With details of upcoing shows and more:

Freedom Digest!

Welcome to our Spring Freedom Digest! We've got loads going on at the moment with work already beginning on our new production of Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile, a showcase of new writing for our Street Voices writers, a creative facilitation workshop and we also need your help to get a fantastic Palestinian artist, and friend of ours, to the UK!

Freedom Studios present:
Adelle Stripe’s
Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile
Adapted by Lisa Holdsworth
Directed by Kash Arshad

We’re in The Beacon, Buttershaw, Christmas 1990. That’s in Bradford, in case you don’t know. And Andrea Dunbar is here, she’s the one that wrote Rita, Sue, and Bob Too, a Bradford lass, and a mum, sister, best friend too. Everyone, every man, has always told her story. This evening she’s telling it herself. So get yerself a drink, settle down and listen up.

‘Black Teeth and a Brilliant Smile’ is a play. It’s adapted from Adelle Stripe’s ‘outstanding debut novel’ of Andrea Dunbar’s life by Lisa Holdsworth (she’s done Ackerly Bridge, and Call the Midwife). Adelle and Lisa are both from Yorkshire an’ all, so they know what they’re talking about. With loads of great Bradford characters in it, a lot of laughs, and some dark times too. Come along, we’d love to see ya there.
Opening in Bradford on 30th May at The Ambassador and with shows selling out fast, don’t miss out and book online today. Black Teeth And A Brilliant Smile will then be touring to Leeds, Doncaster, Harrogate and Oldham with more dates to be announced soon.

Thur 30 May – Sat 8 June – The Ambassador, Bradford
7.30pm (2.30pm matinee on Sat 1 June and Sat 8 June)
Tickets: Pay What You Feel £4, £6 or £12 (£12 includes free drink)
Book Here>>

Thur 13 June The Constitutional, Farsley, Leeds
Doors 7.00pm Show Starts 8pm
Tickets: £10
Booking Soon...

Thu 20 June – CAST, Doncaster                       7.15pm
Tickets: £11 (£9 under 26)
Book Here>>
Or call Box Office: 01302 303 959

Sat 22 June – Harrogate Theatre
7.45pm
Tickets: £12 (£10 Concessions)
Book Here>>
Or call Box Office: 01423 502 116

Wed 26 & Thu 27 June – Oldham Coliseum Theatre
7.30pm
Tickets: £8 (£7 under 26)
Book Here>>
Or call Box office: 0161 6242 829

Calling all Secondary Schools in Bradford and surrounding areas!

For this exciting new production (recommended for Age 14+) we are offering schools FREE workshops, teacher places and transport. We hope your school can join us!

More information here>>
To book please contact natalie@freedomstudios.co.uk

Street Voices Showcase!

Friday 26th April 7.30pm & Saturday 27th April 7.30pm

Freedom Studios returns to Theatre in the Mill with Street Voices Showcase: 2 evenings of brand new short plays created by the members of FS Street Voices new writing course, led by playwright Zodwa Nyoni. Come along to give your support for new Bradford writing and chat with the writers and company afterwards.

Each show is approx. one hour straight through followed by a short Q and A with the writers.

Tickets: Pay What You Decide
Book Here>>
Or call 01274 233200

Creative Facilitation Training!

Monday 15th April 2019, 1.30pm - 4.30pm

Freedom Studios is offering FREE creative facilitation training to theatre practitioners, artists and facilitators.

This training workshop with cover how to thoroughly structure and plan a theatre workshop so you can get the most out of your participants and apply your creative practise to educational settings.

We will cover:

Aims and objectives: Why is it useful to set targets for each workshop. How to set SMART aims and objectives.
Structuring and scaffolding: How to structure an exercise, workshop and scheme of work. How to guide a participant through a creative process, where they have ownership over their learning experience.
Explaining and Questioning: How to give clear instructions and ask the right questions.

Training will be delivered by Youth Theatre Director Natalie Quatermass

When: 15th April 2019, 1.30pm - 4.30pm
Where: Kala Sangam, 1 Forster Square, St Peters House BD1 4TY

To reserve a place please email: Natalie@freedomstudios.co.uk

Help us get Palestinian artist Riham Isaac to the UK!

Our very good friend and brilliant director and actor, Riham Isaac, is coming over to the UK in May. You may know her work from The Alternativity with Danny Boyle and Banksy. Riham also runs an arts space for children in adults in Bethlehem where she lives.

Freedom Studios want to support Riham to come over to the UK to meet with theatre companies, artists, and young people to explore some collaborations and future plans. To cover the expense of her visit, we’re turning to friends and colleagues for help. Through an Arts Council programme any money you donate via us we can match pound for pound. So if you give £100, we actually raise £200, give £500 and we get £1000 (you get the picture…!) If there is any way you can help, no matter what the amount it will all help.

For more information visit here>> and to donate online go to: https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/7436#/DonationDetails