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Photo (left to right) Jean Franks - director of the Sound of Music, Graeme Horner - designer of the set for Feed, Tony Bate - best male actor for his role as Harry Troop in Feed.
Erith Playhouse won five awards at the Arts Council of Bexley’s annual awards on Saturday 24th September, fighting off stiff competition from the borough’s other theatres.
Feed - a play about aging music hall star, Harry Troop, re-living his past in a nursing home - was judged the best production and went on to win two further awards for technical achievement and best male actor for its leading character played by Tony Bate. Tony will be appearing in the forthcoming show at the Playhouse, Life x 3, between 7th and 12th November.
The Sound of Music won two awards - the certificate of merit for best production and the certificate of merit for musical excellence.
Young people from the Thamesmead Youth Centre took part in a music video production course during the summer holidays.
The course, Music Temo Video, saw the young people engaged in writing and recording their own music track, then planning, producing, shooting and editing their own music video.
The young people were taught new skills on Reason & Avid, industry standard software packages for producing music tracks and editing video footage. The young people were taught how to storyboard a music video, how to compile shot lists and how to take their ideas from paper to screen. The course, which was open to all members of the youth centre, allowed them to use the new music and media studio, funded by the Council’s Areas of Opportunity programme.
“The course was a fantastic opportunity for young people from Thamesmead to gain access to equipment which would enhance the skills they already had. It was apparent through the effort the participants showed, that they found this a fun and exciting way to learn new skills and explore new industries for job opportunities.” says Esther Horner, Youth Development Officer for Bexley Youth Service.
“I have been writing my own tunes for ages now, but with the help of the Bexley Youth Service, this is the first time I have been able to record my tracks professionally and produce a music video too.” says Derry Shellam aged 15.
The project covered the four curriculum areas set out in the youth work agenda, enjoying achievement, self and social awareness, achieving economic well-being and citizenship. These areas also contribute to the key outcomes of the government’s change for children programme, ‘Every Child Matters’.
The music videos were presented to the young people on DVD at the Southlake Centre launch party on 8th September.
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