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Summer performance tickets now on sale!! Royal Opera House and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre performances

 

As the summer approaches our students are getting ready to tour their talent in a number of high profile venues. Here is your chance to see them in the surroundings of a professional theatre, in what promises to be a series of truly magical performances; book now to avoid disappointment. 

 

Friday 28th May, 7.30pm

‘All over the Place’ at the Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House, London

 All over the Place brings together Orpheus students and non-disabled people from a wide mix of cultures and countries, working together to tell global stories through an innovative and original piece of theatre.  Don’t miss a one-off performance at this world famous London venue, tickets sell out fast so be sure to get in there early.

Stall: £16 (Students: £10) Call the Royal Opera House box office to book: 020 7304 4000 or go online

 

Tuesday 20th July – Saturday 24th July

‘Orpheus the Mythical’ at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, Guildford

The place is Hades, the time immemorial. Orpheus – legendary musician, guide to Jason and the Argonauts and friend of Ulysses and Hercules – has permission from the Gods to rescue his wife Euridice from eternal torment. There is only one condition – he must never look back. Last performed at a sold out evening at the Royal Opera House, our students are set to take this Richard Stilgoe penned show to the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre in Guildford as part as a week long summer residency. Shows will be introduced by special guests including Jane Asher, Joanna Lumley, Matt Lucas and Tim Piggott-Smith (subject to professional commitments).

Week night performances 7.45pm/weekend evening performances 8pm/Saturday matinee 2.30pm

Stalls: £15 Circle: £12.50. Call the Yvonne Arnaud box office to book 01483 440000, or visit their website

Last Updated on Wednesday, 07 April 2010 09:56
 

The Orpheus Big Jump - Saturday 24th April

 

In less than a month 5 dare devil supporters (including our very own Richard Stilgoe) will be jumping 10,000 feet out of a plane in a tandem skydive to raise money and awareness of our work. Please help us raise the maximum amount of funds possible by visiting The Orpheus Jumpers Just Giving page and giving as much as you can - every penny counts after all! 

Just go to www.justgiving.com/orpheusjumpers and click on donate. Don't forget to agree to Gift Aid your donation, it costs you absolutley nothing and garauntees us an extra 28p for every single pound raised!!

 

Jane and Raf Muir share their Orpheus experiences with Able Magazine

 

Raf and Jane Muir
 

As part of our short programme during the Orpheus holidays we welcome external students, both old and new, into the centre to spend a week living and working alongside proffesional artists, learning new performance skills which then get shown off in a public performance on the Friday night. January saw the introduction of a brand new course - Sensations Dance - where renowned choreographer Sheron Wray introduced students and audience alike to a brand new form of dance, based around mobile phone technology.

 One of the students who attended the course was Raf Muir, who came to a snowy Orpheus Centre with his mum Jane to explore his passion for performance. They have both shared their experiences of the course with disability lifestyle magazine Able. Click here to read the article and get a feel of what it's like to come on an Orpheus Short course.

 

Thank you to Raf and Jane for sharing their Orpheus experiences with Able's readers!

 

If you would like to join us on a future short course as a student or an enabler please get in touch!

Call us on 01883 744664 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 16:13
 

Audio treats for the ears!

 

Here at Orpheus we have a wealth of songs and performances just waiting for you to discover, and it's now even easier to keep up with the fun through our regular Orpheus Podcasts! Listen out for news and jokes big and small over the coming months - all featuring and devised by our students.

 Click here to download our most recent podcast - made in just one day as part of our students' multimedia work with tutor John Kelly - featuring a song about a cat named Ginger and an interview with our work placement student Melanie.

Last Updated on Thursday, 18 March 2010 15:37
 

Thank you to Hurtwood House School, Dorking

 A big thank you to everyone at Hurtwood House school in Dorking who have very kindly donated over £3000 worth of technical sound equipment! This will help the students multimedia work as well as the recording of both their performing and musical performances.

 

If your organisation is interested in fundraising for the centre please contact our Fundraising Department on 01883 744664 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

 


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