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100% Wolf!
On 7th August we staged our world premiere of 100% Wolf, from the book by Jayne Lyons. The show opened to the public at the Geoffrey Allen Centre, Gamesley and then two days later at the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton. “It was hilarious, it was amazing – and the talent!” This
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Tall Tales 2015 – The Summer School
The summer school began when the two groups met on a trip to Manchester International Festival, to see the international premiere of Wonder.land by Damon Albarn. This inspirational trip was followed up with another trip into Manchester to the Art Gallery, where they worked in one of their studios using physical materials and digital methods
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Are you 100% Wolf?
Come down to one of the two shows completing our second year of Tall Tales. This year we have been working with the book ‘100% Wolf’ by Jayne Lyons and in four months we have worked with young people from Gamesley, Glossop and Fairfield, Buxton to create another outstanding show to captivate you – The
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Tall Tales 2015 – The Workshops
Tall Tales 2015 launched in April on Tuesdays at the Fairfield Dreamscheme in Buxton and on Wednesdays at the Gamesley Community Café. More than 35 young people from the two estates have taken part, with 20 coming together for the summer school at the beginning of August. The young participants have picked up new musical
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Gamesley and Fairfield Music Sessions
New projects coming soon! The dates are set, the rooms are booked, the artists are warming up… Tall Tales starts again in Fairfield, Buxton from 28th April and in Gamesley, Glossop from 29th April. Follow the story from last year’s project: Click here for Tall Tales Year 1 It’s not the same as being there
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Watch Blue John here!
It’s not the same as being there in the theatre, but if you missed the show here is the footage that captured it at Gamesley with stills from the performance at Buxton (courtesy of DMC Photographic). Enjoy! And we’re doing it all again this year. New story, same places, new and old participants – so
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Blue John at Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton
Following on from its brilliant success at Gamesley, Blue John had his second outing to the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton on 2nd September. The young performers loved the excitement of a professional venue and to top it all they played to none other than the author herself, Berlie Doherty. She said “I’m really, really impressed.
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Blue John premieres to critical acclaim!
On 5th August thirteen young people from Glossop and Buxton joined forces to perform the World Premiere of their interpretation of the popular children’s story by Berlie Doherty. Here are some thoughts from the audience: And here is the lovely piece on High Peak Radio, put together by Izaac Cole: listen to ‘Blue John
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Blue John second show 2nd September
Blue John is the first performance from our music and theatre project, Tall Tales. Funded by the Foundation for Youth Music, local young people have been working with professional musicians and singers since April and the final work will be performed in Glossop on 5th August and Buxton on 2nd September. The story, Blue John,
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