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Oak Lodge, St. Aldhelm’s Academy, Dorset School of Acting & Forest Forge Youth Theatre

27 Sunday Jan 2013

Oak Lodge, St. Aldhelm's Academy, Dorset School of Acting & Forest Forge Youth Theatre

“We’ve accomplished so much. The 17 Young people performing today as part of Holocaust Memorial Day have come so far and everyone has become better at what they do. I hope that the young people go out into the world and be more compassionate to other human beings and more responsible for their actions and words.”

–Carl Woodward, Vice Chair & Director.

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Bournemouth & Poole Holocaust Memorial Day 2013 Trailer

22 Tuesday Jan 2013

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A short trailer with stills from rehearsals with Youth Theatres working toward a performance at Lighthouse Poole 27.1.13 at 2pm. The event is free but you will require a ticket, available from the Lighthouse Ticket Office.

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Blog Update #7 Rehearsals at Lighthouse Poole

22 Tuesday Jan 2013

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Week one was spent working with Dorset School of Acting and St Aldhelm’s Academy together with Carl, Lynda and myself (Ronan Friel.) The young people involved initially were a little daunted by the task facing us, but we were all quickly put at ease by Carl. The wonderful manner in which he used a number of activities to break the ice and put us all at ease.

We then launched into the job at hand, watching a number of short films to raise awareness of the issues involved whilst enabling the young people to not feel intimidated by the issues which we were working on. Therein lies some of the brilliance of Carl; he worked tirelessly to ensure that all involved were confident to question and be questioned, whilst raising awareness of the Holocaust using creative metaphor.

After lunch the group began adding in narrative and embellishing the acting… I must add that it was fantastic to watch! Some incredibly moving scenes were created as the group worked together to build scenes illustrating an understanding of the Holocaust I would not have thought possible in such a short period of time. I was inspired!

Thank you Carl and Lynda for inviting St Aldhelm’s Academy to take part in this project! I am very excited to see the end result! There are a few tickets available from the Lighthouse Ticket Office (0844 406 8666) You can alternatively email Lynda Ford-Horne: living.judaism@ntlworld.com

Ronan Friel

Lead Teacher for Foundation Subjects

St Aldhelm’s Academy

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