act it out community drama festival- 12th july -21st

press release

Better out than in! Local Drama festival aims to get local people healthier!
“Act it Out” Community Drama Festival – Monday 12th July to Wednesday 21st July

Produced by Dingle Community Theatre. Supported by Liverpool City Council, Grass Roots Innovators Programme.
Preparations are fully underway for the “Act it Out” Community Drama festival being held in the Liverpool 8 area this summer.
The festival, produced by Dingle Community Theatre, aims to show the health benefits offered by Drama by giving opportunities for people to take part in performance-related activities.
4 different strands of Dramatic activity will target all age groups.
*A Junior school play at St Finbars will focus on spiritual well-being performed by young people at the school.
*Perform L8 Youth Drama Group, based at the Kuumba Imani Millenium Centre, will move and act in a Drum-inspired performance looking at the poem “Limbo” by Kamau Brathwaite.
* Dingle Community Theatre Adult Group, who meet every Monday at the Casa Club n Hope Street, will perform their devised drama, with a health related theme.
* The “Slice of Health” script-writing competition, open to the public, will see the 3 winning writers’ short dramas performed by auditioned local actors.
A selection of work from each strand will be performed between July 12th and the 21st at the following venues: The Casa, Hope Street; Mt Carmel Catholic Social Club, High Park Street, L8; The Black-e Centre, Gt George’s Street; the Caribbean Centre, Amberley Street, L8; Joe H Makin Drama Centre, Pilgrim Street.
Full programme below. More details from 0771 684 8894 or info@dinglecommunitytheatre.co.uk
Mon 12th July – Casa, Hope St, 8pm

2 “slice of health” scripts writing competition scripts plus Dingle Community Theatre adult group devised Piece.

Tue 13th - Mt Carmel, High Park Street, L8, 8pm

2 “slice of health” scripts writing competition scripts plus Dingle Community Theatre adult group devised Piece.

Wed 14th July – Black-e Centre, Great George’s Street, 7pm

St Finbar’s junior school and Perform L8 youth group

Fri 16h July – Black-e Centre, Great George’s Street, 7pm

St Finbar’s junior school and Perform L8 youth group

Mon 19th – Caribbean Centre, Amberley Street, L8

Perform L8 Youth Group, Dingle Community Theatre Adult Group and 1 slice of health” script writing competition script

Tue 20th Joe H Makin Drama Centre, Pilgrim Street.7.30pm

2 “slice of health” scripts writing competition scripts plus Dingle Community Theatre adult group devised Piece.

Wed 21st – Joe H Makin Drama Centre, Pilgrim Street, 7.30pm

2 “slice of health” scripts writing competition scripts plus Dingle Community Theatre adult group devised Piece.
Supported by Liverpool City Council

picasso project with hope st ltd

In the summer, some dingle community theatre members will be taking part ina collaboration with the tate gallery and hope st ltd, with the inspiration being the picasso exhibition at the tate.

here are some of the images we looked at when we toured the tate

any ideas for drama?

picasso paintings