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For immediate release Beware, something wicked to Horsham comes. The famously cursed play Macbeth gets the Shakespeare 4 Kidz treatment this autumn and will tour theatres throughout the UK. But the exciting musical will have its premiere at The Capitol in Horsham for one night only when the 14-strong company will stage an open dress rehearsal to which the public are invited on Friday September 4 at 7pm. Tickets are just £5 from the box office on 01403 750220. S4K has enjoyed a long and happy relationship with The Capitol venue and for the past few years have given Horsham audiences the first sight of their new production. Macbeth is full of weird witches and spooky spells that make Harry Potter and his friends look like amateurs. There are bloody battles, gruesome ghosts and even a forest which moves. And because many theatre folk believe the play to be jinxed lots of celebrities have been sending the company good luck wishes, including Stephen Fry, King of the Jungle Joe Pasquale and West End actor Jonathan Pryce, who had his own bad luck stories to tell after playing Macbeth. “When I played him in Stratford, before the first night Lady Macbeth had an accident and fractured her collar bone. I fell head first down the stairs on stage and for the first time forgot my lines in the middle of a soliloquy. At the Barbican I got stuck in the lift with the three witches and was rescued just in time to make my reappearance.” Award-winning star Matthew Kelly told S4K: “I’m sending you loads of good luck for your forthcoming production of the Scottish Play. When I was at drama college I played the Porter – in a sort of vaudeville fashion! It’s still one of my greatest memories – doing that great play.” And Star Wars veteran Dave “Darth Vader” Prowse said: “Don’t worry about The Play. The Force will be with you.” Shakespeare 4 Kidz plays use the most famous lines 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. The whole plot is retained and all the major characters are there too, to tell the blood-soaked story of the murderous Scottish warrior who, egged on by the prophecies of three weird witches and the ambitions of his evil wife, removes every obstacle in his path until he can seize the throne for himself. Jason Lee Scott will be making his third appearance with S4K in the title role. * For exciting info about the six 3D movies to be made of Shakespeare 4 Kidz titles, starting with Hamlet in January, please see our website. Ends NOTE TO EDITORS 1. Further information and hi-res images may be found on our marketing page at http://www.shakespeare4kidz.com/marketing 2. The 2009/2010 theatre tour is produced by Julian Chenery and Shakespeare 4 Kidz Theatre Company in association with The Capital, Horsham with whom S4K has enjoyed an associated relationship since 2004. Shakespeare 4 Kidz creator, producer and director Julian Chenery, the cast and production team are available for interviews. Please contact: Shakespeare 4 Kidz Drewshearne Barn, Crowhurst Lane End, Oxted, Surrey RH8 9NT Tel: 01342 894548 Fax: 01342 893754 This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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S4K HAMLET: "Just returned from Halifax Victoria Theatre with my class of Year 6 children. We enjoyed a splendid perfomance - I was really glad that I had used the teacher's resources before hand so that they could follow the story." |
