West Country autumn performances reach schools, Weston and Gloucester
A free Bristol Old Vic schools tour, a Weston-super-Mare puppetry show and a Gloucester tribute concert show live performance moving across the region this autumn.
Bristol Old Vic said it is taking two new plays into 19 secondary schools across Bristol this autumn at no cost to the schools [1]. It said national theatre leaders have described the situation for access to theatre as an 'emergency' [1].
The tour, by its MIB260 company of young theatre-makers, includes A Brit?ish Museum, by Muneera Pilgrim, and Dead Air, by Sam Parker, and will make the productions accessible to over 1,000 young people [1].
The Weston Mercury reported that Riding Lights Theatre Company is bringing Oscar Wilde's The Selfish Giant, retold with music and puppetry, to Weston-super-Mare this October [2].
The Gazette Series, Stroud News and Journal and Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard reported that tribute band This Flight Tonight will play Joni Mitchell's songs at Gloucester Guildhall on Thursday, October 8 [3][4][5].
Taken together, the autumn listings show live performance being offered in schools and local venues across the West Country [1][2][3][4][5].
Sources
- Bristol Old Vic: Bristol Old Vic takes free theatre directly into secondary schools as access to the arts reaches "emergency" point
- Weston Mercury: Oscar Wilde classic to be retold with music and puppetry in Weston
- Gazette Series: Celebrated Joni Mitchell tribute show coming to Gloucestershire
- Stroud News and Journal: Celebrated Joni Mitchell tribute show coming to Gloucestershire
- Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard: Celebrated Joni Mitchell tribute show coming to Gloucestershire
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