Phil has recently returned from Harrow Way school in Andover, where he has been leading Shakespeare workshops as an annual event for the last sixteen years! Phil workshopped The Tempest with Year 9 and directed a production of Midsummer Night’s Dream with Year 11 students, in which the fairies were played by puppets which the youngsters made themselves. Thank you to John Baxter for sending through these fabulous photos of the Dream Team!
It has been lovely for Phil to see the results and effect of this successful collaboration over time, particularly on this occasion. The lad who played Lysander for Phil on his first visit sixteen years ago, Euan Manson, is now a teacher at the school and the music for this year’s Midsummer Night’s Dream was composed by Hazel Barnfather who played Olivia in an early production of Twelfth Night!
Phil was also delighted to be shown around the school farm by three pupils and was pleased to see it developing nicely since it began eighteen months ago, with plans for further expansion underway too.
“Bring these tidings to this fair assembly”
Funding is beginning to come in now so we can start making plans for next year.More...
There has been a bit of an absence from blogging while we're in the middle of updating our website which is very exciting - we should be live with the new look very soon!More...
The Have-a-Go group enjoyed a Bogdanov production of Romeo and Juliet at Theatr Brycheiniog last week.More...
“And one man in his time plays many parts”
We started rehearsing As You Like It in glorious sunshine at the weekend. More...
Shakespeare's birthday at the Mid Wales Shakespeare Centre.More...
May 23 and May 24 was a triumphant weekend for the Living Willow Theatre Community Company when As You Like It played to packed houses in the glorious warmth and sunshine of the willows.More...
Volunteers making great progress on the the Nature Trail.
Cadets plant 600 trees.
Phil's most recent visit to Harrow Way School in Andover.