jan 09 - new year
Merry Christmas and New Year blessings to everyone! After taking a brief break to recharge the batteries over Christmas and NY, the shake team have hit the ground running in 09! Kick starting the year with a highly successful musical theatre/film and TV workshop, the touring crew is poised to undertake their busiest year of schools touring yet! Covering the entire South East QLD area and the coast up to Cairns, more students than ever will experience a new generation of in schools performances in 2009.
dec 08 - find us on facebook
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oct 08 - shake your boite boite
Its official – shake & stir and La Boite Theatre Company will join forces in May 2009 to present Statespeare at the Roundhouse theatre. This production which premiered at Festival Cairns in 2008 is set to rock the socks off students and any one with an interest in Shakespeare across Queensland with some groups traveling as far as Oakey to take advantage of a performance/workshop package. Teachers, please contact The Roundhouse Theatre immediately for more info and to make your booking as tickets are selling fast!
sept 08 - USQ
As if things weren't busy enough at the bottom of the hill, a large portion of 2008 was spent travelling up and down the Toowoomba range for the purposes of directing the second year acting students at USQ in their black box Shakespeare unit. During their time in Toowoomba, the team wrote and directed the group of 20 eager young actors in 3 productions. 2009 sees the team heading back up the hill to lead a new group of students as they bring contemporary meaning to Shakespeares works.
aug 08 - bookings for season 2009 are now open
It’s that time of the year again – season launch! 2009 is set to be mighty fine for shake & stir theatre co with the introduction of two new secondary productions as well as two new primary performances. For full details on what’s on offer and when click on the 2009 link on the homepage and make sure you place your booking early to avoid disappointment.
jul 08 – the shake team keeps growing
shake & stir is very happy to welcome Kathleen Iron, Jo Welke and Belinda Heit to the ever expanding teaching crew. Each of them bring a great deal of experience , talent, energy and laughs to shake & stir’s after school drama program that now caters for approximately 200 students! To read a little more about each of the crew members click on the about us link.
jul 08 – semester one holiday workshop go off
Who knew going to school on your holidays could be so much fun? Well, shake & stir’s Lights, Camera, ACTing holiday workshop – wasn’t exactly school, although many wish it was! The crew had heaps of fun teaching the extremely talented bunch of youngins Improvisation, Musical Theatre and Film & TV and the results definitely spoke for themselves. Check out some of the photos from the action packed week in the galleries and keep touching base for upcoming holiday workshops – set to be even more fun.
jun 08 – shake & stir’s statespeare: studying shakespeare suckeths
The World Premiere of shake & stir’s Statespeare is set to rock Festival Cairns 2008! The first main stage show for the co takes the audience into the minds of 4 high school students as they tackle their end of year assignment and the age old question, is Shakespeare still relevant? It’s fast paced, insightful and very witty – covering over 10 of the Bard’s plays. For more info on the show or to check out rehearsal shots click here.
jun 08 – francesca savige steps into the spotlight with shake & stir
Experienced actress Francesca Savige completes the cast for the World Premiere of Statespeare for Festival Cairns. Francesca has been performing professionally for over 10 years having been seen in many Queensland Theatre Company’s productions including Away (and its 6 month national tour), Female of the Species and following Statespeare will appear in QTC’s The Importance of Being Earnest. Having trained at QUT and RADA she brings a wealth of knowledge to the cast - welcome on board Frankie!
jun 08 – shake & stir is now fully accredited by education queensland
shake & stir theatre co is proud to announce that each of their primary and secondary productions have been accredited and approved by Education Queensland. As a result of the accreditation shake & stir’s hugely popular production Shake Up! will be touring primary schools with Queensland Arts Council in the first term of 2009. Now, more than ever you can rest assured that when you book your performance with us you are receiving the highest quality theatre-in-education both entertaining and educational!
may 08 – the team tread many boards over the next few months
It’s a busy time of year for the shake & stir crew – besides their full time school tours check out what the team are up to: Nelle is perfoming the title role in Magda’s Fascination With Wax Cats during May at the Sue Benner Theatre – Metro Arts. Nick will be singing in the new opera The Fiveways as part of the 2008 Brisbane Festival in July, written and directed by Eugene Gilfedder. Ross and Nick will be performing in Harvest Rain Theatre Company’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream in July playing Puck and Demetrius respectively. Come and check them out!
Drop us a line if you want more info on any of the above performances.
may 08 – shake & stir to perform as part of festival cairns 2008
shake & stir theatre co is busy in preparation as they get set to present a world premiere production as part of the official programming of Festival Cairns 2008 in late August. This festival is “a multi- dimensional line up of free and ticketed events combining sport, art, music, culture and good, old-fashioned entertainment” and will play in late August to early September. More details on this exciting new show and its cast will be revealed very soon!
may 08 – will2shake workshops for festival cairns 2008
Want to discover the joy of performing and understanding Shakespeare? After all Shakespeare was meant to be said not read! shake & stir theatre co are leading 4 teenage/adult Shakespeare-based workshops to coincide with Festival Cairns 2008 in late August. Places are strictly limited – so if you are in Far North Queensland and want to find out more info on will2shake workshops (or to secure your place), please phone Cairns City Library on (07) 4044 3797.
apr 08 – classes now available at geebung and ferny hills
Do you live in the Geebung or Ferny Hills area and want something wickedly fun and creative to do on an afternoon? Well enrol in one of the limited places at either Monday’s Geebung State School class or Wednesday’s Patrick’s Road State School (Ferny Hills) class. Click on the classes link above for full details. Only a few spots remain!
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