Bella Hubbard, of Queen Elizabeth School, Kirkby Lonsdale is busy at Highlights this month, as part of her Young Promoters project. She sent us this fantastic review of Highly Suspect\’s Matinee Murder show, which came to Shap\’s Memorial Hall, on 6th March… On Sunday night, I was lucky enough to be able to see Highly […]
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Our Creative Engagement Officer, Kate, has been working with a Young Promoter this Spring term, as part of our scheme. Bella Hubbard from Queen Elizabeth School in Kirkby Lonsdale, has been catching up with Highly Suspect\’s cast members, for their tour dates with Highlights, this month. You can read about our Young Promoters Scheme HERE,
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Cotherstone Primary School pupils have also been working with rapper, actor and writer Kema Sikazwe and have sent us their lovely video, filmed outside at school, of their rap song written across three workshops in January, Spring term. The children enjoyed the project so much they sent Kema some fantastic \”thank you\” letters, which we
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Children at Brough Community Primary School made a fantastic video of their class performing their Rap song, written collaboratively in three workshops with writer and rapper Kema Sikazwe, in January this Spring Term. You can listen here Brough Rap Song
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We\’re very excited to be working with the innovative award winning folk artist, Maddie Morris, who will give five music workshops in March, at rural primary schools in Cumbria and Northumberland. Highlights\’ Creative Engagement Officer Kate H, is delighted to welcome Long Marton Primary School, Alston and Nenthead Primary schools to our Participation programme, for
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We\’ve been enjoying seeing the results of Rap song writing from Kirkby Stephen Primary School, Cumbria where pupils have been collaborating together and workshopping lyrics with rapper and writer, Kema Sikazwe. This Spring term, Kema has been working with four Primary schools in Cumbria and County Durham. You can listen to clips of their song
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Bowes Primary School, County Durham took part in this Spring term\’s Music workshop project with writer and rapper, Kema Sikazwe, who has been working with Highlights\’ Participate programme since Autumn 21. The children at Bowes worked with Kema to create their own song collaboratively. You can watch their video here Bowes Rap Song
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Photo credit: Matt Jamie With many thanks to “Highlights”, who sponsor and assist those who wish to lure live theatre off the beaten track, Janet Plater’s Haddock and Chips came to the Kentmere Institute on Saturday 6th November. The brilliant stage crew of Corrie and Kirsten arrived at lunchtime and soon had a remarkably solid
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Read this fascinating new article by Ruth Short, a 3rd Year Drama and Theatre Studies student at Aberystwyth University. Ruth joined Highlights in July \’21 for our final performance with Louise Jordan and her show Florence, at Shap Memorial Hall and met Louise to discuss her work and motivations as a musician and theatre maker.
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