Something Underground Theatre Company » FREE WORKSHOPS

Join Us!
We’re Offering Five Free All-day workshops
(mostly for 11-16 yr olds, 17-18yr olds can also apply )
in Street Dance & Theatre,
alongside Professionals, & leading to a Performance.

We hope you’ll be inspired to join in. Come & create movement and theatre, with the support & training of professional theatre makers & movement directors.
By the end of the workshops you’ll perform your work alongside professionals.

Absolutely ANY young person, from across London,
or the South East, can take part… at risk of crime involvement or not.

These FREE Workshops will explore the themes of a play that our Company is performing:

“How to Start a knife Gang” (HTSAKG) is about several things, including: A boy (Flint) who has been part of gang for a while; his estranged father (Danny) coming back and looking for him; his childhood sweetheart (Book) challenging him around his gang involvement, but getting drawn in herself; Book’s best friend (Shania) being exploited and bullied into gang involvement; Flint’s mother (Chantal) trying to get her boy back on the tracks, and more.

Click Here to Learn More about The Play.

Who Is Something Underground?: A professional award-winning theatre company from the Brighton area, founded 2006 by Jonathan Brown. We’ve created many plays, from solo shows to plays for casts, about many things, like alcohol misuse, The Holocaust, being a dad, being a King, corruption, the meat industry, ISIS & online grooming, & many more.

What will you do?

During the 5 workshops you will

With an experienced Street Dance Teacher (Sunanda Biswas) , and a live musician (Fred Hills), and alongside professional actors, devise imaginative & striking dance / theatre / spoken word routine around the themes (of family, gang involvement, ambition, trust & more)
With writer & director (Jonathan Brown), use Drama & Forum Theatre to explore the play’s ideas.
Attend a 2 hour immersive workshop on gang crime avoidance with The Ben Kinsella Trust
Attend a 1 hour comic/graphic novel workshop on the themes of gang culture with Penificent

With an experienced facilitator, explore the themes of the play, including trust, friendship, gang culture, crime, & more.
At the end of the series of workshops, Perform your devised work to your friends, family, networks.

What are the opportunities for you?

5 x Free Workshops with real professionals! (All expenses paid!)
Get to create and devise your work, and meet amazing people.
Get to show your work to your friends, family & community.
Spend time being part of a professional performance group

We ask you to commit to…

Come to all 5 workshops.
Dates:
13 July (Islington) (10-6pm),
14 Sept, 21 Sept, 28 Sept, 29 Sept 2024 (Fulham). (11am – 7pm) with Performance till about 9.30pm on Sun 29th Sept. (some flexibility around attendance. Obviously if you’re unwell, then you can’t come… or if you have to get away early occasionally, then that’s fine too.)

Preference will be given (but not restricted to) those who can commit to attend the majority of dates. No experience necessary.

Get in touch to find out more, today:

info@somethingunderground.co.uk

Or join our whatsapp & ask questions there:

What will we need from you?

(I) Commitment to attend and be punctual.

(ii) We need the Consent of your parent, parents or guardians. You’ll need to look at all the dates and check if you can get along to them. We need you to work out how you’ll get to the workshops and other activities.

Practicalities:

When? 13 July (10-6pm), and 14, 21, 28, 29 Sept (11-7pm)

Where?

Workshop 1: (13 July)
Morning: Islington – Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street, London EC1V 4NB

Afternoon: Large Hall, Barnsbury Community Centre,12 Jays St, Barnsbury Estate, London N1 0FE

Workshops 2-5: (14, 21, 28, 29 Sept)
DanceWest Studio, Sands End Arts & Community Centre, Peterborough Road, Fulham, London SW6 3EZ

Performance: (eve of 29 Sept tbc)
TBC but likely Sands End Arts & Community Centre, Peterborough Road, Fulham, London SW6 3EZ

How much? Free! AND Meals during workshops, and Public Transport expenses paid for. (Keep your receipts / tickets!)

Who? Young people 11-16 ish.

Who with? Jonathan Brown (Director Something Underground), Sunanda Biswas (Dance Teacher) Fred Hills (Musician) Actors from the cast.
(NB: Parents / youth leaders / family friends are welcome to accompany boys, but are asked to generally allow the boys space to participate without oversight.)

Leaders are Enhanced DBS checked.

How many? We expect a group size around 15 young people.

What to wear? Loose clothing, Bring Water to drink. Snacks and meals provided.

Get in touch to register, or ask questions, today:

info@somethingunderground.co.uk

Ask Q’s on our HTSAKG Whatsapp group.