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Torbay Playwriting Bootcamp

Down Stage Write are teaming up with Doorstep Arts and Torbay Libraries for a ‘Playwriting Bootcamp’ designed to give you the tools to write a short play.

Saturday 29th January 10:00am, Paignton Library.

Exeter Northcott

The Ballad of Mulan

Now the fighting is coming to an end, one last battle and she will be going home – but can she return to her old life and become a woman again?

Saturday 12th February 6:00pm, Exeter Northcott Theatre

Kill The Cat

TALK

TALK is a social-scientific-experimental-game-show-installation-theatre-extravaganza.

Sunday 13th February, Exeter Phoenix

EXCESSIVE HUMAN COLLECTIVE

POST TRUTH WHATEVER

Excessive Human Collective presents Post Truth Whatever an inter disciplinary live dance theatre performance which challenges us to look at how we decipher fact from fiction in a post-truth world.

Monday 14th February 7:30pm, Exeter Phoenix

Age 8-20

Solo and Duologue LAMDA in Acting and/or Musical Theatre

These exams use performance to develop self-confidence, physical presence and create vibrant characterisation though text or song.

Wednesdays, 5-6pm

Stage Left, Palace Theatre, Paignton

Price: £10 per 1 hr session – (11 Week Term, Limited Spaces Available)

Ages 8yrs to 20yrs

Age 10-20

Doorstep Choir (age 10-20)

This all-ability choir gives children & young people the opportunity to develop their singing skills.

Tuesdays, 5-6pm

Stage Left, Palace Theatre, Paignton

11 Week Term

Age 0 - 4

Early Years Sessions @ The Spark Studio, Brixham

Co-hosted by Moor to Sea Music and Doorstep Arts A 1 hour weekly music, drama and mov...

Wednesdays 11.30-12.30

The Spark Studio, Brixham

Age 0 - 4

Early Years Sessions @ Torre Abbey, Torquay

Co-hosted by Moor to Sea Music and Doorstep Arts A special and imaginative weekly pla...

Wednesdays 9.30-10.30am

Learning Lab, Torre Abbey, Torquay

28 Jan 2022

Meet My Ancestors

A couple of weeks ago we hosted John Pfumojena and his collaborators Tawanda Mapanda and Niyi Akin in Torbay as […]

13 Dec 2021

Climate Change Meets Musical Theatre

Written by Polly Ferguson- Carruthers When I was first approached by Evelyn O’Malley (Senior Drama Lecturer at […]

09 Dec 2021

Co-Creating Change Exchange with Nairobi: 3 Stones

Co-Creating Change Exchange with Nairobi: 3 Stones Post by Amy Mellows For the last year, we have been in […]

04 Dec 2021

Festive Saturday: Final Sharings & Family Crafting

Today (Saturday 4 Dec 2021) marked the end of our Autumn Term. We celebrated with all three of our Saturday […]

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We offer 3 drama sessions on Saturday mornings at

We offer 3 drama sessions on Saturday mornings at St Mary Magdalene Church Hall in Torquay each week!

These Saturday drama groups are for children and young people to develop original theatre, make friends, play games, and explore the reaches of their imagination with drama:

⭐ Little Doorstep Drop-In (age 4-7):
The Little Doorstep group is our youngest entry-level group, perfect for children who have never done drama before, or who would like to try out a session for the first time. These sessions are gentle and imaginative, led by the children’s curiosity and innate ability to play.

⭐ Saturday Drama (age 7-11) 10.15-11.15am :
The Saturday juniors group is hugely imaginative and love to write their own plays and make up their own stories.
Saturday Drama (age 11+) 11.30-12.30 :

⭐ Saturday Drama (age 11+) 11.30-12.30 :
The Saturday seniors group is a great foundation group for young people who aspire to audition for Doorstep Youth Theatre. The group writes their own plays, devises original material and composes original music.

Sessions are led by Doorstep Associate Artist Laura Whittet who is a specialist in devised and original theatre with children and young people.

For more information and to sign up please contact laura@doorsteparts.co.uk.

Find out more: https://doorsteparts.co.uk/takepart/ (take part link in bio) 🔗

Climate Change Meets Musical Theatre - The DAS Beh

Climate Change Meets Musical Theatre - The DAS Behind The Scenes Podcast! 🌍🎼

(Soundcloud link in bio)

For the last 11 weeks, the DAS Tuesday Seniors (Doorstep Arts Studio Courses) have been working on a project, where 15 of their young people explored and learnt more about climate change through a subject they know and love- Musical Theatre!

Polly at Doorstep and Evelyn O’Malley from @uofedrama led on this project, and with help from Doorstep Associate Artist @amymellowscreative , the young people at DAS have created 2 podcasts about this experience.

This first podcast gives an insight into their rehearsal and performance process, with songs from their musicals and discussions with DAS about the climate emergency and what it means to them.

Our young people also interviewed Dr
Freya Garry from the @metoffice as part of their process and were featured on @bbcradiodevon with Jo Loosemore.

Check out episode 1 here! (link in bio): https://soundcloud.com/doorstep-arts/dasclimatechange

#climatechange #musicaltheatre #doorsteparts #das #climateemergency #musicals #podcast #youngpeople #drama #torbay #paignton #theatre

John Pfumojena (@johnfalsetto ) , Tawanda Mapanda

John Pfumojena (@johnfalsetto ) , Tawanda Mapanda (@tawandamaps ) and Niyi Akin (@niyiiakin ) joined us in Torbay this week to work alongside Associate Artist Clare Parker and a group of local artists in the development of John's latest co-production with the Collaborative Touring Network.

We had a blast and can't wait to see what develops as they visits our partners across the UK!

#CTN
@theoldcourts
@jumpeduptheatre
@loopingtheloop_
@lyrici_arts

It's time to share Mair's Meet The Team video with

It's time to share Mair's Meet The Team video with you! Mair is the Platform Project Manager at Doorstep, find out more about what that means by watching this.

Did you know that we have an incredibly talented and experienced team working here at Doorstep Arts? As part of a new video series 'Meet The Team', we will be giving you an insight into the background, experience and role of each member of the Doorstep Team.

Find out more about Mair & our team here: https://doorsteparts.co.uk/about-us/ (link in bio)

CALL OUT TO GLOBAL MAJORITY* ARTISTS 🌍 Paid op

CALL OUT TO GLOBAL MAJORITY* ARTISTS 🌍

Paid opportunity!

- Are you an emerging artist or at a turning point in your career?
- Are you interested in taking your work on tour?

We want to hear from you! We're open to all kinds of art forms (e.g. performance art, music, films, theatre, visual art, etc). 🎭 🎨 🎶 🎥 Don't worry if your work isn't finished as we also platform regular Scratch sharings where artists can share their work in progress!

For more details or to register your interest please email sonia@doorsteparts.co.uk

Doorstep Arts are a non-profit arts education organization based in Torbay. We believe we all make the story happen- that participation in the arts is a key part of working for social justice.

*Global Majority refers to people who have been racialised as 'ethnic minorities', and includes people of African Diaspora, people of South, East, and South East Asian Diaspora, Middle Eastern and North African people.

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#doorsteparts #globalmajorityartists #artistcallout

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