6pm to 8pm
This series of workshops offers structured support for anyone interested in writing a play. Whether you have an initial idea or are revisiting an earlier draft, you will receive professional mentoring and guidance.
Thursday 19 January with Marcus Moore. A former teacher, Marcus Moore has worked for the last thirty years as a freelance writer, theatre practitioner and arts consultant. He has also worked as a scriptwriter for the BBC, production manager for the Cheltenham Festival of Literature and run writing residencies in HMPs Gloucester and Leyhill, He is also a freelance director and performer.
Thursday 9 February with Sian Owen. Playwright Sian Owen is a graduate of the MA Writing for Performance Programme at Goldsmiths College. In 2010 her play Restoration won the Oxford Playhouse New Writing Competition and since then she has worked with Theatre 503, The Sherman and the National Theatre.
Thursday 15 March with Kate Longworth. Kate graduated from Cambridge University and has worked professionally as Senior Editor for Oberon Books. She headed the judging panel for the Oxford Playhouse New Writing Competition in 2010.
Tickets: £35 (for three sessions) call the Ticket Office on 01865 305305 to book.
Spotlight
Top Room, Oxford Playhouse
12pm to 2pm
Each month we run sessions for over 60s which are an opportunity to get closer to the processes of theatre-making. Spotlight includes talks, discussion, activities, and input from visiting companies where possible. Previous guest speakers include Timothy West (Quartet), Max Stafford-Clark (The Big Fellah) and writers Laurence Marks and Maurice Gran (Von Ribbentrop's Watch).
This season’s dates:
Wednesday 22 or Thursday 23 February 2012
Wednesday 7 or Thursday 8 March 2012
Wednesday 25 or Thursday 26 April 2012
Wednesday 16 or Thursday 17 May 2012
For a copy of our Spotlight season details, please ask at the Ticket Offce or contact Maisy Ash on 01865 305312 or maisy.ash@oxfordplayhouse.com
OP Connect
Bringing community groups closer to our action at Oxford Playhouse
OP Connect Season Preview
Wednesday 15 February and Monday 23 April 2012
5pm to 6.30pm
A chance for community and culture groups to have a sneak preview at the coming season, meet Oxford Playhouse's Community Engagement Officer, Maisy Ash, and also to network with each other.
If you are interested and want to find out more about OP Connect contact Maisy Ash on 01865 305312 or maisy.ash@oxfordplayhouse.com
Oxford Playhouse has a wide range of opportunities for community groups – from ticket deals and tours to workshops and performances. Through OP Connect we will engage with groups from across Oxfordshire to provide opportunities based around our programme of live performance and activities.
OP Connect offers all this for groups in Oxfordshire who are interested in getting closer to live performance here at Oxford Playhouse. Whatever brings you together, OP Connect is for you. Your group might share a workplace or have collective hobbies or interests. You might be a charity, a book group, or something completely different!
How much you get involved is up to you. Here's what it could look like:
- Join our OP Connect mailing list to hear about shows, events and workshops of interest to your group.
- Meet a member of our OP team to talk about your group and how we can help you get closer to our action.
- Watch a performance with discounted or free tickets for your group.
- Participate in a drama-based workshop, talk or backstage tour.
- Go further to develop a longer-term participatory theatre project in partnership with OP.