Theatre

In response to the current devastating flooding situation on the Somerset Levels and Moors, Take Art is re-staging, as a rehearsed reading, Shiona Morton's play that toured the South West to great acclaim in 2006. All proceeds go to support the Somerset Flood Relief Campaign.

As a precursor to Word/Play Phase 3, Tangle Theatre will be delivering inspirational workshops in Somerset at the end of March as part of their Dream Nation SW tour. Check out Tangle's launch video here....

Take Art are offering opportunities for performance practitioners and drama teachers to develop knowledge and skills through these three inspiring workshops this season.

Take Art look forward to a creative year working with schools in the county as part of InspirED Somerset.

The deadline is fast approaching for the final round of our seed fund for Somerset theatre, dance and performance makers. Submit your application by 31st January. Download the criteria and application form here.

The Osiligi Maasai Warrior troupe entertained local Somerset schools with their Maasai jumping, song and dance!

Big Thumbs Up for Get Over It!Many thanks to everyone who came to see the Get Over It! tour, joined in the games, offered incisive advice to help Frankie and gave invaluable feedback about the workshop and performance. This includes:

Ever shouted at the TV when a character in your favourite soap does something you disagree with? Or wished you could rewrite the storyline to change the ending? Get Over It! will give people the chance to do exactly that - in real life.

Take Art are really delighted to launch the third year of this seed fund (deadline 15th Nov). Its purpose is to help the theatre, dance and performance sectors in Somerset to grow.

Calling all drama teachers, practitioners and those interested in bringing drama into their education setting! Don't miss this Thursday's DramaNet in Taunton - not booked up yet? there is still time!

Poets from Word/Play, The Thing Is... will be performing on Saturday 21 September at The Octagon Theatre in Yeovil, as part of The Hip Yak Poetry Shack and the Yeovil Literary Festival.

Somerset Film and Video have put together four short documentary films taken from Word/Play: The Thing Is... Each documentary focuses on a different group of participants and their adventures in spoken word. You can watch the films here!