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Schools plan Millennium RYANS

Shakespeare spectacular
FURNITURE
After the huge success of the West Swindon school's Shakespeare Festival, an even bigger Bardic
project is being put together for Spring 2000 which will involve over 1,000 children.
& GIFTWARE
Since September last year, seven Children from Westlea and parents
hundred pupils from seven West Greendown have performed the and others "`"
Swindon primary schools and year play in full costume; Tregoze to help in
7 students at Greendown commu- School will be taking to the stage the pro-
nity school have been studying in March. All 700 children have ductions." 3^a:
Shakespeare's The Tempest as part watched a Salisbury Playhouse/ He was J
of the national year of reading. Sixth Sense Theatre Company pro- also de-
National Power has sponsored duction. Elizabethan peddlar Jack lighted to
a range of activities to enhance the Greene visited each school to talk announce
learning experience. about life and times in olden days. that na-
And local teachers attended a tionally ac-
workshop with world-famous claimed
Shakespeare authority Dr Rex Royal Shakespeare Company ac-
Gibson on how to bring Shake- tor David Calder has agreed to be
speare alive in the classroom. the patron of the festival.
Festival coordinator Tim Noble "It is tremendous that David is
from Greendown School is now supporting what we are doing in
aiming for a massive millennium Swindon. He has been very im- Are you looking for
rs
celebration of the Bard, whose fic- pressed with how local teachers something a little
tional life is the subject of the cur- have been communicating Shake-
rent hit film 'Shakespeare in Love.' speare's message in an exciting different or unusual?
"The English Shakespeare Com- way." Ryans stock a constantly
pany with Sarah Gordon of But- The festival organisers are now changing selection of
tonhole Theatre have agreed to be appealing to business at a local Oriental, Ethnic and
resident in West Swindon from and national level for financial
January to March 2000 to help us backing for what they believe is British furniture and gifts
Children from
Salt Way Schoo . achieve a world first," he said. nationally important work. 14 Wood Street
who tehad the.914ury "All 37 year 6 classes and Green- They need £50,000 to achieve
down year 7 - over 1,000 pupils - the aim of involving 1,000 children Old Town, Swindon
,Phty `house/Sixth Sense
Theatre Company produ will perform a 20 minute version in 37 Shakespeare plays next year. Tel: 01793 422522
of each of Shakespeare's play in To find out more, call Tim Noble
The Tempest on 27-
March. And we want to involve on (01793) 874224.