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Orchestra of the Swan present Space Odyssey - an Intergalactic Opera
A very special project is due to take place over the forthcoming Shakespeare Birthday weekend. On Friday 23 and Sat 24 April the Civic Hall will be transformed into a distant Galaxy for Orchestra of the Swan world premiere commission ‘A Space Odyssey’.
OOTS and the Welcombe Hills Special school have enjoyed a close partnership for several years and this new work has been commissioned to celebrate this relationship between one of the UK’s most innovative chamber orchestras and a school that is indeed Special in every respect.
OOTS are joined by David Bradley (Harry Potter’s ‘Filch’), leading singers from Opera North and Glyndebourne Matt Sharpe and Georgia Ginsberg, children from Welcombe Hills, Thomas Jollyffe and Wilmcote, please join us to make this a memorable event for all involved.
Where: Stratford Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU
When: Friday 23rd April at 4.30pm
Saturday 24th April at 4.00pm
The performance lasts one hour and is suitable for all ages.
Moonwalker Ticket: Adult - £5.00 Child - £2.50
Flight Lieutenant’s Ticket: (supports the creation of this
production and includes pre-performance drink) - £12.00
Box Office: 01789 207100
Book Online at: www.civichall.co.uk
If you would be interested in supporting this fantastic project please contact the orchestra office on 01789 267567
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OOTS and the Welcombe Hills Special school have enjoyed a close partnership for several years and this new work has been commissioned to celebrate this relationship between one of the UK’s most innovative chamber orchestras and a school that is indeed Special in every respect.
OOTS are joined by David Bradley (Harry Potter’s ‘Filch’), leading singers from Opera North and Glyndebourne Matt Sharpe and Georgia Ginsberg, children from Welcombe Hills, Thomas Jollyffe and Wilmcote, please join us to make this a memorable event for all involved.
Where: Stratford Civic Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6LU
When: Friday 23rd April at 4.30pm
Saturday 24th April at 4.00pm
The performance lasts one hour and is suitable for all ages.
Moonwalker Ticket: Adult - £5.00 Child - £2.50
Flight Lieutenant’s Ticket: (supports the creation of this
production and includes pre-performance drink) - £12.00
Box Office: 01789 207100
Book Online at: www.civichall.co.uk
If you would be interested in supporting this fantastic project please contact the orchestra office on 01789 267567
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WI Lite Stratford Pin-up Calendar supporting The Shakespeare Hospice
Please support both WI Lite Stratford and The Shakespeare Hospice by buying a calendar, for the discounted price of just £3.00!
We are proud to sponsor the Womens Institute Lite Stratford 2010 Pin-up Calendar!
This charming wall calendar features stunning colour photographs of members of the WI Lite. The daring WI Lite ladies pose with grace, sophistication and beauty - all in the name of charity!
The project gained a fantastic amount of support from a variety of local companies from the Stratford upon Avon area and continues the important tradition of charity fundraising within the Women's Institute. Proceeds from the sale of the WILS 2010 Pin-Up Calendars will go towards the continuous running of the WI Lite Stratford with £1 for every calendar sold being donated to The Shakespeare Hospice.
There is still time to get your hands on one of these glamorous 1940's style calendars. Please support both WILS and The Shakespeare Hospice by buying a calendar, for the reduced price of just £3.00!
WILS 2010 Pin-Up Calendars are on sale now in many local retailers, or are available to order through WI members.
For details of how to buy via mail order, please email Anne Marcantonio at stratfordwilite@hotmail.com (postage and packing costs apply).
The WI Lite meets every second Tuesday of the month, with a whole host of activities on offer from Belle Dancing to Book Club, Jewellery Making to Theatre Trips. To find out more about becoming a member please visit www.wilite.co.uk
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We are proud to sponsor the Womens Institute Lite Stratford 2010 Pin-up Calendar!
This charming wall calendar features stunning colour photographs of members of the WI Lite. The daring WI Lite ladies pose with grace, sophistication and beauty - all in the name of charity!
The project gained a fantastic amount of support from a variety of local companies from the Stratford upon Avon area and continues the important tradition of charity fundraising within the Women's Institute. Proceeds from the sale of the WILS 2010 Pin-Up Calendars will go towards the continuous running of the WI Lite Stratford with £1 for every calendar sold being donated to The Shakespeare Hospice.
There is still time to get your hands on one of these glamorous 1940's style calendars. Please support both WILS and The Shakespeare Hospice by buying a calendar, for the reduced price of just £3.00!
WILS 2010 Pin-Up Calendars are on sale now in many local retailers, or are available to order through WI members.
For details of how to buy via mail order, please email Anne Marcantonio at stratfordwilite@hotmail.com (postage and packing costs apply).
The WI Lite meets every second Tuesday of the month, with a whole host of activities on offer from Belle Dancing to Book Club, Jewellery Making to Theatre Trips. To find out more about becoming a member please visit www.wilite.co.uk
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Lloyd Webber Comes to Stratford upon Avon College
Students on the BTEC National Diploma Music course will be unveiling an ambitious and exciting concert of ‘crossover’ music at the end of January.
‘Variations’ will feature a rock ensemble of 19 musicians playing alongside Nick Stringfellow, lead cellist from Stratford’s Orchestra of the Swan, in a performance of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Variations (on a Theme of Paganini)’. This rarely performed work was released as an album in 1978 and featured Julian Lloyd Webber on cello, Gary Moore on guitar and various other luminaries from the rock scene at that time. The music is now best known as the theme tune of ‘The South Bank Show’.
The 45 minute piece features a wide range of styles and is a real showcase for Lloyd Webber’s melody writing and incentive arrangements as well as some blistering playing from the talented National Diploma Music students. If you love classical motifs and the energy of ‘rock and roll’, then you will find the performance exhilarating!
The show will also include duet performances by Nick Stringfellow, accompanied by Chris Long, project director, and arrangements for a vocal septet of music from Saint-Saens, Sting and Imogen Heap.
Performances are in the New Theatre at Stratford upon Avon College at 7:30pm on Thursday 28th and Friday 29th January. Tickets are available from the college box office on 01789 266245.
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Stratford upon Avon in 2010
In 2010 Stratford upon Avon mark's the start of a new decade, a newly refurbished RSC and plans of an exciting archaeological dig at New Place.
It is hoped that during 2010 a full-scale archaeological excavation will uncover the remains of Shakespeare's final family home – 'New Place'.
Initial work to test the feasibility of an excavation project took place on Tuesday December 1st 2009. Experts from Birmingham Archaeology in the UK took part in a search for clues that may reveal more about his everyday life.
Dr. Diana Owen, Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said,
“Plans for a ‘dig’ are still at a conceptual stage. However our purpose would be to create a modern record of New Place, providing us with a better understanding of the site, and potentially revealing new information about the house in which Shakespeare died and the way in which the family lived there. We hope that a project of this kind would present a unique opportunity for our visitors to watch – even join in - an excavation as it unfolds and ultimately advance our learning and thinking about Shakespeare”.
The Shakespearian Birthplace Trust are expected to provide information for a large archaeological project in 2010.
Find out more on Nash's House.
The birthplace of the Bard is home to the Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC was founded by Peter Hall in 1960 and in 1961 the Memorial Theatre was renamed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Fifty years on and the RSC has built a solid reputation as one of the best known theatre companies in the world and the company has continued to expand under a succession of visionary and creative Artistic Directors.
The RSC is currently in a state of change, now well into it's last year of construction and refurbishment 2010 will see the highly anticipated completion of the fully refurbished RSC.
During the refurbishment the company's work has continued across at over at the Courtyard Theatre where visitors can enjoy Shakespeare's Plays, touring theatre and the works of contemporary playwrights.
Find out more on the Shakespeare Theatre.
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New Place Archaeological Dig Planned
It is hoped that during 2010 a full-scale archaeological excavation will uncover the remains of Shakespeare's final family home – 'New Place'.
Initial work to test the feasibility of an excavation project took place on Tuesday December 1st 2009. Experts from Birmingham Archaeology in the UK took part in a search for clues that may reveal more about his everyday life.
Dr. Diana Owen, Director of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust said,
“Plans for a ‘dig’ are still at a conceptual stage. However our purpose would be to create a modern record of New Place, providing us with a better understanding of the site, and potentially revealing new information about the house in which Shakespeare died and the way in which the family lived there. We hope that a project of this kind would present a unique opportunity for our visitors to watch – even join in - an excavation as it unfolds and ultimately advance our learning and thinking about Shakespeare”.
The Shakespearian Birthplace Trust are expected to provide information for a large archaeological project in 2010.
Find out more on Nash's House.
Transforming The RSC, Stratford upon Avon
The birthplace of the Bard is home to the Royal Shakespeare Company. The RSC was founded by Peter Hall in 1960 and in 1961 the Memorial Theatre was renamed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre.
Fifty years on and the RSC has built a solid reputation as one of the best known theatre companies in the world and the company has continued to expand under a succession of visionary and creative Artistic Directors.
The RSC is currently in a state of change, now well into it's last year of construction and refurbishment 2010 will see the highly anticipated completion of the fully refurbished RSC.
During the refurbishment the company's work has continued across at over at the Courtyard Theatre where visitors can enjoy Shakespeare's Plays, touring theatre and the works of contemporary playwrights.
Find out more on the Shakespeare Theatre.
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