1. art and entertainment

| 08.04.2015
NEW FESTIVAL OF INDOOR PERFORMANCE AND WORKSHOPS TAKES TO THE STAGE IN
GREAT YARMOUTH
The In Here Festival: 7 – 23 May
Gladiators, seals and acrobats all take to the stage in a new programme of indoor
performance, circus and workshops from SeaChange Arts this May.
Over three weeks, the organisation behind the Out There Festival hope to take a little of that
magic and mayhem indoors.
“We’ll be showcasing some of our own work,” explains Becca Clayton of SeaChange Arts,
“plus some produced by our partners at London’s Battersea Arts Centre and Crying Out Loud.
The programme will take people into some fine old buildings across our blossoming cultural
quarter and also provide plenty of hands-on opportunities for both local people and
emerging artists.”
The festival kicks off with an acrobatics workshop on Thursday 7 May at the Drill House and
Teeterboard masterclass, hosted by Lost in Translation Circus from 9-11 May.
St. George’s Theatre hosts Bromance by Barely Methodical Troupe on Saturday 9 May. A
part of the Norfolk and Norwich Festival programme, the trio of dynamic acrobats celebrate
all things ‘blokey’ with jaw-dropping balance, physical feats and astounding acrobatics.
Much of SeaChange’s work involves developing new shows and there will be an exclusive
chance to see one of their latest productions on Saturday 9 May as Dizzy O’Dare present a
preview showing of Wires, a new tightwire performance created in part at SeaChange’s Drill
House.
Aspiring wirewalkers will also get the chance to join Dizzy O’Dare in a special introductory
workshop on Sunday 10 May.
SeaChange’s Cook-Up takes to St. George’s park on Saturday 16 May and will see some
recycled creativity in a number of drop-in family activities. The annual Drill House Open Day,
on Sunday 17 May offers visitors the chance to try out parkour, circus and other activities.
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SeaChange’s partnership with the Collaborative Touring Network, headed by Battersea Arts
Centre, brings a trio of innovative new theatre shows to the town. On Wednesday 20 May
local schools will get to be a part of The Adventure at Yarmouth’s historic Tolhouse Museum.
In this fantastic interactive theatre piece, the audience join the cast to crack a fiendishly
puzzling mystery.
Ridley Scott’s epic movie Gladiator gets a Blue Peter style makeover in Gloriator - a hilarious
sword and sandal epic made from cardboard on Thursday 21 May. While on Saturday 23
May, Lorraine and Alan, is a quirky, modern retelling of the Orkneys’ Selkie myth, set in
Blakeney.
To find out more about the In Here Festival and to book tickets, visit
www.seachangearts.org.uk
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Contact: Darren Cross, Communications Director: 01493 745458 | 07766 825888
[email protected]
| NOTES TO EDITORS
Festival Full Programme:
Thursday 7 May, 5pm-6.30pm
ACROBATIC WORKSHOP
The Drill House
Free | To book: SeaChange Arts, seachangearts.org.uk or 01493 745458
12-18yrs
Saturday 9 – Monday 11 May, 10am-1pm each day
TEETERBOARD MASTERCLASS
The Drill House
£80 | Contact: [email protected] outlining interest and experience
18yrs+
Saturday 9 May, 7pm
WIRES IN PROGRESS, Dizzy O’Dare
The Drill House
Free | 30mins | To book: SeaChange Arts, seachangearts.org.uk or 01493 331484
12yrs+
Saturday 9 May, 8-9pm
BROMANCE, Barely Methodical Troupe
St. Georges Theatre
£12. U25s: £7.50. Concs: 10% off | To book: SeaChange Arts, seachangearts.org.uk or 01493
331484
8yrs+
Sunday 10 May, 2.30-4.30pm
WIRES WORKSHOP
The Drill House
Free | To book: Send an expression of interest to [email protected] outlining
experience
18yrs+
Saturday 16 May, 11am-3pm
IN HERE FESTIVAL ‘COOK UP’
St George’s Park
Free | No Booking required | Further info: seachangearts.org.uk
All welcome
Sunday 17 May, 2-6pm & 7pm Cabaret
DRILL HOUSE OPEN DAY
The Drill House
Free | 4 hours | No booking required | Further info: seachangearts.org.uk
All ages welcome
Sunday 17 May, 7pm
DRILL HOUSE OPEN DAY CABARET
The Drill House
Free |2 hours |No booking required, but places limited early | Further info:
seachangearts.org.uk
All ages welcome
Wednesday 20 May, 10am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm
THE ADVENTURE, Bad Physics Theatre Company
The Tolhouse Museum
£2.50 per child | The Tolhouse Museum | Up to 35 children and 2 teachers | 60mins | More
information contact Seachange Arts on 01493 745458 or [email protected]
7yrs+
Thursday 21 May, 7.30pm
GLORIATOR
The Drill House
£6. U16’s £4. Family £15 |60mins | To book: seachangearts.org.uk or 01493 331484
11yrs+
Saturday 23 May, 7.30pm
LORRAINE & ALAN
The Drill House
£6. U16s: £4. Family £15 | 60mins | To book: seachangearts.org.uk or 01493 331484
About SeaChange Arts:
Great Yarmouth based but collaborating internationally, SeaChange are an independent arts
development charity dedicated to delivering outstanding Circus and Street Arts events.
Working as the arts development and promotion agency for Great Yarmouth Borough
Council, we also run creative projects of many kinds.
Our focus on Circus and Street Arts grows naturally from this seaside town's rich
performance heritage and provides us with an accessible medium for all kinds of projects,
interventions and activities.
Throughout the year, we work with communities, schools, producers, artists, festivals, and
local and international partners on a number of projects, sometimes intimate, sometimes
immense - but always inspirational!
Much of this work is showcased each year at the Out There Festival. Produced by
SeaChange, Out There is now the region's largest free festival of street arts and circus and
regularly attracts audiences in excess of 60,000 people.
www.seachangearts.org.uk
SeaChange Arts’ key partners:
The Collaborative Touring Network – a partnership between seven different promoters
across the UK. Headed by Battersea Arts Centre, they come together with the joint aim of
inspiring an entirely new generation of theatre-goers.
Circus Evolution - an Arts Council England strategic touring initiative created to ensure that
more high-quality work reaches a wider range of people across England. Circus Evolution is
managed by Crying Out Loud, creative producers who have been bringing memorable events
to festivals and theatres in UK, USA and Europe for over a decade.
Great Yarmouth Borough Council – SeaChange is contracted to be the arts development and
promotion agency for Great Yarmouth Borough Council and work closely alongside all council
departments to deliver an effective and exciting provision for the borough’s residents.
Arts Council England - champions, develops and invests in artistic and cultural experiences
that enrich people’s lives. We support a range of activities across the arts, museums and
libraries – from theatre to digital art, reading to dance, music to literature, and crafts to
collections. Great art and culture inspires us, brings us together and teaches us about
ourselves and the world around us. In short, it makes life better. Between 2011 and 2015, we
will invest £1.4 billion of public money from government and an estimated £0.85 billion from
the National Lottery to help create these experiences for as many people as possible across
the country. www.artscouncil.org.uk