The Shipley Street Arts Festival Master Class Series: The Line-up is Complete!

The Master Class Series line up is complete!

We're pleased to announce that we have put together a fabulous series of workshops as part of Shipley Street Arts Festival: six brilliant opportunities to hone your skills or learn some new ones!

The complete list and all the details can be found here, with links to buying tickets on each event. Don't forget to join the groups on Facebook to let your friends and family know you're going!

Tickets are just £20 per class, with each one run by a leading professional in their particular field. It's a fantastic chance to learn from the master!

17th Oct - Hula Hoop
24th Oct - Improvisation
7th Nov - Clowning
14th Nov - Circus Skills
21st - Stage Fighting
28th - Cabaret & Comedy

Places are limited so don't miss out on a spot - order your tickets now!

For further information, please contact info@q20theatre.co.uk

Master Class Workshops: Coming Soon to Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub

The Master Classes workshops are on their way!

The Shipley Street Arts Festival team have been very busy organising some amazing workshops led by leading theatre professionals, who will be running sessions that are six-hour long for an extensive insight into some of the fabulous skills that are involved in being a professional performer.

Already confirmed is the 'Improvisation' workshop, taking place on Saturday, 24th October 2015 - with Displace Yourself Theatre's Jennifer Nevin and Mike Auger providing indispensable tips on the techniques of movement and improvising.

We're also exciting to announce confirmation of Martin Mor's 'Clowning' workshop on Saturday, 7th November 2015. Drawing upon both ancient and modern principles of clowning, this workshop aims to free the imagination, and allow participants to access their true creative potential.

Martin Mor: running our 'Clowning' workshop

Join the Facebook event to let us know you're planning on coming along! You can also purchase tickets from the link on the FB event page.

Stay tuned for more information on the workshops.

Each workshop will take place on a Saturday at Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub, Shipley - and will cost £20 for a six-hour workshop with an expert performer. Places are limited so please do make sure to get your tickets for any workshop you wish to attend!

Workshops are intended for intermediate to advanced performers. For more information, please call 01274 221 360 or email info@q20theatre.co.uk

Shipley Street Arts Festival fringe event: Cabaret Heaven

Cabaret Heaven returns!

As part of the Shipley Street Arts Festival fringe events, we'll be hosting another night of comedy, music and variety!

Taking place on the evening of Friday, 16th October at Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub - the line-up promises to keep you entertained: stand-up comedy, a bizarre cabaret act involving fruits and vegetables, plate-spinning madness and a return of Cabaret Heaven's resident diva, Mysti Valentine.

Tickets cost £5 advance (available here) or £7.50 on the door.

We'll see you there!

Q20 Theatre presents ... the Shipley Street Arts Festival Master Class Series

The Shipley Street Arts Festival work continues!

As part of our ongoing projects, Shipley Street Arts Festival will be offering a series of master-class workshops!

Each master-class will concentrate on a specific skill or discipline from the world of street theatre, so they're a great opportunity to Intermediate to Advanced performers to hone skills, or try out some new ones!

The first class - on "Improvisation", hosted by Displace Yourself Theatre's Jennifer Nevin and Mike Auger - will take place on Saturday, 24th October, from 10am - 5pm. The workshops will be held at our very own building, Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub.

Remember, this is only the first in a whole series of amazing workshops - stay tuned for updates on what else is on offer!

Gearing up for Halloween - with brand new costumes!

Halloween is still a couple of months away, but we're already getting ready for it in the Q20 office.

We've been very excited to announce the arrival of our fabulous new DAY OF THE DEAD stilt-walker costumes: a celebration of the Mexican take on All Hallows' Day, where the departed and remembered with bright colours, music and lots of dancing. The carnival flavour of these costumes makes them particularly striking - we can't wait to see them hit the streets!

For those craving the traditional Halloween of spooks and vampires, we're also sending frightening figures back to the East Lancashire Railway to terrify those who dare to buy tickets for their spooky trains. Keep at eye out for Dreadful Dracula and the beautiful but deadly Bride, because they'll be keeping their eyes on you, and your neck ... 

An article about Shipley Street Arts Festival in this month's Saltaire Review

We're very grateful to our friends at The Saltaire Review for publishing an article on the recent Shipley Street Arts Festival, and what the festival means for Shipley on the whole.

You can read the article here.

We even made the front cover!

Shipley Street Arts Festival: Summer School

You didn't think that the Shipley Street Arts Festival was over for another year, did you?

No - this year, we've expanded the event beyond the three days of festival fun: first with our forerunner events, like the Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub "Open Day", our stall at the Dragon Boat race, and the Windhill Community Centre Arts & Crafts Day ...

But wait, there's more! There are workshop days coming up later in the year, another fabulous evening of "Carabet Heaven" hosted by our good friends at Irregular Arts ... but next on our list is the Shipley Street Arts Festival Summer School.

This is a great chance for young, budding actors, aged 11-15, to get a taster of the many disciplines involved in theatre work. Including everything from physical theatre to mask work and puppetry, the three-day course will be run by seasoned actress Gillie Kerrod, on behalf of the illustrious Calderdale Theatre School, so this really is an amazing opportunity for young people who have an interest in theatre to find out what's involved.

Held at the Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub in Shipley from 17th August - 20th August, the entire course is just £20 per student - if you know somebody who might be a future Oscar winner, tell them not to miss this fabulous opportunity!

Contact:
Q20 Theatre @ Dockfield Road Creative Arts Hub
Email: info@q20theatre.co.uk
Tel: 01274 221 360