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                                             Swindon wide
   the bigger picture                                                                 Peasants' revolt
                                                                                      planned at Nova
   Are you infected
   by the gloom that
   seems to sur-                                                                     Pupils at Nova are preparing for a
   round everything                                                                  stage rebellion in July by looking at
   and scared at the                                                                 the big themes in life.
                                                                                       The end of year production A
   portents of doom
                                                                                     Small Rebellion is an original musi-
   that prevail?
                                                                                     cal comedy with a strong historical
     Not to worry, Dr
                                                                                     story running through it. Set in both
   Schm000's Urban
                                                                                     the past and present, it links the ex-
   Circus is Swin-
                                                                                     periences of a group of modern-day
   don's answer to
                                                                                     office workers with the famous 14th
   bad news, the self-
                                                                                     Century peasants' revolt.
   proclaimed am-
                                                                                       The show has been specially
   bassadors of fun.
                                                                                     written by one of Nova's assist-
   a collective of mirth
                                                                                     ant headteachers Paul Rowe who
   and community
                                                                                     teaches music at the school.
   participation.
                                                                                       Drama teacher Katie Snape is
     Dr Schm000 of-
                                                                                     the director and will be seeking
   fers an all-in-one
                                                                                     great performances from Year 7,
   inclusive gateway
                                                                                     8, 9 and 10 pupils.
   into the worlds of
   skateboarding, cir-                                                                 Paul Rowe said the aim of A Small
                                                                                     Rebellion is to entertain and at the
   cus skills, graffiti.
                                                                                     same time to touch on a number
   music, DJ-ing and
                                                                                     of relevant issues for young people
   Schm000...
     The 15 to 30                                                                    such as decision-making, friend-
   participants bring                                                                ship, responsibility and change.
                                                                                       A professional live band will be
   festival spirit to any occasion with  Activities end with a grand per-  A web site is being schmooed
   the aim of getting everybody learn-  formance to enthrall and capture  together right now. But if you're  accompanying the singers.
   ing how to juggle, develop their  the spirit of Schm000.  planning an event in the next year  A Small Rebellion takes place on
   legal spray can art techniques,  Dr Schm000's followers are now  and want to make it both unusual  Tuesday 7th, Wednesday 8th and
   improve their skateboarding style  taking bookings for their special  and extra special with Dr Schm000's  Thursday 9th July, 7pm, in the Nova
   and appreciating the finer music  brand of thrills, spills and urban  ingredients for success, mail your  Hreod theatre.
   skills with drumming workshops  party skills in the Autumn and for  enquiry to: jakethejuggler@gmail.  Tickets at £3 are available from
   and DJ spinning.            next year.                 corn                       the school office.
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