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Up The Road Theatre and Unity
Theatre presents Shakespeare work to young audiences
UK The Road Theatre and Liverpool's Unity
Theatre are excited to announce their new 2016 tour; Bardolph's Box, a small
scale Shakespeare inspired production for 8 to 12 year olds, celebrating 400
years of Shakespeare's work. The 5 week tour will begin at Unity Theatre,
Liverpool on Tuesday 1st March then continues to visit schools, libraries
and theatres across the England's North West and South East, ending in The
Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens, on Sunday, 3 April 2016.
Up The Road Theatre are a new company based in Kent and are delighted to
join forces with Liverpool's Unity Theatre to create a work that explores
literature, culture and history.
Bardolph's Box will inspire the younger generation and make Shakespeare fun.
The touring company compromises of 3 actors: one to play Bardolph,
Falstaff's sidekick from Henry IV's, Henry V and The Merry Wives of Windsor,
and the other two playing a host of characters from Shakespeare's plays. The
production will engage and include the audience by exploring the issues of
each character as they visit Bardolph in search of assistance, by voting and
en-masse contributions. The experienced actors will create a fun and safe
atmosphere, and encourage rather than demand interaction.
The company will focus on some of Shakespeare's lesser known plays and
characters, such as The 2 Gentlemen of Verona, The Comedy of Errors and the
Nurse from Romeo and Juliet. Their exchanges with Bardolph will include both
modern English and extracts from the plays, Bardolph himself has a quest of
his own, which the characters and audience can help with. Many young
children are initially put off from Shakespeare's complicated language, but
this production utilises Shakespeare's language in a manner that makes it
easier for a younger audience to understand.
Nicola Pollard, Director and Founder of Up The Road Theatre, said:-
"We're really looking forward to introducing children (and their families!)
to Bardolph and his wonderful world. Through an exciting myriad of
characters, we're exploring a number of Shakespeare's plays, including 'The
Comedy of Errors', 'Antony and Cleopatra', 'The Tempest' and 'Twelfth
Night'. Our audience will be encouraged to help young Bardolph on his first
big adventure, as he gets his friends out of fixes and deliberates their
dilemmas. With live music, plenty of puppetry and a good dollop of humour, 'Bardolph's
Box' is a brilliant way to celebrate Shakespeare 400th Anniversary!"
Matthew Linley, Chief Executive and Artistic Director at the Unity Theatre
said:- "We're all really excited to be working alongside Up The Road
Theatre to help little Bardolph come into the world; or rather into a
library, school, arts venue or community hall near you. Developing Bardolph's Box is very much part of our ongoing commitment to making great
work for under 12s and their families."
Join Bardolph, on a roller coaster ride through Shakespeare's stories. Who
will you meet? Where will you go? Can you get his pals out of a pickle? One
thing's for sure, you'll have a whole lot of fun along the way!
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Tour Dates and information... |
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Location |
Date |
Information |
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Unity Theatre Liverpool |
Tuesday, 1 March 2016 |
6pm -
Admission:- £6, Call:- 0151 709 4988 or visit this:-
link |
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Museum of Wigan Life |
Wednesday, 2 March 2016 |
10.30am and 2pm.
Schools only... |
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Neston Library, Wirral |
Thursday, 3 March 2016 |
Call:- 0151 337
4670 or visit this:-
link, (times and prices tbc). |
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Little Sutton Library, Wirral |
Friday, 4 March 2016 |
Times and prices
tbc... Call:- 0151 339 3373 or visit this:-
link. |
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Upton Library, Wirral |
Saturday, 5 March 2016 |
Call:- 01244
973700 or visit this:-
link (times and prices tbc). |
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Childwall Library, Liverpool |
Thursday, 9 March 2016, 3.30pm |
Free Admission.
Call:- 0151 233 3069 or visit this:-
link. |
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Museum of Wigan Life |
Friday, 10 March 2016, |
Schools only.
10.30am and 2pm. Call 0151 233 3069 or visit this:-
link. |
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Liverpool Central Library |
Friday, 11 March 2016, |
Free admission.
10.30am. Call 0151 233 3069 or visit this:-
link. |
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Avenue Theatre, Sittingbourne, Kent |
Monday, 14 March 2016 |
1.30pm -
Admission:- £7 adults / £6 child. Call 01795 471140 or visit
this:-
link. |
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Minster Library, Ramsgate, Kent |
Tuesday, 15 March 2016 |
10.15am, Free
Admission. |
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Ramsgate Library, Kent |
Tuesday, 15 March 2016 |
2pm, Free
Admission. |
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Astor Theatre, Deal, Kent |
Thursday, 17 March 2016 |
1.30pm and
7.30pm, Admission:- £7 adults / £6 child. Call:- 01304 370220 or
visit this:-
link. |
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Ashford Library, Kent |
Saturday, 19 March |
10.30am - Free
Admission. |
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Horsebride Arts Centre, Whitstable,
Kent |
Monday, 21 March 2016 |
1pm and 4.30pm -
Admission:-- £6. Call 01277 281174 or visit this:-
link. |
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The Woodville, Gravesend, Kent |
Tuesday, 22 March 2016, |
2pm -
Admission:- £8 (£5 concession) Call 08442 439480 or visit this:-
link. |
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Sandwich Library, Kent |
Wednesday, 23 March 2016 |
10.15am. Free
Admission |
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Rye Creative Centre, East Sussex |
Thursday, 24 March 2016 |
1.30pm -
Admission:- £5 Call:- 01797 229797 or visit this:-
link. |
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Exchange Studio, Maidstone, Kent |
Friday, 25 March 2016 |
7pm -
Admission:- £9 (£8 concession / £7 child) Call:- 01622 758611 or
visit this:-
link. |
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The Stag Plaza, Sevenoaks, Kent |
Saturday, 26 March 2016 |
2.30pm,
admission:- £6 Call 01732 450175 or visit this:-
link. |
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Toxteth Library, Liverpool |
Wednesday, 30 March 2016 |
10.30am - Free
Admission. |
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Norris Green Library, Liverpool |
Wednesday, 30 March 2016 |
1.30pm - Free
Admission. |
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West Derby Library, Liverpool |
Thursday, 31 March 2016 |
10.30am - Free
Admission. |
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Liverpool Central Library |
Thursday, 31 March 2016 |
4.30pm - Free
Admission. |
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Lancaster Library, Lancashire |
Saturday, 2 April 2016 |
2pm - Prices tbc. |
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Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens |
Sunday, 3 April 2016 |
2pm.
Admission:- £7 (£5 concession). Call:- 01744 735436 or visit
this:-
link. |
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Above is correct only
at time of publication. |
