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Pocket Dream - On The Road
We are in the middle of our first week of the Pocket Dream tour which will continue in September. The wonderful company are all Propeller company members: Richard Dempsey, Jonathan Livingstone, Chris Myles, David Newman, Thomas Padden & Tam Williams. Nick Chesterfield is at the helm again as our cool and brilliant Company Manager, with Bridget Fell on getting us into costumes (again) and Eleanor Randall looking after us on the text.
So far, we have played Benenden and Oakland Schools with the audiences really coming back to us with good and interesting questions and at Coutts & Co., our sponsors, who gave us a tremendous evening. On Saturday we head for the Kent Youth Festival in Maidstone for a full on day of workshops and performances. We are travelling between venues in a people carrier and a transit van listening to Wimbledon!
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Utter Brilliance!
Propeller, you came and performed at my school (Chaucer tech Canterbury) twice in one day last week. I came and watched you on both counts, and then for the 3rd time at Whitstable Community College and every time I was completely hypnotised into the story, such high standard or acting and just the general energy of the play! You made it such a fun and enjoyable experience each time, and even though the audience was somewhat difficult at parts you maintained an exceptional level of professionalism. Also the many questions that I asked (you probably remember) was greatly informative. When you spoke to me in the corridor of my sixth form block you all told me about all the amazing schools you went and trained at, and being that acting is the industry i want to go into, you all gave me really lovely words of encouragement to go out and aim for those prestigious schools, which I will :) thank you very much for the excellent plays keep up the good work, and i will definitely come and watch you guys again..........P.S what you do ISN'T processed theatre ITS GENIUS!!! :D
chaucer visit
hello, i am just commenting to say i really enjoyed your visit and would like to know more about how i can maybe work with you guys in the future
Condensed Shakespeare
We produced Pocket Dream to reach a wider audience through visits to schools and smaller theatres who cannot physically take the full production. The show is not 'dumbed down' in anyway - audiences of all ages still enjoy it. It is an introduction to Shakespeare - and for many, an introduction to theatre itself. Another benefit is the reduced cost for each child (no coaches to hire) and we can dovetail into the school timetable. The Q&A seessions at the end of each performance have been full of excellent questions and the actors have been able to demonstrate some techniques, the way Propeller build music into a production and, of course, work on dramatising the text. We would love it if every student could come to our full-length productions but, in the meantime, we will continue to find ways to reach them with distilled versions of our best work.
Condensed Shakespeare
I find it very sad that Propeller considers it necessary to produce condensed versions of its wonderful plays. Presented properly children are perfectly capable of enjoying the full versions. I have watched children at several of Propeller's productions and they have been fully involved, convulsed with laughter and enjoying every moment. All Propeller productions are fully accessible by anyone. It's what makes them stand out from all the 'ordinary' offerings. Children don't need processed theatre any more than they need processed food. I've taken parties of 6 year olds to see full plays with no problems as long as they know the story and all about the characters beforehand. Pleased don't be bullied by those who think everybody has only a few minutes attention span!I find it very sad that Propeller considers it necessary to produce condensed versions of its wonderful plays. Presented properly children are perfectly capable of enjoying the full versions. I have watched children at several of Propeller's productions and they have been fully involved, convulsed with laughter and enjoying every moment. All Propeller productions are fully accessible by anyone. It's what makes them stand out from all the 'ordinary' offerings. Children don't need processed theatre any more than they need processed food. I've taken parties of 6 year olds to see full plays with no problems as long as they know the story and all about the characters beforehand. Pleased don't be bullied by those who think everybody has only a few minutes attention span!