The course has helped me grow in confidence and be a better performer
It’s lots of fun! I met new people and really enjoyed it!
A chance to act in a lot of different styles, work in a team, develop confidence and have a lot of fun in the process (feedback from Blue Orange Acting class)
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Acting, Devising and Performance
During term 1 the students will work together and form a performance group who, through a series of fun exercises and tasks, will devise a Christmas-themed showing that will be performed at the Blue Orange Theatre on Wednesday 2nd December. This will be done through a process of creative play, using a variety of stimulus.
Terms 2 and 3 will see the students working towards a larger scale project that will be performed in the Blue Orange Theatre at the end of term 3.
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Improvisation
Improvisation Class – Level 1 An 8 week improv course teaching the core skills of improvised comedy. Discover the joy, freedom and challenge of Improv. Learn to be more creative and more playful. Low-pressure, high-enjoyment classes in a fun, friendly, supportive and stress-free environment. Complete beginners are welcome. You don’t need any drama, acting, comedy or […]
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Youth Theatre
Blue Orange Youth Theatre classes aim to provide an exciting, enjoyable and creative platform for local young people to learn skills in creating excellent quality theatre. The classes are divided into Juniors and Seniors who meet on Saturdays.
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Youth Theatre: Tots Drama Group (3-6 year olds)
Younger children constantly engage in imaginary play as part of their worlds. The Tots drama group aims to further enhance this through drama games, songs, dance, role play and ultimately having lots of fun! The classes aim to encourage children to feel good about themselves, listen and respond expressively, help speech development, increase confidence and […]
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Yoga
New Yoga Classes at the Blue Orange Theatre
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Now & Next: The New Works Festival (17th – 18th January)
We’re harnessing the talent of local people in our search for new work to present on our stages, both here in Birmingham and beyond. This exciting opportunity for aspiring creatives gives them the chance to pitch their work to industry guests and producers at a public performance each January. Artistic Director, James Williams, says “We’re […]
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Captain Breadbeard’s Bready Brilliant Comedy Cookbook (24th-25th January)
The only fast-paced pun-tastic bready-brilliant absurd sketch comedy show about a sailor with a beard made of bread that you need to see! Have you taken the time to consider the dangers that people with floury facial fuzz encounter every day? If not, then you’re in luck… Captain Breadbeard will take you on a magical […]
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Fat, Funny & Fearless (7th February)
Mother, Blogger and self confessed cake addict Jessica Jones also known as @thefatfunnyone is performing her very first one woman show Fat, Funny & Fearless. Don’t miss the chance for a great night out to hear her talk about her journey with accepting and loving her plus size body, becoming a mother, owning her FAT and […]
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Memories of a Snow Scene (8th February)
In his one man show, Alex leads the audience back to his childhood, using his own experiences to explore the varying effects of nostalgia. The audience will then travel to one particular memory of a snowy Birmingham afternoon, which will be fully replicated onstage in a shared, immersive experience. Using old tech, funny stories, and […]
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In PurSUEt (10th – 15th February)
Inspired by true events: a passionate Sue Perkins Superfan, sent to a therapist to deal with her drinking, relays her adventures pursuing Sue. Fleabag meets Miranda in this fierce, heartfelt new LGBT comedy/drama. Follow our heroine’s impressive swagger skills, drinking habits and coping mechanisms in an age of social media, #MeToo and Brexit… In PurSUEt […]
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Songs for a New World (20th-22nd February)
Songs for a New World takes us on a vibrant, thrilling and moving journey through the life-changing moments that define us. Jason Robert Brown’s unforgettable songs weave characters, locations and time periods together in one extraordinary evening… “It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, […]
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Divas (19 – 21st March)
James Williams presents a world class cast of singers from across the West End, performing the songs you know and love by the biggest artists on the planet, alongside a live band. Performing classic hits from sensational artists such as WHITNEY HOUSTON, MARIAH CAREY, ARETHA FRANKLIN, CELINE DION and LULU, as well as modern favourites […]
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Kinky Boots (25 – 28th March)
Winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Kinky Boots features a joyous, Tony-winning score by Cyndi Lauper, and a hilarious, uplifting book by four-time Tony winner, Harvey Fierstein. Charlie Price has reluctantly inherited his father’s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father’s legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds […]
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Murder, Margaret and Me (31st March-4th April)
Agatha Christie is not happy. Miss Marple is about to be brought to life by Britain’s foremost comedy actress, Margaret Rutherford. The films are destined to become the most successful franchise of 1960’s British cinema. But Christie thinks Rutherford isn’t suitable to play her favourite character, and Margaret doesn’t want to sully her reputation with […]
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A Girl in School Uniform (Walks into a Bar) (7th April)
It’s the future. But only slightly. There are blackouts. No one knows what’s causing them, but that doesn’t stop people going missing in them. Now Steph and Bell, a schoolgirl and barmaid, have to search for their missing friend, until the outside world starts infecting the theatre that stands around them… Originally supported and […]
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How to save a life (8th-11th April)
Melissa wakes up after collapsing at her Cancer party…yes cancer party. And she can’t tell you if she’s dead or alive but she can tell you the story of her life. Join Melissa in this hilarious and heart wrenching story of one women, one party and a cancer diagnosis. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @GetTheChance4U ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @LondonTheatre1 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ @elainec46302904 […]
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Frozen (14th-18th April)
Four days ago. Phone call from the police. They think they have some news for us. Can they come over? Following the murder of 10-year-old school girl Rhona, Frozen tells the story of her mother and kidnapper, in this award winning psychological thriller which first premiered 20 years ago at Birmingham REP before running in […]
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The 39 Steps (23rd Apr – 2nd May)
Blue Orange Arts presents – The 39 Steps Adapted from the novel by John Buchan A cast of 4 deliver this hilarious adaptation of John Buchan’s ‘The 39 Steps’ Expect over 150 zany characters, an onstage aerial dog fight, thrills and spills upon a speeding train, handcuffs, nazi spies and good old-fashioned romance! Mix a Hitchcock […]
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Ben Van der Velde: Fablemaker (6th May)
“A master of audience interaction.” Huffington Post Jump into an improvised comedy adventure with Ben as he raids the library of his fantastical imagination to create thrillers, romances, ghost stories and more original freewheeling tales that have never been told before and never will be again. Continuing in the joyous tradition of fellow Geordie Ross Noble, this […]
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SHINE (8th-9th May)
Your daughter is missing. You are the only one who has not given up the search. You hear voices. They guide you. They also haunt you. Will you surrender to them? Or will you shine? Hippana Theatre invites you to the distant recesses of the mind to meet the stranger inside you. How much do […]
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Resurrection (16th – 17th May)
From the award-winning team behind In The Heights, Vertigo and Jesus Christ Superstar BITA Musical Theatre presents RESURRECTION A showcase featuring songs about life, death, love and rebirth Tickets: £12 Saturday 16th May at 3pm & 7.30pm Sunday 17th May at 3pm Buy Tickets
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James and the Giant Peach (25th – 31st May)
Roald Dahl’s classic tale is faithfully told by James himself and the insect characters – Miss Spider, Old-Green-Grasshopper, Centipede, Ladybird and Earthworm. Join the adventure as James and his friends tell you the story of how they came to be living inside a giant peach in the heart of New York! The epic journey from […]
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Tales from Star City (4th-6th June)
Based on true events, and untold stories, these are the Tales from Star City. The Soviet Union. 1967. The Space Race is at its height. One woman, Polina Semyenova, is at the centre of it all. She is the listener. Hidden away in the pithily named ‘Closed Military Townlet No. 1’ (later to become the […]
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Sleeping Beauty (24th November-13th December)
Affordable, family panto from the same team as last year’s magical production of Aladdin. The wicked fairy Carabosse is mightily miffed when she and her naughty feline accomplice Spindleshanks don’t get an invite to the royal christening. Can the brave fairies save Princess Aurora from the sleeping spell and keep her safe for her dream […]
