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BREEZEBLOCK THEATRE CHILDRENS DRAMA GROUP JUNCTION 16
DRAMA GROUP
'Breezeblock Theatre Company' between a group of poets, as they A new course starts in May to
have been meeting at the Link discuss such issues as morality introduce drama to our younger 'Junction 16' are probably West
Arts Studios for over a year. The and the uses of electricity! The budding actors and actresses. Swindon's longest running
company grew out of a Tuesday poets are Byron and Shelley, Aimed at local children from 8 to amateur drama group. over the
evening drama group, which whose wife Mary wrote lithe eight week course will be years they have performed a
eventually developed into a 'FRANKENSTEIN'. held in the theatre at the Link variety of shows, at different
resident amateur company. The 'BLOODY POETRY' will Arts Studios. Run on Saturday venues around the town. They-
group began to work collectively be presented at Link Arts on mornings beginning 2nd May are currently rehearsing a new
creating material through Saturday 23rd May and tickets from 10.00am - 11.00am the aim production, 'Love in a Mist', a
improvisation. This led them to are now on sale, price £2.00! is to give the children basic comedy by Kenneth Home.
produce their first performance £1.00 (concession). If you would teaching and experiences in Performance dates are the 18th!
at the Arts Studios on 11th like to join the group or want drama, leading up to a public l9th/20th June at the New
October 1986. The production further information on the show performance on Sunday 21st College on Helston Road Park
was entitled 'Trolleys', and was a please contact the Arts Studios. June. the course is limited to 12 North. The group meets on
spoof comedy based on a West children and booking forms are Mondays and Thursdays at
Swindon landmark, the POTTERY WORKSHOPS available from the Link. 7.30pm at Freshbrook
supermarket shopping trolley! Are you interested in ceramics? If you would like to Community Centre. They are
The show was a great success and If so the Craft Studio at Link publicate an arts event, want still looking for new members, as
an expurgated version was seen Centre will be running some further information on any of the there are lots of jobs to do for the
at the Arts Studios performance basic pottery sessions from actitivities at Link Arts or new show. So if you would like to
evening later in the year. 7.00pm to 9.00pm on contribute to this page contact get involved go along to the
Breezeblock are currently Wednesday evenings beginning Chris Humphrey at Link Arts Centre or contact Val on 693635
rehearsing a new show. This time May 6th. Each session will cost Studios - 871212 ext 227. or Kate on 874571.
they are using an established play £2.00/fl.00 concessions and
'BLOODY POETRY' by includes tuition and materials. ANIMAL FANTASIA
Howard Brenton. Set in the last There will be six sessions now by our regional arts association,
century the performance with further evenings planned If you have recently been to the Southern Arts. Claudine has also
examines the relationship over the summer. West Swindon Library or used produced the boards which were
DRAMA AT GREENDOWN the entrance foyer to get into the hanging alongside the swimming
Link Centre, you may have seen pool, which are now also in the
Greendown Community School group worked on improvisation, a large bright painting on the entrance foyer. These boards
opened last September. Jules but to gain more confidence they wall. Commissioned by the Arts were painted for the
Dowling is their Head of are now working on a scripted Studios and painted by Swindon 'Thamesdown Trails Project'
Creative Arts and since performance, the popular farce artist Claudine Dunger, it is and will shortly be fixed to the
November he has been working by Dario Fo "Can't pay, won't entitled
'ANIMAL underside of Milton Road
with an adult drama group based pay". A performance date has FANTASIA', and was funded Bridge in the town centre.
at the school's drama studio. The yet to be fixed, so watch this
group is part of the range of space for further details.
community activities that have Jules is also working on a Come and see us NOW
developed out of the unique production with the school
timetabling of the school day. As children called "Jacob Two-Two
the children's classes finish in the and the Hooded Fang".
early afternoon the facilities of Performance dates are July 8th
the school are then available for for West Swindon primary AL
community groups and adult schools and July 9th and 10th for West Swindon
Centre
education classes to use for the the public. Again further details
rest of the day. will be available. New members
The drama group meets on for the adult group are always
Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm - welcome, so for further
10.00pm and currently has five information contact Jules at the
regular members. Initially the school on 874224.
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ARTS IN THAMESDOWN
Dance, Media Arts, Drama, Music, Visual Arts worisnops, solid core of hardwood for extra strength and rigidity.
Performances and more.
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