News

July 2010

Auditions for Songs for Silenced Voices coming soon.......In August keep an eye out on our news page for an audition dates and perfomer's spec annoucement.

Ex - homeless actors deliver drama workshops in Liverpool hostels...find our more through the Project Director, Abi Horsfied's blog.

Youth Theatre News
We are running a free summer school for 13 - 17 year olds from city and north Liverpool for 2 weeks starting 16th August. Each week you will get a chance to build a new theatre show from scratch. Contact anna@collective-encounters.org.uk for more details or call 0151 291 3887.

Keep yourself up to date with youth theatre activities through Youth Theatre Director, Brian Morgan's blog.


May 2010
Songs for Silenced Voices; a ten-minute tragic opera returns in December
Following on from the success of last year’s Christmas opera, we are pleased to announce Patrick Dineen and Dic Edwards have been further commissioned to develop this piece. Creative conversations are underway, and we are all looking forward to rehearsals of this beautiful and moving opera starting in November 2010.

Brian Morgan appointed as new Youth Theatre Leader
Collective Encounters warmly welcomes Brian Morgan into the new post of Youth Theatre Leader. Over the next three years Brian will work with CE:YT, directing 3 shows a year and supporting their achievement of the Arts Council and Trinity Guildhall Young People’s Arts Award. Brian’s previous work includes directing young actors companies at Contact Theatre and Zion Arts. Brian will begin working with the youth theatre on a new show in July. This post is funded by BBC Children in Need. If you are aged 13 – 19 and interested in coming along to our free youth theatre, contact anna@collective-encounters.org.uk or call 0151 291 3887.

Our third age tour once more with Now and Then; an interactive forum theatre show, devised from stories told by people with dementia and their carers. With comedy, songs, sketches and not to mention a bit of audience interaction, Now and Then is touring to events, seminars and conferences in June. The show is collaboratively project between Collective Encounters and PSS.