A bride and groom hold two families hope for a better future, but the past is always waiting, desire cannot be tamed and even the moon is hungry for blood.

Lorca’s scorching tale of passion, morality and vengeance is reinvented with RoguePlay’s unsurpassable Physical Theatre style, combined with stunning innovative aerial circus, making this classic story of the uneasy marriage of two villagers against a backdrop of betrayal and violence all the more eloquent and evocative.

Saturday 3rd March, 7.30pm
Sticky Dance Studio, Lower Trinity Street, Digbeth.
£8. Tickets available on www.rogueplay.co.uk

Please note, tickets need to be booked in advance as the space has a limited capacity of 60 seats.

DO YOU WANT TO BE AN ACTOR?

Well the Young Rogues are a group of young people from a variety of backgrounds, who perform on stage and in film and TV. Ages 12-18 years.

The Young Rogues meet every Saturday during term time and develop work and skills for public stage performance in Birmingham. We also work with a casting agent named The Young Actors Company who specialise in young people in TV and Film. That’s not to say you would be out filming every week, but if it’s an industry you want to get into then you will need an agent, and The Young Actors Company have been specialising in young people for nearly 30 years. You will have a webpage with professional photographs and voicereel created and then you are open for auditions and castings.

The focus however is on stage performance, and they perform almost every term around professional venues in Birmingham. To add to their most recent list of credits, the Young Rogues have performed at the International Youth Arts Festival in London July ’11, ArtsFest in Birmingham in September ’11, as well as various Birmingham Theatres.
Our next audition is on the 3rd March at South Birmingham College, Digbeth, 12pm. Contact;
kim@rogueplay.co.uk to book a place.

People from across Birmingham have told us their stories and passed on words of wisdom. About how to…make ends meet, eat well, strengthen relationships and get the most out of life.

Could we make more, do more, mend more…and spend less? Do you wish you were more resourceful? Have you got a good idea? A top tip? Come along and pass it on. Women &Theatre invite you to be a part of their new theatre performance.

There will be a week of performances in five community venues throughout Birmingham including:

Monday 27th February 2012 , 1.15pm: Stanhope Hall Community Centre, Emily Street, Highgate, B12 0XG
Tuesday 28th February 2012, 1.15pm: Balsall Heath Church Centre, 100 Mary Street, Balsall Heath, B12 9JU
Wednesday 29th February 2012, 1.15pm: Centre for the Aston Family, 359/361 Witton Road, Aston, B6 6NS
Thursday 1st March February 2012, 1.15pm: 610 youth & Community Centre, Kingstanding Road, Kingstanding, B44 9SH
Friday 2nd March 2012, 1.15pm: The Main Hall, All Saints Centre, 2 Vicarage Road,
Kings Heath, Birmingham, B14 7RA

MORE INFORMATION or contact Women & Theatre on 0121 449 7117 or email info@womenandtheatre.co.uk

Highlights for 2012 include:
Dachshund U.N. – Live sausage dogs will take over Brindleyplace in Bennett Miller’s playful, satirical (and often chaotic) piece, examining the utopian aspirations of the Commission on Human Rights.
See a totally different view of Spaghetti Junction in Track, a moveable immersive participatory installation by Graeme Miller.
Encounter a ‘human book’ in Birmingham Central Library and be treated to a personal storyteller in Mette Edvardsen’s Time Has Fallen Asleep in the Afternoon Sunshine.
Sign away a night of your life to Fierce and Capsule to experience a totally Secret Show.
Curious Sounds in Curious Spaces – Discover unusual sounds and hidden spaces in Birmingham’s Symphony Hall.
Plus live art, live music, free haircuts and the famous Fierce parties.

WEBSITE

Speaking not Speeching Shakespeare

A Workshop for Actors who have performed Shakespeare roles and who want to explore and experience a different way of working with Shakespeare.

This fresh and unique session, using exercises derived from the work of Meisner, Brook & Rodenburg, will encourage participants to find their own Shakespeare voice.

The all-day Workshop costs just £10, and places are allocated on a first come basis.

@ Blue Orange Theatre, 18 February 2012, 9.30am to 5.30pm

If you are interested in taking part, please contact Frank Bramwell with a copy of your Theatre CV:

inamoment@hotmail.co.uk
www.inamoment.org.uk

FOR AN INFORMAL DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS PROJECT PLEASE E-MAIL A BRIEF CV TO: fireduptheatre@aol.com
OR CALL 07985 030585.

Simon Quinn

The RSC and PILOT are interested in seeing new performance ideas that explore how Shakespeare’s work is referenced within contemporary culture and how his words, stories, characters and ideas have seeped into our everyday lives.

Responses to the brief can be wide ranging and could explore big thematic ideas or a single stage direction. Ideas can be dark, satirical, visual, humorous or irreverent. The performance should avoid using Shakespeare’s text in a literal sense and focus instead on using his words, ideas or stories as a starting point for a new theatrical idea.

The work created can be up to twenty minutes in duration and will be created to be performed somewhere within The Courtyard Theatre at the RSC in Stratford Upon Avon on the 12th July.

Submissions are by open application and the RSC and PILOT will select up to five artists or companies that are based within the West Midlands. The five selected artists will each be offered expenses of £500 towards development of the work.

The closing date for applications is Monday 12th March 2012 at 12 midday.

FURTHER DETAILS

The Edge, 79-81 Cheapside, Birmingham, B12 0QH

FURTHER DETAILS

Day tickets are available from Warwick Arts Centre. Day passes are only available via the Warwick Arts Centre box office 024 7652 4524.
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BACKGROUND
Capital is an independent theatre festival to be held from 24-27 May 2012, at MAC, Birmingham. It aims to celebrate and promote the work of writers and theatre-makers across the West Midlands and beyond. The Festival will provide an informal platform for artists to showcase new work, explore new ideas and develop new skills. Featuring performances, workshops, discussions, rehearsed readings and networking events, Capital aims to encourage writers to explore new ways of working and making theatre. The Festival is hosted and supported by MAC and supported by The National Lottery through Arts Council England and the Sir Barry Jackson Trust.

OPPORTUNITIES
There are several ways to get involved, both now, and in the lead-up to the Festival itself. Whether you’re a writer just starting out, an experienced playwright looking for new challenges, an audience member looking for a good night out, or a student hoping to gain new skills, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Here are a few examples of how you can take part:

 Call for Scripts
We are looking for writers and theatre-makers to submit new scripts for one-hour performances during the Festival in May. There are three slots available and successful applicants will be offered a £1000 bursary to self-produce their shows. Applications are welcomed from playwrights, devisers, writer-performers and theatre-makers of any designation working with the spoken and written word. See website for more details.
Deadline: Monday 5th March, 12noon
Further info: Email writers@capitalplays.co.uk or visit http://capitalplays.co.uk/

 High Jump

Talking Birds will be working with Capital Theatre Festival and Writing West Midlands to stage a night of short performances at mac, Birmingham. We are looking for 5 minute pieces (stories, monologues, plays) which engage with the high jump, either metaphorically, or literally.
Deadline: 28th February 2012, 12noon
Further Info: http://www.talkingbirds.co.uk/pages/decathloncalls.asp

VOLUNTEERS
Capital is also looking for volunteers, in partnership with Writing West Midlands, to assist with the Festival in May and to help with the distribution of promotional materials beforehand (both online and in person). Volunteers may be expected to help with:

 Social media updates
 Co-ordinating writers and performers (also, taking care of them if they need it)
 Setting up and tidying venues
 Serving refreshments
 Ushering
 Gathering feedback
 Any last minute emergencies!
A Volunteer Meeting has been scheduled for 27th February 2012, which will provide more information about Capital Theatre Festival and the roles we’ll need you to fill, as well as answering any questions you may have. Email joanne@writingwestmidlands.org to register your interest.

My Story Through a Lens aims to challenge & reduce stigma & discrimination through the content of work produced & its accessibility to the public.

Yewcroft Photography Group invites you to come & witness their journey –

Fotofilia Gallery
Jewellery quarter,
Regents Parade off Caroline St
B1 3NS

Jan 10th – Feb 18th 2012

Gallery Hours: Tuesday- Saturday 10.30am-3.30pm

MORE INFORMATION