ALL STARS PAST PROJECTS

Aside from a varied programme of weekly drama workshops the ALL STARS regularly perform in community projects and end-of-term showcases. Here is a selection of what they've been up to.

"IT MUST BE LOVE" Starting with music, the group brought in their favourite songs - we listened to them, discussed how they made us feel and explored the images that came up. From there the scenarios started to take shape. With movement styles from the 1930’s to the 1970’s disco era and with emotions from the thrill of falling in love to the despair of being dumped this show was devised by the group and performed at the Croydon Clocktower on Wednesday, 15th July 2009.

"THE OUTDOOR SUMMER STORIES EVENT
& THE GIANT PUPPET PROJECT"
On the 20th July 2008, to coincide with the Croydon Contacts annual BBQ, the ALL STARS Drama Group gave three very special promenade performances at the AWS Leisure Gardens, a community allotments in Croydon. Aside from invited guests from a number of theatre companies and local organisations, this event was also attended by The Worshipful Mayor of Croydon.

Thanks to a collaboration with SAVVY Theatre Company, members from the ALL STARS Drama Group, also began working with Di Jones, a visual artist from EMERGENCY EXIT ARTS on the creation of a giant puppet throughout the summer term. At the end of 6 weeks, the project was completed and the puppet developed by the group then formed a vital part of their OUTDOOR SUMMER STORIES event.

"THE FALLING STAR"
Inspired by THE DANCERS - a short story by Ted Hughes, the All Stars spent the term devising their own performance that was performed at the Fairfield Halls on Wednesday, 19th March 2008.

"AN ALL STAR CHRISTMAS CAROL"
Siddown & Shuddup! Who knew the Ghost of Christmas Past could be so bossy! As always this production was filled with singing, surprises and the music of STEPS! Performed on Wednesday, 5th December 2007 at the Fairfield Halls in Croydon.

"WHO STOLE THE JEWELS"
Mask, music and mayhem is perhaps the best way of describing this wonderfully original show by the ALL STARS Drama Group. Performed on Wednesday, 4th July 2007 at the Croydon Warehouse Theatre as part of AN EVENING OF SHARED PERFORMANCE with the SAVVY Young Company and pupils from The Della Academy of Arts.

The ALL STARS drama group enjoyed a wonderful success with their production of GREASE at the Faifield Halls during the summer of 2006.

This was followed by at Christmas with an original pantomime production (devised especially to include all their favourite characters and routines), and during the spring term of 2007 they once again stretched theatrical conventions by combining Shakespeare's A Midsummer Nights Dream with the disco sounds of ABBA!

This magical comedy musical was performed at the Fairfield Halls in March and was included in the FESTIVAL OF LEARNING DISABILITIES at the Croydon Clocktower in May 2007.