If you go down to High Lea Park today, you’re in for a CHAMPION surprise!
Little GIANTS theatre present a special pre Olympics theatre event for children in collaboration with High Peak Community Arts.
Rehearsals for this year’s show “Going for Gold” are taking place in High Lea Park, St Mary’s Road, New Mills, SK22.
We extend a warm open invitation to come along to watch live theatre in the making.
9 professional actors will be creating animal characters in preparation for the show at the Buxton Festival Fringe in July. Charlie Cockerel, Derek the Dog, Liliana Llama, Shirley Sheep, Pippa Pony, Puppy Blaze and Farmer Jack and his wife Jill, and a puppet show.
“Going for Gold” is the inspirational story of Derek the sheepdog’s dream of winning the “Derbyshire Dales Olympics” and introduces the enthusiastic but unfocussed sheepdog puppy Blaze as he learns the skill of good attention, how to be focussed, overcoming obstacles, teamwork and a show stopping puppet show of “The Hare and the Tortoise.”
The theme for the show is how to be a champion.
We will be rehearsing in the open sided ‘Yurt’ tent from 10am – 5pm on Friday 22nd June, Saturday 23rd June and Sunday 24th June and again on Wednesday 4th July, Thursday 5th July and Friday 6th July.
We invite you to join us, just come along and watch or bring paper and draw pictures, a great opportunity for creating stories. No need to book, just turn up.
Little Giants Theatre create logical, engaging, interactive stories enabling children to make sense of their lives and the world they live in, delivered with great care, comedy, music and songs, theatre for children age 3-7.
Nominated for the “Best for Families” award at Buxton Festival Fringe in 2011.
We do hope you will come and visit us at what promises to be a unique opportunity to see live theatre in the making.
For further information telephone 01663 740993 and ask for Kate or Call HPCA on 01633 744516