FREE Online Theatre Workshops - come and explore cabaret with BPT

Please note, these workshops are subsidised, and aimed at those who do not work professionally in the arts. Priorty places will be given to people living in the specific neighbourhods listed in the copy below.

Come to a series of three BPT workshops in collaboration with Brighton Festival.

Step into the world of songwriting. Join us for drama-based workshops, where we'll explore songwriting and lyric writing through games and play.

We'll look at protest songs and social singing. We'll learn about the style and origins of cabaret and you'll get the chance to learn how cabaret music is made, working with a musical composer and a singer.

Come and express yourselves and your feelings about what's going on in the world through lyrics, songs, and music.

Material made in the workshops will contribute to a production,The People's Cabaret, that may come back to Brighton Festival in May 2022.

In Brighton Festival 2021 there will be a work in progress sharing of The People's Cabaret . We have a limited number of free tickets for workshop attendees.

Find out more about the show - click here.

DATES/TIMES: The workshops are connected; sign up for all three :

• Saturday 8 May: 10 -11.30 am
• Saturday 8 May: 2 - 3.30 pm
• Wednesday 12 May: 7 - 8.30 pm

VENUE: ONLINE (we will send you a Zoom link once you have booked)

COST: FREE

BPT prioritise people who have had the fewest opportunities to access arts and cultural activities. Our activities are open to people over the age of 18, with a BNpostcode, and who have never worked professionally in the arts.

Priority for places at this workshop will be given to those from the following neighbourhoods:

• North - Moulsecoomb & Bevendean, Hollingdean, Hollingbury, Coldean
• Central - Tarner, Phoenix Estate, Pankhurst Rd area & Eastern Road area
• East - Whitehawk, East Brighton, Bristol Estate, Craven Vale & Woodingdean
• West - Hangleton & Knoll, Portslade & Portland Road
• Council or social housing across Brighton & Hove

About the workshop facilitator:

Tanushka Marah works as a freelance director and movement coach and has directed many plays including Dracula, Beauty and the Beast, Macbeth, and Animal Farm. She currently runs one of BPT's weekly workshops and also runs a youth theatre company WYActors who have previously won The Outstanding Theatre Award at Brighton Fringe 2017

About the artists:

Luke Styles

Luke Styles is a published and award-winning composer, he writes operas and new music for international and British orchestras.

Jessica Walker

Jessica is a professional cabaret artist and opera singer. She also creates new pieces of performance. She has performed across the world and her last three writer/ performance projects were the New York Times Critic’s Pick at the Brits off Broadway Festival, New York.

About Brighton People's Theatre

We believe that theatre is for everyone and are on a mission to create opportunities for anyone who is interested in theatre to play, learn and get involved in producing theatre.

Booking Information

We know booking on Eventbrite can sometimes be difficult. If you are having trouble booking you contact us using the details below.

Box Office enquiries & bookings:

Contact us via hello@brightonpeoplestheatre.org or 07789 795856

Booking Form

Our workshops receive public funding so we collect data purely for monitoring purposes. Please note all of this data is separated, anonymised, and stored in accordance with data protection legislation.

If this is the first time you are booking with us, please make sure to fill in all questions on the booking form.

If this is not your first time you can just fill in your name, surname, and email address, leave the remainder of the form blank and simply hit "Register" at the bottom.

If you are keen on even less form filling you can create an account on Eventbrite, which will automatically pre-fill your name, surname, and email address automatically each time you make a booking.

If you have any trouble with any of the above, please let us know.

Cost

FREE

Access Support

If the cost of transport or childcare prevents you from attending, we can help. Please contact hello@brightonpeoplestheatre.org in confidence.

These workshops are supported by: