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19 August 2018
Some great new shows going up for Term 3 & 4
Image: Skin Deep
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16 August 2018
In a perfect programming timing, during Science Week, Black Swan State Theatre Company's SKYLAB opens today and runs to 2 Sept. Details
Near Nowra? Don't miss Circus Oz in Model Citizens at the Shoalhaven Entertainment Centre. Schools show on Friday 24 August. Details
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15 August 2018
This year National Science Week runs August 11 - 19.
Hope you're having fun with it at school.
Quite a few events on SFS have science themes - though it may be a bit late to book.
Why not plan ahead and book an event for World Space Week (4 - 10 October)? Check out Dreamer in Space. Advertised for primaries, but the show is ageless.
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9 August 2018
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8 August 2018
Live more than 200km away from Sydney Opera House or Arts Centre Melbourne?? if yes, then you're eligible to have the show livestreamed to your classroom. No tyranny of distance now.
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5 August 2018
MIFA has announced this year's program. On from October 3 - 21. Check events for school aged students here
Image: A Ghost in my Suitcase, Barking Gecko, Melbourne International Arts Festival
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29 July 2018
Check out what Art Centre Melbourne has on offer for the rest of the year. Here
Image: The Fall, Yrs 7 - 12, Term 3 Details
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28 July 2018
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26 July 2018
Search the SFS website using any number of filters.
Maybe start with your postcode and the year level of your students and see what's available to you.
Or if you have a particular theme, but in a keyword into the search.
Lots of ways to find exactly what you want.
Image: Dätiwuy Dreaming, Musica Viva in Schools (ACT)
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25 July 2018
Five experts - 2 dieticians, 2 nutritionists and 1 biomedical scientist have said cheese is an important contributor to health because of it's calcium, protein and B12 content if eaten in moderation ( because of it's fat content). An overall plus!
We're big supporters of the cheese industry at SFS.
Read the details here
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24 July 2018
Term 3 has started for everyone now.
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22 July 2018
By Michael Bell, NZ Playhouse
Back in 2012, New Zealand Playhouse first stepped foot on Australian soil. We crammed a fun two-hander show into a hire car and drove it around Tasmania for two weeks. In 2013, we extended the tour to a whole term and delighted children and high schoolers across both Tasmania and Victoria.
Some of our favourite questions to ask were “Who knows what kia ora means?”, “Who’s even heard of New Zealand?”
Meanwhile, our laid-back kiwi style hit the spot with audiences and the teachers.
Fast forward to 2016 and we became even more adventurous. Our shows toured from Brisbane to Perth and back again over the course of the year. We employed more and more Aussies in our casts and creative teams and it made sense to split our company into two troupes – New Zealand Playhouse and Australia Playhouse. And phew, what an operation it’s been! I can’t believe how many big and small Aussie towns I’ve seen in the last few years. I’m writing this on a plane to Hobart at the moment – one of my fave cities to be in.
But it’s also been tiring. We’re literally on the road from February until December. It’s difficult too – administrating a quick solution to a flat tyre in Perth when the tour manager is in Christchurch… that has all sorts of interesting challenges. It’s nothing that can’t be done, but in 2019, we’re tightening our operation up to make life a bit easier on ourselves. We’re going back to how we used to do things in 2013, and will grow in the ways we reckon we could have done back then. There’s nothing like biting the bullet.
So while we will retain our good relationships with the Aussie creatives we work with, we’re going employ an extra cast in New Zealand for term two, relieving the load for our NZ tour which is currently at absolutely full capacity. Then this cast will bring the show over to Vic and Tassie in term three.
This means that Vic and Tassie primary schools can expect a higher ratio of Kiwi accents in the cast (still with some Aussie accents in there), perhaps a few more anecdotes from New Zealand during question time, but the same hilarious shows you’ve come to know from both New Zealand Playhouse and Australia Playhouse.
If you’re in SA or WA, please make sure you enquire now aboutour 2018 shows - Red Riding Robyn Hood for primaries or Shakespeare: As You Write It for secondaries. We’ve also got just a couple of slots left in NSW and Vic for 2018. Otherwise, our Kiwi crew will look forward to seeing our friends in Vic and Tassie again in 2019 with our primary show The Tortoise and The Hare!
Original article printed in TasmanianTimes.
Image: Red Riding Robyn Hood
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