Wednesday 29 June 2011

5 Minute Theatre


AnelephantCant - Phil and I - had the honour to be invited back to Greenburn School, East Kilbride to help the children and staff prepare a short piece of Live Theatre to celebrate the 5th birthday of The National Theatre of Scotland.


This is what Scottish Television had to say prior to the event:


The chosen work was based on a book called The Adventures of Jack the little Giant and the Clock Tower, written by me and brilliantly illustrated by Phil.
We are delighted to report that it is a favourite read at the school.

 On a previous visit we were amazed and hugely flattered to discover that the children had built a 10-foot tall giant specially for our workshop - we do readings and 'magic' art - and it totally dominated the proceedings!


This time it was much more interactive with the children providing the sounds and faces of the characters from the story. Even the audience entered into the spirit of the event by wearing masks to represent the animals in the story.


The performance was filmed LIVE by the National Theatre of Scotland and streamed LIVE to both their own and STV's websites:


Here it is!
Please take a few moments to watch and enjoy:


 
We thought that the children were wonderful, but please feel free to add your own comments to the video.

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