Shoebox

I've just got back from having a catch up meeting with Margaret from Shoebox Theatre in Tamworth who are hoping the research and devise their own Mummers Play.

This collaboration with Lichfield Mysteries is one of the ways Shoebox hope to sustain their work with an intergenerational group of vulnerable people. We are looking to run the project in 2014 – they would be working towards an outdoor performance so sometime between May – September? They are very flexible re. dates so we have some breathing space to put the funding in place. We are planning two research sessions and eight rehearsals with two professional practitioners.

It was good to chat 'community arts' with Margaret. It's in the nature of the job that sometimes you can feel a bit isolated (particularly when you are glued to the computer doing funding bids!), so it's helpful to have someone to compare notes and bounce ideas around with.  Fingers crossed for our respective funding bids!

Quick update

Well, it's been a while since I last posted on the blog but I've been busy in the meantime starting to put things in place to make our projects happen. I've applied for funding for one, got funding for another and I'm in the process of sourcing funding for the other two. I have also now found some lovely arts practitioners for all of the projects.
The current plan is that Changes will do their writing project over the winter and have a presentation event maybe around Easter time 2014, Friends2Friends will work on their drama in the new year ready for their presentation in May 2014 and 'At the Crossroads' will begin work in December ready for the performances at Lichfield Garrick Studio on May 9th & 10th 2014.
I'm meeting Margaret from Shoebox Theatre next week to make some detailed plans for their work so watch this space...