theatre talks
Looking for a guest speaker?
A member of theatre staff can visit you to give an insight into the world of professional theatre and the history of the Queen’s Theatre.
The Queen’s is a producing theatre which means we make and do everything ourselves. You may think that all theatres create their own productions, but some, in fact most, do not - these are called receiving or presenting houses.
As a producing theatre, the Artistic Director decides what shows we are going to put on each season (we produce 8 main house shows a year as well as creating work for our foyer space), relevant staff then design the set and costumes, build and paint the set, make the costumes and direct and rehearse the play!
The Queen’s Theatre has a permanent company of actor / musicians called cut to the chase... who are often through-cast each season. This means that the actors will play a great variety of roles in a season.
We can provide speakers for the following topics:
- The History of the Queen’s
Theatre
- Roles
and Responsibilities
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From Page to Stage
Each talk includes elements of the other topics and can be adapted to meet your group’s interests and requirements. Speakers tend to talk for about 40 minutes and please allow 20 minutes for questions at the end.
| what you think “We learnt a lot about a local facility that we already enjoy.” - Dagenham Townswomen’s Guild “We enjoyed the speaker’s friendly and personable style.” - Chalvedon School “We enjoyed the speaker’s obvious enthusiasm for the Queen's and all aspects of the production and education work involved. It has highlighted the value of having a producing theatre as a local resource.” - Women on Wednesday Group |
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Minimum
donation £20 - Talks are held at your school or group’s meeting place - The event lasts 1 hour |
Contact
the Education Department for further information and bookings
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01708
462373
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education@queens-theatre.co.uk
See what
goes on behind the scenes!
As a producing theatre, there is always a great deal going on behind the
scenes, so why not give your students or group the opportunity to visit
back stage and see how a production is brought to life?
backstage tours
