Bell Shakespeare has a great commitment to education.
Each year they tour different shows into schools, variously for students from Yr 3 to Yr 12.
In addition, they offer main stage productions in capital city theatres.
It's odd to have Easter incorporated into school holidays. Lucky parents who could take all of this week off, at least everyone will be on holidays this weekend.
A new show for Book Week has just been added, hurry before this one is booked out, too.
It's Book Week: Puppet Adventure Workshop, presented by Premium Presenter School Workshops & Shows.
We hope you are enjoying today, whether it has a religious meaning for you or not, we hope your path to day leads to family/friends/nature/joy.
Small Acts, an adaptation of the book by Kate Gordon and Kate Foster is touring Term 3 only to all Easternish states. Sorry NT and WA. For students Yrs 3-6
All other states and territories will start Term 2 next week.
It seems many parents have taken the days between holidays off this week and given their kids an extended school holiday!
ANZAC Day tomorrow.
Victorian schools are lucky - we have both an incursion and excursion on this topic.
Jan 'Yarn' Wositzky's brilliant incursion for Yrs 3-12, Cannakale. Gallipoli. Lest we forget.
Theatre Works' Soldier Boy, for Yrs 9-12, tells the story of Jim Martin who enlisted at 14 and was
It's been such a long time since our whole country was involved in a war, it's difficult to fathom a life where a whole generation of young men were decimated.
The Playground Craze tour Australia with Cyber Kindness - a great antidote to cyber bullying. Adapted for students from P - Yr 9.
Both main stage and touring performances with The Players are offered nationally
First of May, in many northern hemisphere countries, marked the beginning of Summer and was celebrated from ancient times.
More recently, it was the day that celebrated the winning of rights for workers. Labour Day in Australia is celebrated on different dates in different states in March and Octobe
'Rhythm Rascals' School Show is the new offering from the wonderful Junkyard Beats. Adapted to kids from K - 12, loved by music teachers, sustainability teachers and everyone else. Great performance with a great message. Details
Let's hope the Prime Minister's commitment to education equality will translate into action. With dominance in Parliament, this is the opportunity to make fund further reforms.
The coalition went to the election without an Arts Policy.