Superhero’s Summer School
Posted on Monday, 29 June 2009 at 11:09 by Gemma ThompsonCategory: Summer school, West Midlands, young people, youth theatre | No Comments »
A Black Country theatre group was today offering the chance to learn how to be a superhero.
Wolverhampton’s Central Youth Theatre (CYT) are staging a one week summer school for young people aged 8–13yrs of age.
Superhero’s is an action packed week of games, fun and drama – with a presentation for parents and friends at the end of the week at the Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Whitmore Reans, from Monday 20th– Friday 24th July (10.30am – 4.30pm daily).
The week will cost £75 for each young person or £40 if families are in receipt of benefits. There are also discounts when more than one child attends from the same family. To enrol people should telephone 01902 572091 or email jane@centralyouththeatre.org
CYT last month staged a very successful version of one of the old English heroes – Beowulf – in the Czech republic. A further sixteen members members were this week giving their own version on another other English legend – Robin Hood – at a festival in Hall in the Austrian Tyrol.
The Austrian festival marked the 200th anniversary of the Tyrol’s uprising against occupation by France and Bavaria and has the theme of heroes. As well as CYT, groups from each of the six Austrian regions, two German groups and two Czech groups were taking part performing outside at an Austrian medieval castle.
Group members were staying at a campsite on a mountainside. Besides staging their own production twice, during the week the group were seeing other youth performances and taking part in discussions.
CYT will also perform both Beowulf and Robin Hood on their home ground at the Newhampton Arts Centre, Dunkley Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton on Saturday July 11th (2.30pm). Tickets for this international double bill are now on sale and can be purchased by calling 01902 572090
