Other WorkshopsWorkshops available for children of all ages, from 30 minutes to a full day. All topics and themes considered - please contact Paula Marris if you wish to discuss a potential project.
| The Patchwork Quilt
Granny tells significant events of her life through the different pieces of material in her quilt. But this is no ordinary Granny, and her quilt is no ordinary quilt. In an effort to send her grandchildren to sleep, she tells them of when she used to work in the circus, when she was chased up a tree by two tigers while on safari, how she once scored a penalty for England, and rescued an injured mermaid while on a cruise. The children become absorbed in the stories and use various items of bedroom furniture to bring the stories to life. |
| The Magic Carpet
A group of children fly a magic carpet to a treasure island where they meet a distressed mermaid who has been captured by some pirates. As they embark on an adventure across the island, in a bid to retrieve her treasure, they meet a number of interesting characters including some cheeky monkeys, some hungry birds and a snoring... |
| The Seven Chinese Brothers
A traditional Chinese tale retold by Margaret Mahy. 7 brothers learn that they must rely on each other's special talents if they want to escape the clutches of an evil emperor. |
| Dingle's Day Out
Dingle the Owl decides he would like to have an adventure and so flies away from his trainer at the Falconry School. His trainer is unable to coax him down from the tree and ends up following him on his journey. Dingle visits a number of different trees, each in a different environment (A park, a forest, the coast, a zoo, a suburban back garden). Each step of the journey brings different characters that try to help Dingle’s trainer to retrieve him with increasingly elaborate plans. |
| Madeleine the Robot
The children of Class 2M are very excited as it is ‘Toy Day’. Jessica decides to take her new toy, a robot called Madeleine. When Madeleine arrives, strange things start to happen. She helps them with their maths lessons and brings their clay statues to life but then her wires become crossed and she responds inappropriately when a young boy hurts himself. The children of the class set about helping to fix Madeleine by teaching her how to show that she is feeling happy, sad, angry or funny. |
| Thor's Stolen Hammer
A drama workshop about the day Thor's Hammer came crashing through the roof of a primary school classroom and some very strange things started to happen... |
| The Magic Sandcastle
Two children find themselves captured by pirates inside a sandcastle. The only way to escape is to help Captain Jack by cheering up his wife - Wailing Wendy! |
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