Two-week Bloom Festival set to run for two weeks at Theatre Royal
A series of free workshops and masterclasses are set to be launched at the Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds.
Entitled Bloom Festival it will run from March 25 to April 6 and is being led by industry experts and skilled theatre practitioners.
Across the two weeks, community members can take part in a series of workshops and masterclasses, family activities and activities for young people.
Designed to ignite creativity, foster artistic growth and encourage personal development, all activities at the theatre cover a range of disciplines such as playwriting, improvisation, directing, stagecraft, and much more.
Attendees will have the chance to learn from seasoned professionals, exchange ideas with fellow theatre enthusiasts and unleash their hidden talents in a welcoming and collaborative environment.
Whether you’re an aspiring actor seeking guidance, a curious novice hoping to dabble in the arts, or even a seasoned theatre veteran looking to expand your repertoire or pick up new tips and tricks, Bloom Festival has something for everyone this Spring.
In addition to the workshops, Theatre Royal will feature performances from its Youth Theatre groups in an exclusive double bill of “Kaspar The Wild” and “Second Person Narrative” – two plays in one performance.
Emma Thorpe, young people’s producer at Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds, said: “This year our Youth Theatre have taken on the challenge of not only working more with movement but also performing ‘In the Round’. This has meant that our young people have had to forget everything we had been learning before and change their thinking towards this new style of performance. The young people involved with the shows have made me so proud with their ability to adapt and mould into new performance styles so quickly.”
“8-11 groups will be performing ‘Kaspar the Wild’, by Tim Crouch – inspired by Kaspar Hauser – a story about the mystery wild boy, found wandering wearing scruffy clothes and trainers, who joins Year Six classmates in a sleepy village school.
“Our 12-16 group will perform ‘Second Person Narrative’, by Jemma Kennedy – You’re born a girl. You grow up. You grow old. You die. But along the way can you really forge your own identity? Can you actually choose your own destiny? And who is genuinely in control of your story?”
Tickets to this double bill start from £5 as part of the theatre’s Pay What You Can scheme.
The featured events include:
- Arts and Crafts (3+), March 25: https://bit.ly/3wEiE9R
- An Introduction To Directing with Owen Calvert-Lyons (18+), March 25: https://bit.ly/3TnfRun
- An Introduction to Playwriting (18+), March 25: https://bit.ly/3T5tM6T
- Story Time With Hatty Ashton (ages 2-6), March 26: https://bit.ly/49TtczW
- Act Your Age: Open Session (55+), March 26: https://bit.ly/48AOQYZ
- How To Develop A Character (18+), March 28: https://bit.ly/43k9Pyh
- SENsory Creative Play (ages 6-12), April 2: https://bit.ly/3P3VwI7
- SENsory Creative Play (ages 13-18), April 2: https://bit.ly/3v4mBUz
- Spoken Word Masterclass with Alice d’Lumiere (18+), April 2: https://bit.ly/3T2a7F7
- Kaspar The Wild & Second Person Narrative Double Bill, April 2-6: https://bit.ly/3IoAkZG
- Children’s Theatre Tour, April 3: https://bit.ly/3V3Lmer
- An Introduction to Playwriting For Young People (12+), April 3: https://bit.ly/3TnK2ll
- Choir Masterclass with Tom Appleton (8+), April 4: https://bit.ly/3T2iHUq
- Improvisation Masterclass with Michael Lambourne (12+), April 4: https://bit.ly/3Ika6aJ
- An Introduction to Directing For Young People (12+), April 5: https://bit.ly/3P7ox5y
- Youth Voice: Have Your Say (ages 10-18), April 6: https://bit.ly/3wNAlU9
- Dance Masterclass With Rosy May (8+), April 6: https://bit.ly/49Z6Vkl