Red
Riding
Hood
"All
the Foundation stage children who came (and the adults for that
matter) were enthralled and inspired...The quality of the musicians and
the
presenters was simply excellent. – Pure class!" Nick
Sullivan, Head Teacher
of East Park Infants School, Wolverhampton
Red
Riding Hood is performed by three actors and ten players
from the English Touring Opera Orchestra in this fabulous retelling of
the
magical story. Designed for children aged 4-7 the piece is a perfect
introduction to the instruments of the orchestra. Surrounded by the
players the
children will meet Red Riding Hood and the Wolf as they walk through
the forest
to Grandma’s cottage – who will arrive first? The
children also join in a
participatory song.
The
delightful music is by Tom Smail, the words by Emma
House. ETO performers Renee Salewski, Sam Boden and Adam Miller play
the
different roles in the story. The performance lasts an hour, and
includes a
demonstration of the different instruments, including strings, woodwind
and
French horn. The words of the story and the music for the song will be
sent out
in advance.
| Date
|
Time
|
Location
|
| 18th March
|
private performance
|
SHEFFIELD
Bradfield Dungworth
Primary school
|
| 26th March
|
private performance
|
CHELTENAM
Arthur Dye
Primary school
|
|
4th
April |
private performace
|
EXETER
Newton
Poppleford Primary School
|
| 8TH April
|
3.45pm
|
TRURO
Hall for Cornwall,
Assembly Rooms
Cost:
£3.50 per person + 85p Theatre Fund.
Box
Office:
01872 262466 |
| 22nd April
|
private performance
|
WOLVERHAMPTON
Trinity Primary
school (hosting)
|
| 30th April
|
private performance
|
CAMBRIDGE
Shirley
Primary School
|
| 13th May
|
10.30am
|
CRAWLEY
The
Hawth,
studio
Cost:
£5.50/child, teachers free
Box
Office:
01293 553636 |
| 23rd May
|
11am
|
PERTH
Perth Festival of the
Art
Cost:
£2.50
Box
Office: 0845 612 6330 |
Voithia!
"When
Miss Driver said you were coming in I thought it was going to be you
singing
songs and me getting bored, but when you performed it was
MAGNIFICENT.’ Mark
Rose, age
10 Newton Poppelford School, Exeter
"The
show was inspirational!" Alsion
Williams, year 3 teacher,
Tickhill Estfeld Primary School,
Doncaster.
Voithia!
is
a brand new opera based on the combined Greek
myths
of the birdboy Icarus, the monster Minotaur, and the hero Theseus.
Imagine you
could fly. Icarus could. His
father was
a brilliant inventor, and had made him wings made of feathers and wax. The problem was he enjoyed
it so much he
forgot the one warning his father had given him...
English
Touring Opera tour Voithia! early in 2008. Composer Rachel Leach,
writer Tim
Yealland and designer Ellen Dowell bring together a mixture of singing,
playing,
dancing and storytelling to tell these fantastic myths, aimed
specifically at children
aged 4 to 11and their families.
The
show will last just over an hour, and is completely interactive. The
audience
will learn songs at the beginning, and will take part actively in the
telling
of the story: they will build the labyrinth, and help Icarus to fly.
There are
also 4-page cartoon strips (by Sarah Lenton) for everyone to take home,
which
retell the story in a fun, accessible way.
The
cast is multi-skilled: singers who play instruments, dancers who sing,
musicians who act. 5 performers will tell the story, which is fully
staged and
designed. Beware of the scary-looking Minotaur!
