pursued by a bear productions
outreach
past productions
Banalien (Autumn 2009) A short film made by members of the Northbourne Youth Theatre. The Northbourne 24 hour news channel is rocked by news of an alien invasion.
Stranger Than Fiction (Summer 2008) A series of life writing workshops led by playwrights Rukhsana Ahmad, Oladipo Agboluaje and PBAB Artistic Director Helena Bell at South Street Arts Centre, Reading.
The Last Line of Defence by Grant Watson (Autumn 2007) A bitter sweet new play in a startling multi media production set in the killing fields and forests of 1940’s wartime Farnham. The Last Line of Defence featured 18 young actors from Farnham Maltings Youth Theatre alongside filmed interviews with Farnham's elderly. The project brought together the young and the old, the fictional and the real to examine the impact of World War Two on us all. The Last Line of Defence was generously supported by The Heritage Lottery Fund and all the interviews with the elderly are now housed in the oral history archive at Farnham Museum.
'A delightful production... These 21st century actors poignantly reminded us of our younger selves, dressed as munitions workers, land girls, and evacuees .... The loss of life from both sides of the conflict was tenderly dealt with... Watch out for future productions from Farnham Maltings Youth Theatre and Pursued by a Bear Productions...' Farnham Herald
Centigrade (Summer 2007) was a science fiction, docu-drama project for young people from Waverley (aged 10 - 15) which utilised cutting edge video technology to investigate the subject of global warming and its impact on young people of the future.
“The project has been expertly and professionally handled by the team at Pursued by a Bear. The children were ecstatic about what they had achieved and said how they had really enjoyed making the film. I was impressed by how ‘hands on’ the whole film making had been with the young people producing Centigrade themselves, not only writing the script but manning the camera, the sound and the lights.”
Graham Philips from The Local Network Fund in his monitoring report on Centigrade.
The Ghost of Ockford Ridge (February 2007) Young People from Waverley (aged 10 -15) worked with Writer/ Film Maker Grant Watson and Outreach Director Liz Landon to devise a Film in a Week. This warmly humorous, spoof documentary was filmed in and around St Marks School and the Ockford Ridge Estate, Godalming. Delivered as part of Farnham Maltings Young Artists programme and funded by Waverley Borough Council.
Arcadia by Odiri Ighamre-Aiken An adventurous child - Timone decides to step beyond the village boundaries and go where no other villager has dared to tread… An ensemble theatre piece made with young people and delivered by acclaimed Nigerian storyteller - Odiri Ighamre-Aiken alongside a creative team of musicians, choreographers and designers. Toured to schools and youth theatres throughout 2006/2007. Funded by The Arts Council.
current outreach production
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