LIPa Improvisation project – thursdays 7.30, starting 19th March

LIPa Improvisation project – thursdays 7.30, starting 19th March

Every Thursday at LIPa (meet in the main foyer) 7.30pm -the LIPa building is on Mount st, opposite the Anglican Cathedral and up the hill a bit.


The project theme is the environment and at the moment, there are 5 different organizations who will be taking part including Huyton Child Center, Wicked Fish and Wirral grammar school, and, of course, Dingle Community Theatre.


Tomo, Anna and Jess from the LIPA Community Drama Course will be leading the project, getting the create a ten min.piece for the
performance at the Sennheiser studio space in LIPA on 12th of May.

Come along if you’d like to get involved.

Writing Opportunity – “Slice of Life” Dramas. (30-40 minutes approx)

Writing Opportunity –
“Slice of Life” Dramas.
(30-40 minutes approx)

a scene from one of the last plays

Like writing drama? Want to get a short play produced and performed?
Dingle Community Theatre is about to run its second series of “Slice of Life” Dramas.
The format for the project is roughly the same as the last one – writers are invited to submit 30 minute – 40 minute scripts. These will be read by a panel nominated by Dingle Community Theatre Project Committee and the best 3 selected for performance.
No panel member will be able to submit a script to the

competition.

Dingle Community Theatre will produce the 3 plays as part of its Summer activities, probably in lateJune/early July, auditioning for actors, and facilitating the staging of the play at the best venues it can.
The idea of the title: “Slice of Life”, is to encourage writers to write honestly about the world as they see it, without feeling pressured to produce “gags” or contrived plot-twists, just for the sake of pleasing an audience. Good, gritty drama that addresses real issues is what we want.
· scripts should be sent to The Secretary, Dingle Community Theatre, 282 Beaufort Street, Liverpool L8 6UA
· Scripts should be clearly typed or written, on a4 paper, with the title clearly written at the front. Pages should be numbered, and not stapled as the script will have to be photocopied. A paper clip or other such fastening is fine.
· No emailed scripts will be accepted.
· Please check the postage is right…we can’t pick up or pay if postage is incorrect.
· The writer’s name should not appear on the script anywhere. Instead, a covering letter should be enclosed along with the script, with the name of the play and the name and contact details of the author clearly written. Pseudonyms can be used.
· Plays needing more than six actors will not be considered. As a general guide, think small numbers of actors, and don’t insist on difficult or expensive sets or staging.
· Plays which are obviously over the 40 minute slot will not be considered. Try reading it out with some friends to gauge the length if you’re not sure.
· Writers may be allowed to direct their own plays but if they don’t wish to, a director will be appointed.
· The final date for entries to arrive is Sat April 18th 09.

One of our poems from Ron Entwhistle from the Hoodies and Zimmers show we did last november.

Perform L8 at The Leverhulme Festival

Perform L8, Dingle Community theatre's Youth Group, which meets in the Kuumba Imani centre every Monday, is well into its latest project...to be performed at the Gladstone Theatre in Spring as part of the Leverhulme Drama festival.

The piece they will be doing is on Homelessness and is loosely based on the book "Stone Cold" which follows the adventures of a young homeless person in London.

Perform L8 is facilitated by Su Burke and is open to all young people...0771 684 8894 or info@dinglecommunitytheatre.co.uk for more information

Lipa project

Tomoko, our member from Japan, has invited the group to take part in a Lipa Community drama Project coming up in April. Five different groups from across liverpool will be worked with to create 10 minute improvisations on the theme of the environment. The pieces will be performed at Lipa, and connected together by students from the Community Drama Course.



Tomoko and Anna, a fellow student, put the idea to Dingle Community Theatre's community drama group at the Casa last monday and got a good reception.



Tomoko and Anna will now lead a special workshop on March 9th.



The community Group is proving quite popular at the Casa and is working on a Chaucer piece to be performed at the Casa and maybe elsewhere (see previous posts)



Talking of the Environment, it was good to hear about a new Tesco's to be built on Park Road, near our stomping grounds in the Dingle.



But, is anything being built in the community apart from Houses and supemarkets?



What about a theatre? Or places for people to meet and be creative? Isn't Social Cohesion supposed to be a priority? We've been campaigning for a Theatre in the Dingle for ages...what do you think?



comments to the Blog.

monday night drama at the casa from feb 16th

dear all


interested in getting involved with our community drama group? flying high after our last production "Hoodies and Zimmers", we are back after the new year break, with an ambitious 10 week project of workshops loosely to do with Time, ending with a public performance inspired by chaucer's raunchy old-marries-young story "The Merchant's Tale".all welcome to our first meeting downstairs in the bistro at the casa, 14 hope st liverpool beginners and old hands alike. We meet monday 16th feb at 7.30pmhope to see you there

phone 0771 684 8894 for info

the dingle team





ps anyone who wants to advertise drama events on the blog is welcome

Our New Blog

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