Yet another WOW

Hey Y'all,

Over halfway thru work experience week at MUTM headquaters and so far so good - I'm having a cool time too!!!

Carmarthenshire Theatres are so cool. Yesterday we got to watch a really good piece of children's theatre by renowned Welsh company Cwmni Theatr Arad Goch form Aberystwyth ALL FOR FREE!!! We even got to interview one of the actors after the show and went right up into the top of the fly tower and Mike the technical guy explained how it all worked.

Unfortunately Tess couldn't make it today but luckily for Lewis that meant there was more room in the car and he could join us in our adventures! And now he's also going to join the team for animation training on Friday so we're adding to the troops each day now...soon to take over the world!!!

Talking of which, had a great Skype with NZ HQ last night and ran through loads of plans and ideas with Mrs Sarah Jones. She has just returned from Australia at the World Conference of Theatre for Children and Young People. I'm sure she'll be on here writing about her experiences soon but just thought I'd give you news hot of the press that global connections with other youth theatres are blossoming and Strangers Two is becoming more than a very eciting idea.....

So, next week is Half term and there's loads going on like dance workshops and trips to TV studios and make up workshops NOT TO MENTION DRAMA ON TUESDAY NIGHT!!! So get in toucgh if you want to get involved...

See Y'all.

;P

A few months on.....

Just a message to see how people are? I know slough are only just breaking up for holidays (ive been off for 3 weeks and i go back monday its been seriously boring) so i hope you all have a nice break. We've been slowly getting busier lol with more drama to do and gatherings/meetings to organise. Some of us met up today to arrange a parrty lol whilst peri chris and julianna worked on an old dvd adding welsh subtitles... ITS ALLL GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD.
So anyone got any ideas for futurew strangers???


[Bounce Back]

Alex

(p.s. we've kidnapped sarah mwahahahaha)

The Tech is done...now onto the Welsh Dress(er..)

Hey Everyone,

Before I go to bed and dream of strangers and lights and suitcases and a huge wardrobe and masks and fog horns and Mr Sillar's HUMUNGOUS white rocker hairstyle, and cardboard recycled tubes and whistles and all my other favourite things, like raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, I would like to post a short note.

I am incredibly excited about our project and our performances at the weekend.

The young people in Wales have given up (pretty much!) their entire half term holiday to dedicate their time, energy, enthusiasm and creative talents and to continue building up a truely magnificent youth theatre company with professionalism to be applauded.



This week is only halfway through but we have already achieved sooooo much.

The set and costumes are beautiful and practical and absolutely perfect to assist us in telling our magnificent stories from around the world. The miming in Brynaman film is AMAZING!!!! Sub real are our favourite film crew in the world and do excellent interviews as well as encouraging an appropriate amount of fun and games during break times including frisbee throwing in the park and bendy sword fighting - BUT NOT ON THE STAGE!!!!!!! The characters are growing larger than life by the minute and voices are getting louder as the days progress...thank heavens!!!!! And most of all, we have an incredibly beautiful and important story to tell that we created ourselves from 6 months of extremely hard work and a passion to pass it on to others.

Peri's grey hair is only growing at is normal rate, Natasha is building up her sound and lighting crew every day, Alex R is keeping the crew calm with coffee and the cast calm with a loud voice ;) We have discovered a saviour in Rhian, and Carrie's commitment and support is absolutley amazingly fabulous and we long to have them on board with all future productions!!!

The youth crew has dwindled slightly but India and Louisa are wicked and pulling the final seams together, literally.

This is a huge big massive shout out to all the strangers across the world - NZers break legs in 7 hours time! We in Wales will join you through the webcam at 8.45am here whilst we have our breakfast at the community centre and long to find out how your opening night goes....

Slough, now that this blog is easily accessible to all, please think of us whilst you bask in your wonderous extra 2 weeks!!!! We're only a teensy bit envious but soooo much more excited and we just can't wait to see Lizzie and Mikey and Dan on Friday and show them our version of your Slough Stories too.

Anyway, I really should probably go to sleep now as I need to get up bright and early for the NZ post show skype and then go great guns on the morning rehearsals pre Wales Dress.

NZers, we're all thinking of you as we go to sleep tonight and REALLY REALLY REALLY looking forward to talking to you after your show.


BREAK LEGS!!!!

Lots of Love from Peri xxx

Hey Guys!

Hope your all well and looking forward to the ever looming performance (only 15 days here! EEEKK!) I know I can't wait to see any dress rehearsal videos or crazy stuff like that! Anyway I just popped on to let you know that I just looked on Carmarthenshire Connect (for those of you lovely people who don't know they're a small team who go round publicising community events like our wonderful project!) Strangers has officially taken over their homepage! there are two video's, one of Peri and one of Alex! (if you scroll down theirs also a picture of Peri from here former days, along with a collection of other randomers also known as BASE from our party on Friday!)

this is the link: Carmarthenshire Connect

(you have to scroll down a bit, past a bit about play areas to get to BASE's photo, but it is worth it!)

Hope your all well! and learning lines!

luvness. Pete xxx

thanks!

Another day...

Alex Haddy tash and peri have just ben shopping in swansea for wonderful delights for our party.! Pink paper and masks! hardcore and now were messing around with peri in the community centre!!! !!
In this blog you get to meet our local superheroes. The Bubble Wrap ninja (Green), The Cling Film ninja (Purple) and Tin Foil ninja (Blue) they are super cool so do not mock!!










Anothers hard day work in Brynaman!

'Stay in school kids and dont do drugs' MACCDYS SUPERHEROES!


Lots of love and kind wishing upon your new year!!!! (haddy says face)

Alex Hadd and Tash!!!