Please see below dates for Marple Drama’s Autumn Term 2014, thanks……

Saturday Classes:

All Saturday classes will begin on Saturday 6th September 2014 and finish on Saturday 29th November 2014. Due to half term, there will be no classes on Saturday 25th October and Saturday 1st November. Due to the Christmas Cracker and various school events taking place throughout December, our last class for the Autumn Term will be Saturday 29th November. This is an 11 week term.

Tuesday Classes:

All Tuesday classes will begin on Tuesday 9th September 2014 and finish on Tuesday 2nd December 2014. Due to half term, there will be no classes on Tuesday 28th October and Tuesday 4th November 2014. This is an 11 week term.

And as we head down the home straight, we are so nearly there! Very proud to have witnessed some beautiful work today, well done Dr Pepper! With less than 24 hours to go, we move from broad brushstrokes and add some finer detail……It’s ‘no script in hand’ day tomorrow……have a great night!!

Just add audience…………

As we push on with rehearsals, the signs of tiredness are beginning to show…..A welcome relief then that we are joined at the end of the day by the lovely Lucy Dixon. Lucy spent several years in Waterloo Road and Hollyoaks, and has just finished filming Scott & Bailey. Lucy watched rehearsals, had lots of photos taken, and then took part in a Q&A….Brilliant! Huge thanks to Lucy……..And so, we have two days left to get our show to stand on its legs!! Come on!!!

A Bus Stop!

Day Two gets off to a violent start as we’re poked in the eye, kicked in the stomach and strangled! All thanks to a fantastic stage combat workshop with fight co-ordinator, Kaitlin Howard……We then press on with the show and make excellent progress with the opening number…….Let’s hope those scripts are gone by Friday! Well done to everyone, we’re heading down the right road!

DAY ONE: Take an empty school hall, fill with 30 young actors, a script, a piano, two benches, a props table, 3 tutors, and what have you got?? Marple Drama’s Summer School!! We got off to a flying start with some lovely, very funny moments, some beautiful acting, fantastic singing, and a certain craziness thrown in for good measure!

A very demanding script, big scene changes, and songs that would challenge experienced professionals! And an audience on Friday!!!!! Come on!!!

Huge congratulations to our lovely patron, Julie Hesmondhalgh, who swept the boards at this year’s British Soap Awards……Brilliant!!

Due to overwhelming demand, we are happy to announce that we will be launching a new Tuesday evening drama & acting class for 11-16 year olds.

Our drama & acting classes are designed to nurture individual talent within an inspiring and supportive group setting. Students will be introduced to a wide range of performance methods and techniques specifically designed to challenge the actor and stimulate the creative process. These include:

• Improvisation
• Theatre Games
• Voice & Speech
• Movement
• Physical Theatre
• Acting Methods & Techniques
• Stage Combat
• Screen Acting (TV/Film)
• Relaxation
• Audition Technique
• Performance

Each term we will be joined by at least one guest tutor. Tutors include actors, musical directors, agents, directors, fight directors and casting directors. Our guest tutors are always working industry professionals and highly skilled in their chosen field. They offer members an ideal opportunity to experience different ways of working and encourage the development of new skills.

Previous guests include:

• Samantha Power – Actor
• Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
• Patrick Bridgman – Musical Director/Actor
• Tony Audenshaw – Actor
• Rachel Bailey – Agent
• Kaitlin Howard – Fight Co-Ordinator

Classes take place on Tuesday evenings:

19.00 – 20.00 | Ages 11 – 16

Venue: All Saints Primary School, Brickbridge Road, Marple SK6 7BQ

Marple Drama are very excited to announce the introduction of our new Adult Acting & Drama Classes!

One of Marple Drama’s principal aims, is to offer people from all walks of life and levels of experience, the opportunity to develop honest & truthful acting skills.

Our adult acting classes are designed to nurture individual talent within an inspiring and supportive group setting. Students will be introduced to a wide range of performance methods and techniques specifically designed to challenge the actor and stimulate the creative process. These include:

• Improvisation
• Theatre Games
• Voice & Speech
• Movement
• Physical Theatre
• Acting Methods & Techniques
• Stage Combat
• Screen Acting (TV/Film)
• Relaxation
• Audition Technique
• Performance

Each term we will be joined by at least one guest tutor. Tutors include actors, musical directors, agents, directors, fight directors and casting directors. Our guest tutors are always working industry professionals and highly skilled in their chosen field. They offer members an ideal opportunity to experience different ways of working and encourage the development of new skills.

Previous guests include:

• Samantha Power – Actor
• Julie Hesmondhalgh – Actor
• Patrick Bridgman – Musical Director/Actor
• Tony Audenshaw – Actor
• Rachel Bailey – Agent
• Kaitlin Howard – Fight Co-Ordinator

Please see our website for further details: www.marpledrama.com