Rehearse and perform a show in four days with David Lawson Lean at the cornerHOUSE arts centre, Surbiton.
Tuesday 9 – Friday 12 April 2019.
10am – 4pm daily.
Performance at 5pm on Friday 12 April.
Cost: £100 (£85 for siblings)
Age: 8-15 years.
Places are limited.
Email kingstonjdc@aol.com or phone 01932 230273 to book.
The Fairyland Trials & Birthday Twins Forever
THE FAIRYLAND TRIALS
&
BIRTHDAY TWINS FOREVER
Kingston Junior Drama Company will be performing two short comedies both written by David Lawson Lean.
The Fairyland Trials was written in 2004 and has been widely performed. The play puts several Fairy Tale characters in the dock to answer for their crimes. This humorous piece simultaneously comments on the experience of children at the hands of the authorities.
Birthday Twins Forever is a new teen comedy about parties and broken friendships and was written especially for the cast.
Performance time 7.30 pm
The two short plays will be performed without an interval.
Tickets are £5.00 (Children can attend for free but must be included in ticket reservations.)
Email: kingstonjdc@al.com to reserve tickets.
Kingston Junior Drama Company – Meeting the Minotaur
Meeting the Minotaur is a humorous re-imagining of the Greek myth of ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’ The play explores the role of gender in traditional stories – and questions the idea of a stereotypical male hero. Kingston Junior Drama Company, now in its twelfth year, is an independent youth theatre based at the cornerHOUSE, producing innovative and original theatre.
Tickets £5 each (no concessions)
Reservations by email only: kingstonjdc@aol.com
Kingston Junior Drama Company – Meeting the Minotaur
Meeting the Minotaur is a humorous re-imagining of the Greek myth of ‘Theseus and the Minotaur.’ The play explores the role of gender in traditional stories – and questions the idea of a stereotypical male hero. Kingston Junior Drama Company, now in its twelfth year, is an independent youth theatre based at the cornerHOUSE, producing innovative and original theatre.
Tickets £5 each (no concessions)
Reservations by email only: kingstonjdc@aol.com
Kingston Junior Drama Company – Holiday Workshop
Join Kingston Junior Drama Company for 4 days of fun and inspiration with a performance at the end. You don’t have to be a member of the company to take part in the holiday course. Sibling discount available.
Email kingstonjdc@aol.com or call 01932 230273
Kingston Junior Drama Company – Recreating Wilde
Kingston Junior Drama Company present Recreating Wilde at the cornerHOUSE Arts Centre on 27th and 28th March.
Recreating Wilde is inspired by the children’s stories written by Oscar Wilde, which are performed in this production as plays within a play within the context of a Victorian orphanage.
The play is performed by two separate casts. The Tuesday cast are performing on 27th March at 8.00 pm; the Wednesday cast are performing on 28th March at 7.30 pm.
Tickets are £4.00 each. Tickets are available by email reservation only on: kingstonjdc@aol.com
Kingston Junior Drama Company – Recreating Wilde
Kingston Junior Drama Company present Recreating Wilde at the cornerHOUSE Arts Centre on 27th and 28th March.
Recreating Wilde is inspired by the children’s stories written by Oscar Wilde, which are performed in this production as plays within a play within the context of a Victorian orphanage.
The play is performed by two separate casts. The Tuesday cast are performing on 27th March at 8.00 pm; the Wednesday cast are performing on 28th March at 7.30 pm.
Tickets are £4.00 each. Tickets are available by email reservation only on: kingstonjdc@aol.com
Kingston Junior Drama Company – Tuesdays at 6pm
Kingston Junior Drama Company is an independent theatre group for young actors offering high quality drama training and regular performances.
The focus of all our work is on the creative development of our young artists, and on the fostering of a life-long passion for drama.
The Wednesday group is now full and has a waiting list however the Tuesday group still has places available.
For more information vist davidlawsonlean.com or contact David Lawson-Lean at kingstonjdc@aol.com
The Mystery of the Mansora Diamond Murder and The Mysterious Case of Lucie Raymond
29 November 2017, 7.30pm at the cornerHOUSE
Kingston Junior Drama Company present two mysteries for the price of one!
The Mystery of the Mansora Diamond Murder – where a glamourous heiress arrives in the office of four budding teen detectives and asks them to solve her own murder – will be followed by The Mysterious Case of Lucie Raymonde – Where the unsolved disappearance of the school building’s historic occupant leads a group of pupils on a trail of mystery, mayhem, time-travel and mistaken identity.
Tickets: £4.00 each (no concessions) can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com
The Mystery of the Mansora Diamond Murder
Kingston Junior Drama Company present The Mystery of the Mansora Diamond Murder – A glamourous heiress arrives in the office of four budding teen detectives and asks them to solve her own murder.
Tickets: £4.00 each (no concessions) can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com
Talking with Angels By Neil Duffield – KJDC
In March Kingston Junior Drama Company will be presenting Talking with Angels by Neil Duffield at the cornerHOUSE in Tolworth. Talking with Angels is an original and highly imaginative retelling of the complex story of Joan of Arc, the extraordinary teenager who, in under a year, propelled herself from unknown shepherd girl to French national heroine. This dramatisation of one of the most astounding stories in history will be an unmissable event.
Neil Duffield has worked as a full-time professional playwright for over thirty years and has written more than sixty plays and adaptations which have been staged extensively in theatres throughout Britain and abroad. In 2006 his play ’The Lost Warrior’ won the Arts Council England Children’s Award ‘for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children’s theatre.’
Kingston Junior Drama Company celebrates their tenth anniversary year in 2017. Talking with Angels is the first of a number of events to showcase the work of this talented young company.
There are two performances, one performed by our Tuesday group and one by our Wednesday group.
Tuesday 28th March at 8.00 pm
Wednesday 29th March at 7.30 pm
Tickets are £4.00 each (no concessions) and can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com
Talking with Angels By Neil Duffield – KJDC
In March Kingston Junior Drama Company will be presenting Talking with Angels by Neil Duffield at the cornerHOUSE in Tolworth. Talking with Angels is an original and highly imaginative retelling of the complex story of Joan of Arc, the extraordinary teenager who, in under a year, propelled herself from unknown shepherd girl to French national heroine. This dramatisation of one of the most astounding stories in history will be an unmissable event.
Neil Duffield has worked as a full-time professional playwright for over thirty years and has written more than sixty plays and adaptations which have been staged extensively in theatres throughout Britain and abroad. In 2006 his play ’The Lost Warrior’ won the Arts Council England Children’s Award ‘for work which displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in children’s theatre.’
Kingston Junior Drama Company celebrates their tenth anniversary year in 2017. Talking with Angels is the first of a number of events to showcase the work of this talented young company.
There are two performances, one performed by our Tuesday group and one by our Wednesday group.
Tuesday 28th March at 8.00 pm
Wednesday 29th March at 7.30 pm
Tickets are £4.00 each (no concessions) and can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com
Easter Holiday Workshop with Kingston Junior Drama Company
Rehearse and perform a show in four days with Kingston Junior Drama Company
Monday 10th to Thursday April 13th 2017
10am – 4pm daily
Performance at 5pm on Thursday 13 April 2017 at the cornerHOSE Arts Centre, Surbiton
Only £100 (£85 each for siblings)
Age 8 – 15 years Places are limited
Email kingstonjdc@aol.com or call 01932 230273 for more information
Victorian Ghost Stories
In November Kingston Junior Drama Company will be presenting new dramatisations of three classic ghost stories on stage at the cornerHOUSE. The stories were written by three of the most prolific writers of the Victorian age: Edith Nesbitt, Henry James and Elizabeth Gaskell. As the dark nights draw in, the young actors will be re-telling these haunting tales to those who are not too scared to hear them!
There are two performances, one performed by our Tuesday group and one by our Wednesday group.
Tuesday 22nd November at 8.00 pm
Wednesday 23rd November at 7.30 pm
Tickets are £4.00 each (no concessions) and can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com
The content may not be suitable for young children so parental guidance is recommended.
Victorian Ghost Stories
In November Kingston Junior Drama Company will be presenting new dramatisations of three classic ghost stories on stage at the cornerHOUSE. The stories were written by three of the most prolific writers of the Victorian age: Edith Nesbitt, Henry James and Elizabeth Gaskell. As the dark nights draw in, the young actors will be re-telling these haunting tales to those who are not too scared to hear them!
There are two performances, one performed by our Tuesday group and one by our Wednesday group.
Tuesday 22nd November at 8.00 pm
Wednesday 23rd November at 7.30 pm
Tickets are £4.00 each (no concessions) and can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com
The content may not be suitable for young children so parental guidance is recommended.
Musical theatre workshop with Kingston Junior Drama Company
Exciting opportunity for young people to work with Kingston’s acclaimed Junior Drama Company and with Musical Director Jane Marlow on one of her own musicals.
Rehearsals start on Monday 4th April and continue all week from 10am – 4pm with a performance at 5pm on Friday 8th April.
An unmissable chance for local young performers and a bargain at £100 for the week.
Contact David Lawson Lean at KingstonJDC@aol.com to reserve a place.
Junior Drama Performance – Rediscovering Alice
To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, Kingston Junior Drama Company performs David Lawson Lean’s play ‘Rediscovering Alice.’ This physical theatre production tells the true life story of the real Alice, and the tale of her original copy of the manuscript – alongside the more famous story imagined for her by Lewis Carroll in 1865.
Tickets are £4.00 each (no concessions) and can be reserved by email only on:
kingstonjdc@aol.com
Junior Drama Performance – Rediscovering Alice
To mark the 150th anniversary of the publication of Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’, Kingston Junior Drama Company performs David Lawson Lean’s play ‘Rediscovering Alice.’ This physical theatre production tells the true life story of the real Alice, and the tale of her original copy of the manuscript – alongside the more famous story imagined for her by Lewis Carroll in 1865.
Tickets are £4.00 each (no concessions) and can be reserved by email only on:
kingstonjdc@aol.com
KJDC – The Winter’s Tale
Kingston Junior Drama Company
The Winter’s Tale (abridged)
Kingston Junior Drama Company will be presenting an abridged version of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, at the cornerHOUSE, Douglas Road, Tolworth on Tuesday 24th March at 8.00 pm and Wednesday 25th March at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £4.00 each and can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com.
The Winter’s Tale is part tragedy and part fairy story. It tells the story of two royal families in the wake of the jealous tyranny of King Leontes of Sicilia, who suspects his wife, Hermione, of having an affair with King Polixenes of Bohemia. It is a tale of separation, reconciliation, and love where nothing is quite as it seems.
KJDC – A Winter’s Tale
Kingston Junior Drama Company
The Winter’s Tale (abridged)
Kingston Junior Drama Company will be presenting an abridged version of Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale, at the cornerHOUSE, Douglas Road, Tolworth on Tuesday 24th March at 8.00 pm and Wednesday 25th March at 7.30 pm. Tickets are £4.00 each and can be reserved by emailing kingstonjdc@aol.com.
The Winter’s Tale is part tragedy and part fairy story. It tells the story of two royal families in the wake of the jealous tyranny of King Leontes of Sicilia, who suspects his wife, Hermione, of having an affair with King Polixenes of Bohemia. It is a tale of separation, reconciliation, and love where nothing is quite as it seems.
