Shakespeare 4 Kidz News

S4K's Lord and Lady Macbeth in the form of Richard Munday (International tour 2010) and Emma Odell (UK Tour Autumn Season 2009) found themselves working together in Scotland in May 2010 - and are seen here posing at the main door of Glamis Castle, Macbeth's seat when he was Thane of Glamis.

Perhaps it was behind these very doors that the Macbeths plotted the downfall of the good king Duncan.

Ironically, neither actor had worked with each other before and neither had worked at the same time on S4K's Macbeth.

Richard stepped in to cover for Jason Lee Scott on the March leg of the International tour to Dubai and Bahrain; and Emma had already left the company at the end of the autumn 2009 section of the UK tour.

DUCTAC, S4K's theatre venue in Dubai, has combined with S4K and JC Theatre Productions to bring a truly “hairtastic” West End Musical Theatre Experience to Dubai.

We're calling it the Spotlight Academy @ DUCTAC and the opening Summer 2010 production will be the Broadway and West End smash hit - HAIRSPRAY!

The Spotlight Academy @ DUCTAC not only gives young musical theatre performers the chance to learn, work and rehearse with top creative talent from the UK, but also to appear in the hit show alongside star performers from London's West End, as they prepare together for the first ever production of HAIRSPRAY in Dubai.

The first Spotlight Academy @ DUCTAC runs from Tuesday 29 June - Saturday 17 July 2010, and there will be seven performances of HAIRSPRAY in teh Centrepoint Theatre at DUCTAC from Tuesday 13 July - Saturday 17 July.

More details at www.ductac.org and www.hairspraydubai.org

HAIRSPRAY is based on the NEW Line Cinema Film written and directed by John Waters.

S4K's Macbeth has opened in Dubai at the start of S4K's 2010 international touring season.

The show is playing for ten performances at the Centrepoint Theatre, DUCTAC, Mall of the Emirates from Monday 15th to Friday 19th March, and marks our fourth annusal visit to the Dubai venue.

FROM THE EYE OF DUBAI

ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH FOR MACBETH?

Are you ready for a truly wicked experience? Then get ready – it’s coming to Dubai soon.

Shakespeare’s Macbeth is probably the most feared play in the world, cursed with bad luck throughout history.

England’s King James banned it for five years and death and disaster have followed in its footsteps.

This dark and daring play is about a Scottish warrior who is egged on by the prophecies of three witches and an ambitious wife to murder his way to the throne.

The drama is full of spooky spells which are better than anything Harry Potter and his friends could magic up.

There are bloody battles, gruesome ghosts and even a forest which moves. Plus local boys who have proved they’ve got star quality will be taking it in turns to appear with the fantastic British cast to play the son of Macduff. There’s laughter too, with a funny porter who tells knock knock jokes.
Macbeth scared a king. Are you brave enough to see it?

If you are, you’re guaranteed to enjoy the white-knuckle rollercoaster experience. Lydia Conway of the London Evening Standard described S4K’s last production of Shakespeare 4 Kidz Macbeth as "One of the most exciting versions of the Scottish play (either for adults or for children) that this ex-theatre editor has ever seen."

This exciting show is presented by the UK’s much-loved Shakespeare 4 Kidz who know exactly how to make Shakespeare a favourite with all ages. It’s been a huge 5 star hit for its national tour at home, with parents, pupils and the press unanimous in their praise.

S4K’s plays use the most famous quotes from the original texts, weave them into modern language, add some songs and dances into the mix and the result is a two hour entertainment which everyone – even the youngest primary kids – can understand.

Macbeth the Musical is at DUCTAC from Monday 15th – Friday 19th March with special school performances 8.45am and 11.45 am on Monday 15th, Tuesday 16th and Wednesday 17th and at 8.45am on Thursday 18th. The public shows are at 5.30pm on Thursday 18th March and 2pm  and 5.30pm on Friday 19th March. Book now as tickets are selling fast!

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