Friday
20th June 2003
Online
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Worcester based theatre in education company is launching a major
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The
Worcester based theatre company C&T has to announce plans for a major
new drama project for young people.
The livingnewspaper.com will be launched at a major international
conference in Telford on the 25th June.
The company claims that livingnewspaper.com is the largest online
drama projects ever attempted, linking schools, colleges and universities
across the globe.
Through a central website young people will be able to explore breaking
news stories through drama and share their creative work online to
a potential audience of millions around the globe.
Back to the 30's
Paul Sutton, C&Tβs Artistic Director explained how the project came
about: "Living Newspapers were a style of theatre first developed
back in the 1930s.
"They took topical news stories of the day and turned them into
epic plays. They were a fantastic way of explaining the news in the
days before television.
"They were also famous for using cutting edge technology of their
day, like projection and PAs. We thought this was an exciting way
of making drama, so we have recreated the form for the Internet age.β
Website at the heart
Key to the project will be a specially created website.
Users will be able to download and upload video, sound and images
as well as discussing news stories they feel passionate about.
Paul Sutton feels the projectβs potential is enormous:
"The skyβs the limit. Everyone we have discussed the project
with thinks it could really embrace so many different educational
needs.
"For example, the new Citizenship curriculum in the National
Curriculum would be a perfect place to use this project.
"We already have a list of national and regional agencies who
are keen to become partners on this initiative. These are very exciting
times.β
The Worcester Premiere
However, before its launch in schools in September, C&T plans a one-week
Living Newspaper project exclusively for young people in Worcester.
C&T are inviting up to thirty young people in and around the city
to join them at their base at University College Worcester to create
the worldβs first Living Newspaper play online.
Young people taking part will get to create a play about an important
issue of the day, use the website, digital cameras, video, projectors
computers and much more.
The week long premiere will take place from 28th July - 1st August.
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Contact
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01905
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University
College Worcester,
Henwick Grove,
Worcester
WR2 6AJ |
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info@candt.org |
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