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Work experience, Placements and volunteering opportunities
We enjoy working with schools, colleges and universities to get the most out of Oxford Playhouse. Over the year we offer a wide range of activities and are happy to work on bespoke projects with your school. Our seasonal newsletter and email bulletins detail a diverse programme of activity available. If you/ your organisation is not currently on this list and you would like to hear a little more about what we have on offer please contact our Learning Co-ordinator Hester Bond on hester.bond@oxfordplayhouse.com
Schools workshops
Oxford Playhouse works with primary, secondary school and further education teachers to create high impact theatre workshops around your curriculum and our programme. For costs and and further discussion contact the Learning team on 01865 305334.
School Events
FREE Teachers' Night: Top Girls by Caryl Churchill
Wednesday 25 January 2012 from 6.30pm
Hospitality Room, Oxford Playhouse
Come along and met the learning team and find out a bit more about what we do and the season ahead - enjoy a glass of wine before taking in this fantastic production.
Tickets – up to TWO FREE tickets are available for each school. To book contact hester.bond@oxfordplayhouse.com
Top Girls: Page to Stage – SOLD OUT
Thursday 26 January 2012 11.30am to 1.30pm
Top Room, Oxford Playhouse
Des Kennedy, Associate Director for Out of Joint leads this workshop exploring the techniques of AQA recommended practitioner Max Stafford-Clark. The workshop deepens the student’s engagement with the text and offers a first-hand insight into the staging of Top Girls.
Tickets: £16 per student (includes ticket to see Top Girls on Tue, Wed, Thu)
Max: 20 students
Ages 15 to 19
The Crowstarver: Storytelling and the Devising Process
Thursday 1 March 2012 11.30am to 1.30pm
Top Room, Oxford Playhouse
This practical workshop with Nikki Sved, Artistic Director of Theatre Alibi will introduce students to the storytelling techniques used by Theatre Alibi. The workshop will explore the relationship between storyteller and audience, with practical exercises that will help GCSE and A-level students working towards their presentation of Devised Drama module.
Tickets: £16 per student (includes ticket to see The Crowstarver on Tue, Wed, Thu)
Max: 25 students
Ages 15 to 19
Blanca Li: Workshop
Performances of Elektro Kif directed by Blanca Li at Oxford Playhouse 27 & 28 March 2012
A workshop devised to support the UK dance curriculum by providing students with the opportunity to explore the craft and process of choreography, as well as the chance to learn repertoire and make their own work. The workshop will embrace existing urban dance styles, particularly Electro, whilst also exploring choreographic principles.
Led by two company dancers, the workshop will begin with an introduction to Electro Dance and its history, followed by a warm up. Participants will then learn a short piece of choreography from the show. They will also have the chance to gain an understanding of the starting points, any specific stimulus and the creative process behind this specific motif within the repertoire. Students will then work with some simple choreographic tasks to help them devise their own movement phrases, based in Electro technique.
There will be time at the end for a short Q&A where participants can find out more about the piece, or ask about life as a professional dancer.
This is a beginners workshop so no previous experience of Electro dance necessary, but an understanding and interest in street dance would be beneficial.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Costs: £160 + vat and local travel costs.
Max: 25 students per workshop.
To book please contact education@dancetouringparnerships.co.uk
School Events
Workpacks
National Theatre Connections 2012
OPEN GROUP AUDITIONS
Saturday 17 December from 2 to 5pm
Magdalen College School, Cowley Place,
The Plain, OX4 1DZ
Oxford Playhouse and Magdalen College School are looking for talented and energetic young people aged 15 to 19 to form a new theatre company and take part in National Theatre Connections 2012, performing an exciting newly commissioned play on the Oxford Playhouse Main Stage. Be part of a nationwide celebration of young theatre talent!
To book a place at the audition contact Oxford Playhouse Learning Co-ordinator Hester Bond on 01865 305334 hester.bond@oxfordplayhouse.com
"We’ve been given the chance to work with industry professionals and to perform in one of the country’s leading theatres... There’s nothing else like NT Connections." - Participant 2011
Work experience, Placements and volunteering opportunities
Oxford Playhouse offers work experience placements throughout the year, we welcome students into the lively and varied atmosphere of the theatre administration departments. Students have the opportunity to sample work in the marketing, development and learning departments, they spend time in the programming & productions office and try their hand at ticket office, front of house and ushering duties as well as venturing backstage to work with the in-house technical crew.
Placement Dates 2012
- Mon 12 to Fri 16 March 2012
- Mon 21 to 25 May 2012
- Mon 2 to 6 July 2012
It is important to note that the standard work experience placement at Oxford Playhouse is administration and management focused. There is no opportunity for performance. However, if you are interested in the whole process of running a theatre and presenting a varied programme of touring shows, we look forward to hearing from you.
*If you are interested in acting, our July placement combines workshops in performance and administration tasks.
We welcome applications from anyone over 14 including those in further education and those who are working but wish to increase their skills base or experience another industry. We do accept applications from outside Oxfordshire but aim to offer a high proportion of placements to people who are Oxfordshire based.
We are always over subscribed so please don’t be disheartened if you are not selected this year.
To apply please download the application form below and return it via email to Learning Co-ordinator Hester Bond hester.bond@oxfordplayhouse.com
Application Form (.pdf)
You will be notified when your application reaches us. There will then be no further communication until approximately 4 months before the commencement of the placement to establish a time when you are available to come in for interview. Once you have attended an interview we will be able to tell you whether you have secured a placement with us.