Educational Events

WW11 weekend on 8th - 10th July at Avon Vally Railway Station
Performances of Doodlbeugs and Bogeymen and actors in role at the station.

Tues 20 and wed 21st Sept matinees at Industrial Museum, Bristol
1 Hour short version of Doodlebugs and bogeymen

Educational Opportunities

An introduction to a Secondary School Performance
A teacher explains to the pupils:

“ The play you are about to see is based on true stories from World War 2. The author spent lots of time interviewing people who lived in the West Country during the war. These stories will be very similar to stories you will have in your families. One of my favourite homeworks is to ask my Year 9 class to find out what their families did during the war. The work that comes back is amazing.

Some of you might still be able to speak to grandparents or great-grandparents to find out personally. If you can’t do that, ask your parents because I’m sure many stories will have been passed down to them.

I’ve heard about soldiers just avoiding being captured, soldiers whose ships were sunk, as well as women who lived through the blitz or took in evacuees. Just think how brave your family has been. Also, think how lucky you are. If a bomb had hit your family’s house and not the one next door members of your family might have been killed and you wouldn’t be sitting here right now. These are some of the reasons

I like this play, it’s about us and our histories.”
James Hobbs,
Head of History
Backwell School, North Somerset

Educational Opportunities

At the core of The Ministry of Entertainment’s productions is oral history, told to us by the people who experienced the era of The Second World War and their children who recall their parents’ stories. We are therefore pleased to become involved in the following educational opportunities:

• Primary schools. Drama Workshops and daytime shortened performances in school with pre-show materials such as songs to learn and story transcripts.

• Secondary schools. Cross-curricular opportunities for History, English and Drama for either Lower School or G.C.S.E. and performances of the shows in school.

• Reminiscence Workshops for Senior Citizens, opportunities for shared sessions with school pupils, support in links with Community Organisations, Age Concern etc.

As well as performing in established theatres, we are also committed to taking our productions (including technicians) out into the community. We have therefore linked with Arts Village Hall Touring Schemes such as Take Art, Dorset Artsreach and Villages in Action. Private arrangements can also be made with any community organisation.

For more information, please use the contact details below or email us at info@ministryofentertainment.co.uk

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York Crescent
Clifton
Bristol BS8 4JX