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WHAT'S ON AT THE WATERMANS

Listings for September 2003

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CHILDREN'S EVENTS SEPTEMBER

Mega Monster Family Fun Day
Date: Sunday 14 September
Age: Suitable for 3 + years
Time: 11.30am � 5.00pm
Tickets: £8.50 / (£6.50) discounts
Watermans kicks off its children�s autumn season with a monster family fun day. Jam packed with plenty of monster fun and games including monster face-painting, mask and costume making. Plus a great chance to see the old time classic theatre production of Not Now Bernard and Other Monster Stories presented by Theatre First Company at 1.30pm & 3.30pm.
When little Bernard sees a monster in his garden things look bad, but when his parents are too busy to even listen to his story things quickly go from bad to worse! One of the best loved books ever written is joined by two other David McKee favourites, Two Monsters and The Monster and the Teddy Bear in a hilariously funny and delightfully scary theatre version. Messy mayhem in a monstrous fashion! The day will end with a monster parade with a prize given to the best dressed monster presented by a special guest.

Pandemonium led by Tamar Swade
Date: Every Wednesday, 17 September � 10 September Special guest musicians with new instruments 22 October and 10 December (except 29 October)
Time: 10:30am � 11:15am (0 � 2 years) / 11:30am � 12:15pm (2 � 4 years)
Tickets: £4.50 / £2.50 discounts
Description: Tamar continues to create Pandemonium at Watermans every Wednesday morning � she is joined twice this season by guest musicians with new instruments. Exciting sounds and discoveries will be made, with a chance to hear much more about the world of music! Pandemonium�s mixture of music and sing-a-long fun is a great opportunity for big and small people alike to make new friends.

Drama Zone led by Kenn Michaels
Date: Every Saturday, 20 September � 06 December (Studio 1) (except 25 October)
Time: 10.30am � 12.30pm (5 - 9 years) / 1:15pm - 3:15pm (9 - 14 years)
Tickets: £70 / £45 discounts, runs for 10 weeks book now limited spaces.
Description: Kenn Michaels returns to Watermans, with his unique blend of drama skills, allowing young people and children to develop their self-confidence and expressive abilities within a highly imaginative environment. Emphasis is placed on unlocking and promoting each participant�s creativity, using improvisation, mime, storytelling, theatre games, voice and physical theatre exercises.

The Firebird presented by Multi Story
Day/Date: Sunday 21 September (Theatre)
Age: Suitable for children 5+ years
Tickets: £6 / £4 discounts / £22 Family / £14 Family Discounts / Group offer Buy 10 - get 1 FREE
Description: Prince Ivan sets off in search of the fabled Firebird who has been stealing golden apples. Helped by a Wise Woman, a Horse, a Wolf and a beautiful Princess he reaches the Ice Palace. There he confronts the Wicked Sorcerer who controls the Firebird�

Arabian Nights presented by Theatre of Widdershins
Day/Date: Sunday 28 September, 3pm (Theatre)
Age: Suitable for children 4 � 7 years
Tickets: £6 / £4 discounts / £22 Family / £14 Family Discounts / Group offer Buy 10 - get 1 FREE
Description: Sheherazade, in an attempt to save herself from certain death must tell a tale every night to the villainous Shahriyar or else it�s the chop for her!!!
Using puppets, props, storytelling and music, lesser known Arabian tales (The Dream, The Fool and The Donkey, and The Fisherman and the Djinni) will be brought to life in this magical and colourful new production.

THEATRE EVENTS

Nothing this month

WRITERS� WORKSHOP EVENTS

Watermans Writers Workshops led by Neil D�Souza
Date: Every Monday, 22 September � 1 December (except 27 October)
Time: 7pm � 9pm
Tickets: £65 / £50 per term
Description: A continuation of a series of playwrighting workshops. Open to everyone, Watermans Writers deals with issues likely to confront British-Asian writers who want to take their stories from the page to the stage. These workshops would suit writers who are at an early stage in their playwrighting careers.

Hindi-Urdu Writers� Workshops
Date: Every Wednesday, 24 September � 17 December (except 26 November)
Time: 7.00pm � 8.00pm
Tickets: £65 / £50 discounts per term
Description: A continuation of the workshops aimed at developing Hindi-Urdu writing for the stage, screen and radio. Week by week, participants will explore different aspects of scriptwriting including how the writer can work in association with both the actor and director. The workshops are primarily for beginners and intermediates.

DANCE EVENTS

Kathak Dance Classes for Young People
Date: Every Sunday, 21 September � 7 December (except 19 October) (Studio 1)
Time: 11am � 12pm
Tickets: £2.50 per session
Age: Suitable for 7 � 16 years
Description: This season, Watermans introduces Kathak classes for young people who want to learn this traditional North Indian dance form. Please note young people under 12 years of age, must be accompanied by and adult.

Kathak Intermediate Dance Classes
Date: Every Sunday, 21 September � 7 December (except 19 October) (Studio 1)
Time: 11am � 12.30pm
Tickets: £4.50 / £2.50 discounts per session
Description: A continuation of kathak classes held at Watermans. This is an ideal opportunity for those interested in learning the North Indian classical dance form to be taught by the experienced choreographer, Jayashree Acharya.

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