Shakespeare is it hard work that is the question ?

As I am going in to the 1st week of rehearsal for A Midsummer Nights Dream i am feeling that feel that most people get when they hear that they are going to be doing a Shakespeare of oh no not that or how am i going to do this or i can not understand a one in this play. But i think sometimes with these keened of plays i feel that you have to give them a chance to grow on you as by the end of the run of the show i might end up loving it. Will lets wait and see how i feel at the end of the week :)

Murat

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Hey Everyone

I can not believe not long now for the rehearsal to start for a midsummer nights dream only one more day too go i can not wait. So five weeks of hard work coming our way but worth it.

So if anyone one would like to come and see it it runs from

12th March to 27th March with 1pm shows and 7.30pm Show all Chickenshed for details ( times and Dates)

So try and get you tickets soon as it is not a long run

Hope to see you all there

Murat

Last Day of Pinocchio

Well its has been a long journey but a fun one this has been such a amazing Christmas show i feel and everyone that came to see it thank you . So now lets open the doors for A Midsummer Nights Dream only 5 weeks to rehs its going to be a mad one but a fun one too :)

Murat

A Midsummer Nights Dream

Hey Everyone hope your all well. Today we got told about are next show at chickenshed which is A midsummer nights dream which i am really looking forward to it i can not wait.

Murat

Task D and E Deadline

Hey Everyone

I just thought i will post this email up that we got from MDX as i thought some people might not have get it sent to there email .

Dear Students,

Some weather forecasts are predicting snowfall tonight. Depending on the severity, travel arrangements could be affected and there is a possibility that campuses will be closed.

Before making your way to the campus tomorrow (6^th of January) to submit your work, please ring tel. 0208 411 5000 to get updated information.

If the campus is closed, please call 0208 411 6118 on the following day for an update.

Please be aware that you are able to post your work to the address below.

Please note, that you can find WBS Module Feedback Form on:

OASISplus- Core WBS forms- WBS forms - WBS Module Feedback form

Regards,

Viktoriya Ferguson

Client Enquiries & Institute Co-Ordinator

Institute for Work Based Learning

Middlesex University

College House

The Burroughs

London

NW4 4BT

Tel. 0208 411 6118

Fax: 0208 411 4551

Email: v.ferguson@mdx.ac.uk

Task D and E

Hey Everyone

I just wanted to say thank you for everyones comments that they have given me of the past couple weeks on my work as it has helped so much :) Also i just wanted to Good Luck with your work hope everyone get really grades as i do feel that there has been really good work that i have seen and had so much fun reading them too and i have learnt so much from them.

Well Done Everyone We make such a good team as a year Group

Murat Shevket

Marketing Piece Final draft 4

Roll up Roll up come and visit the circus this year where you will find magical Cheeky Fairies that Dance in Hoops. Where little school boys are free to do what they want and not go to school, and where a little puppet called Pinocchio lives. Come this year and join Chickenshed as they put on this festive show where a cast of 200 will take pat in this production. Come and see Chickenshed at its best this year with it production of ‘PINOCCHIO’. With Chickenshed own Original script and Music written by David Carey and also additional music by Paul Morrall and Jo Collins. Come and see the Family show of the year there is something for everyone in this show.

From moment Geoppetto 1^st caved this little puppet there was going to be big change in his life, from going to see the puppet show, to get 5 gold corns, to meet a boy called Candlewick, to then loss all five corns to a fox and a cat, to then going to school and swim in to the ocean, to be back home in time for tea all with the help from Pinocchio’s friend’s.

‘Chicken shed’s Heart warming original version of this timeless classic. Chicken shed’s inimitable and exuberant style with music, laughter, tears and not a little drama’.

Pinocchio opens on Wednesday 9 December 2009 with performances at 3.30pm and 7.30pm until Saturday 16 January 2010. Schools matinee performances at 12pm and 1pm

Ticket prices:
Previews (Wed 9 – Sat 12 December):
Stalls: £12, Gallery: £10

Peak performances (Fri 18 December – Saturday 2 January):
Stalls: £19.50, Gallery: £13.50

Standard performances (all other dates):
Stalls: £18, Gallery: £12

Concessions are available for all performances.

Sign Language is integrated into all performances

Captioned performances:
Friday 18 December at 7.30pm
Friday 8 January at 12pm
Saturday 9 January at 3.30pm

Audio-described performances:
Wednesday 23 December at 7.30pm
Wednesday 6 January at 1pm & 7.30pm
Friday 8 January at 7.30pm

Visit or write to us at:

Chickenshed
Chase Side
Southgate
London
N14 4PE

Click here to email general enquiries

Click here to email press enquiries

Or call us:

Box Office: 020 8292 9222

For textphone users, dial:
18001 020 8292 9222 (Typetalk)

General Office: 020 8351 6161
Fax: 020 8292 0202

www.chickenshed.org.uk

Descriptive Piece Final Draft

The stage was seat all the audience was in there seats. Backstage there was no sound it was like everyone was just in the zone of the show. I could feel each and every foot step rushing though my body it was like an energy rush in my body.

Everyone was waiting for the 1^st song in Act 2 to start. It was 8.40pm on the dot I was in the dressing room wait for the call to go on stage.

The time came to go on stage my legs want all fun I felt like I was going to go down at any minute so I moved slow down to the area that I was going to go on stage from. All the kids were ready and standing by it was time the fairies where just about to come off stage so it was at this time the lights were bright it was like look up at the sun so my eyes all went fun all I could see was stars it was like look out at night. So it was time to come out I had to run out and take my place so I did, it was like some pushed me out on to stage. So it was too late I had to do the show now all the kids in the audience was look at us wait to see what we were going to do.

It was time now to the start the scene the teacher came on stage and just like that all the feeling I on stage felt like it just went away for the next 15mins as like we went in to a never world.

So it was time for me to say the line that will start everything off for all the kids so ‘Haven’t you here’d of it’ just came out of my mouth it was like I did not even say it. It’s was like I was a puppet and someone was moving my body and lips for me. By start of the song which was ‘Freetime’ I could feel that the audience where loving our scene. So it was time to start to do our dance you could see in each and every audience members face that they were just look at me to see what I was going to do in this dance and were it was going to take us in the story.

By the end of the song the audience loved the dance and you feel them wanting to come with us to the land of Freetime just by seeing the smiles on their face’s it was so powerful.

All the bad feeling’s I had about doing the show went away I was ready to do the next bit and even do the my dance one more time and I was flying on top of the world.

So now that we came of stage we could feel that the audience cheers and happiness though the walls of the theatre it was like they know what I was feeling after coming off the stage it was like they were saying to me well-done .

Descriptive Piece Draft 3

The stage was sit all the audience was in there seats. Backstage there was no sound it was like everyone was just in the zone of the show. I could feel each ever foot step rushing though my body it was like an energy rush in my body.

Everyone was waiting for the 1^st song in Act 2 to start. It was 8.40pm on the dot I was in the dressing room wait for the call to go on stage.

The time came to go on stage my legs want all fun I felt like I was going to go down at any minute so I moved slow down the to the area that I was going to go on stage from all the kids were ready and standing by it was time the fairies where just about to come off stage so it was time the lights were bright it was like look up at the sun so my eyes all went fun all I could see was stars it was like look out at night. So it was time to come out I had to run out and take my place so I did it was like some pushed me out on to stage. So it was too late I had to do the show now all the kids in the audience was look at us wait to see what we were going to do.

It was time now to the start the scene the teacher came on stage and just like that all the feelings that every single that I was feeling on stage felt just went away for the next 15mins as it felt like we went in to a never world.

So it was time for me to say the line that well start everything off for all the kids so ‘Haven’t you here’d for it’ Just came out of my mouth it was like I did not even say it . It’s was like I was a puppet and someone was moving my body and lips for me. By start of the song which was ‘Freetime’ I could feel that the audience where loving our scene. So it was time to start to do our dance you could see in each and every audience members face that they were just look at me to see what we going to do in this dance and were it was going to take us in the story.

By the end of the song the audience loved the dance and you feel them wanting to come with us to the land of Freetime just by seeing the smiles on their face’s it was so powerful.

All the bad feeling’s I had about doing the show went away I was ready to do the next bit and even do the my dance one more time and I was flying on top of the world.

So now that we came of stage we could feel that the audience cheers and happiness though the walls of the theatre it was like they know what I was feeling after coming off stage it was like they were saying to me well-done .

Academic Piece Draft 3

The story of Pinocchio has been around for 100’s of years, there has been many adaption of this story. Most people well know this story as many people would have seen the Disney version as a child with their family.

Pinocchio is so known for the Disney sometimes when people come to see a theatre version of the story people want it to be the same as the one they loved as a child. But with the version of the story the way that it has been done has taken so far way of the from the Disney version but still have the magic of the story and Film. What this sometime’s forgotten is that the Disney is from a screenplay and the Chickenshed version is an original scripted [1] ‘Our heart-warming, original version of this timeless classic features Chicken shed’s inimitable and exuberant style with music, laughter, tears and not a little drama’.

As i am someone who as a child I was not fan of the story there are many reviews that talk abut the dark side to the story [2] ‘The audience, especially the young children watching, are absolutely enthralled by the whole production, but also scared by what is shown on screen. Unlike today's cartoons, that try to be as "friendly" as possible, Walt Disney wanted his films to leave an impact and Pinocchio certainly fits into that category. While the film enchants, it also provide plenty of frightening moments as well.’

I do feel that after seen this production of this show I do feel that it has changed my point of view on this story. As they have taken this story and made it not as dark as it is in the book and they have done this by making the story more fun based then the way it was before as they have taken out the bit where the children that skip school and go and have fun and drink beer and smoke by taken them to the land of Freetime but still keeping the fact that they turn in to donkeys but not showing them turn in to them as some companies have done. Which I feel has made the story have the feel of more of a family feel to it has before it was a bit dark for children.

A never big way that I do feel that they have made the story more of a family story is by add some many songs in to the show which feel more like a family show and also gives the audience more of a chance to feel a part of the show and also helps it be more of a open piece of work as if you have never seen the Disney version you can still full in love with these songs.

Pinocchio has had many different versions of its story. I do feel that the most loved versions of the story. But I do believe that people are still going to have the Disney version as the most loved one of all time but I do feel that this version of Pinocchio does show you a different side to this lovely story by given it more of a Family feel to it by leaving the Dark side of the story out.

References

[1]Chickenshed 2009 flyer

http://www.chickenshed.org.uk/news/article/581 (Accessed 3rd January 2010)

[2] The Film Archives Review Written By Chris Burns (Taken from the Web)

http://films.estefanfilms.com/pinocchio.htm (Accessed 3^rd January 2010)