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Exciting Casting Opportunity ...
The Newman Experiment is a dynamic theatre-in-education programme for 9 - 11 year olds inspired by the story of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. The programme examines tolerance and the respecting of difference when the boundaries and ethics of science have been pushed to the limits.
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Language Alive! presents – Giant & Hero.
This season the Birmingham Repertory Theatre will host performances of Giant & Hero on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th October 2008.
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Autumn 2008 Newsletter now available
Download 'Play Times' and inside you'll find:
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Monstrous Myths
Join our adventure!
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Exciting Casting Opportunity ...
We have an exciting casting opportunity for a male or female teacher/actor to tour Giant & Hero.
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Investors in People at The Play House
The Play House achieved the Investors in People standard for good practice in Training and Development in 1999, 2002, 2005 and following on from our recent review; again in 2008.
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Become part of the team...
We're currently recruiting for a Teacher/Actor to join the team here at The Play House. This post offers a wonderful opportunity to join this exciting team devising and performing theatre-in-education and participatory drama for children and young people.
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Looking for a rehearsal space?
Perhaps one of our best kept secrets is now available to everyone.
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Freelancers wanted...
The Play House is looking to expand its pool of freelancers to support a range of exciting forthcoming projects.
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Download your newsletter!
Our Autumn 2007 newsletter is hot of the press...
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Help us run The Play House! Administrator wanted...
After 3 great years as our Administrator, Rochi Rampal is leaving The Play House to pursue a freelance career, which leaves us looking for a new Administrator.
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New Team at The Play House
After 6 years with the company as both a Language Alive! and Catalyst teacher/actor, Deborah Hull has been appointed to the new post of Artistic & Educational Director of The Play House.
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Exciting opportunities at The Play House
The Play House is looking for two new recruits to join its exciting team.
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Language Alive! at ArtsFest
Come and see Language Alive! at the CBSO Centre at 1:30pm on Saturday 9th September, showcasing No Kidding, our programme for 5-7 year olds touring this term. This slapstick and participatory programme explores notions of friendship, co-operation and bullying through the eyes of a pair of ‘overgrown children’, Jazzy and Jilly.
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Freelancers wanted…
The Play House is looking for actors for two forthcoming theatre in education programmes which will tour Birmingham primary schools during the Autumn term.
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Exhibition marks 20 years
In 1986 Steve Ball first worked in character as a clown promoting language development in 12 local primary schools, quickly becoming Language Alive! Joined 5 years later by Catalyst to meet the demand for health work and Project in 2003, The Play House remains as popular and prolific as ever.
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Dianne Hancock become our new Artistic Director
Dianne Hancock has been appointed as the new Artistic Director of The Play House.
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Exciting opportunities...
The Play House is looking for a new Artistic Director...
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The Play House 20
2006 marks The Play House's 20th birthday.
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Latest newsletter
The latest issue of Play Times is here, full of information about all the companies that make up The Play House.
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Home Front
Language Alive! is being supported by the Big Lottery Fund and the Heritage Lottery Fund through their Home Front Recall programme to tour The Home Front, a participatory theatre-in-education programme designed for pupils at key stage 2 (7-11 year olds) which explores the unique experiences of those who remained at home in Birmingham during World War II.
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Ganging Up
According to a recent Ofsted Report, a fifth of England's secondary schools believe they have a problem with "gang culture.”
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Our Autumn Newsletter...
Our Autumn newsletter is now available, full of information about the work of The Play House.
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Creative Partnerships
The Play House is broadening its involvement in Creative Partnerships programmes this year.
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New Team at The Play House
September 2004 sees a few changes at The Play House, with the departure of Executive Director Rob Elkington .
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The Play House online!
Today The Play House launched its new (and first) web site created by design agency Schmakk. As interest in the company grows we felt it was time to use the web to both promote our work to a wider audience and offer a range of online services to teachers and other users. The approach of the company to all our work is to be user friendly so we’ve designed the site in this way too.
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A New Season of Programmes from Language Alive!
Language Alive! have announced their programme of Theatre in Education work for primary schools for 2004-2005 which is now booking up fast.
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Toontoony Bird flies over Birmingham
Across Birmingham schools the mischievous Toontoony Bird has been telling tales of a Ruby Prince, a Dragon, a Princess that weighed only five flowers and of magical flying shoes. Inspired by tales from Pakistan. Toontoony’s Tales is a new Language Alive! storytelling programme for infants featuring visiting artist Ahsan Nadeem, a kathak dancer from Lahore.
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A Meeting of Minds
"working with actor/teachers meant that we had a chance to rehearse some of the ideas/approaches with people who were inspirational and made you believe things are possible …”
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The Emerald Cave in Ottowa
Iain Smith, our Artistic Director, will be sharing stories about the pioneering early years drama work of Language Alive! with a world wide audience. Invited to present at the IDEA (the International Drama in Education Association) Conference in Ottawa in July, Iain will feature the ‘Emerald Cave’ series of programmes run in Birmingham and Sandwell.
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