Women in the prison who have taken part in Education courses from the spring to the summer are awarded certificates to attest to their participation and achievement. Sustaining any kind of course in such an environment is a huge achievement in itself. It shows determination and great strength of character.

We have fun however incongruous that may sound - it's a breath of fresh air which is in short supply. The ladies ask questions as we go and a multiplicity of themes are discussed as we encounter them. We put scenes on their feet in the library and this is what we intend to do for Achievement day.

The John Armitage Charitable Trust funds the work for which we are grateful.

“O brave new world,

That has such people in’t!”

Join us for an exploration from an actor's point of view of

The Tempest, which, in a first for our schools, will culminate in an informal sharing of the work achieved

with the team and theatre community at SCRUM.

Monologues, duologues and some scenes will be

distributed by Michael prior to the school meeting. Participants can work on these privately and learn if they

wish and use the techniques discovered in the week to further add to their experience and discovery of the

text!

Written towards the end of Shakespeare’s career, in 1610-11, The Tempest brings together some of the best

loved elements of his earlier plays: the magic of A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Macbeth; the fateful

shipwreck of Twelfth Night; the drama of love and reconciliation of King Lear and The Winter’s Tale. All of

this comes together, expressed in some of the most beautiful poetry Shakespeare ever wrote.

We hope you’ll join us at SCRUM Studios for six days of intensive exploration of this extraordinary play.

Cost per day: £80.

Discounted six-day price: £450.

Light refreshments will be provided.

The Julian Curry bursary is available to a student who would like to attend the course but is in financial difficulties. Please ask about how to apply when emailing the address below.

To register, or for more information, please contact chronicletheatrecompany@gmail.com

MICHAEL CORBIDGE

Michael trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School way back
in the last century! And has clocked up over 40 years in the
Industry as Man and boy!
Michael currently works as a freelance lecturer, visiting
professional practitioner, director and voice and text specialist
in the Acting for Performance program at The Rose Bruford
College of the Arts. He teaches across a broad spectrum of
programs. He is also a visiting artist cross a number of U.K.
institutions.
Also as one of the Senior Voice and Text Associate at The
Royal Shakespeare Company and a Senior Associate learning
Practitioner with the Education Department. His roles are
numerous working with both in-reach and out-reach projects
across the UK, supporting all voice and text work in various
professional and community settings. Currently embarking on a
nine city engagement across 6 months.
He runs bespoke voice and text workshops from his own studio
‘The Colour Voice Studio’ in Kent. Residential courses for his
ground breaking ‘Elemental Shakespeare’ Method. His
research is currently being collated for publication.
He supports as a Trustee, Patron, Associate Practitioner, and
Director a number of companies and groups furthering their
love of the arts and performance.
michaelcorbidge.co.uk

The show is a co pro with Compagnie du Passage in Neuchatel, Switzerland. After the London run, it will tour to Swiss theatres.

Bill writes - Shakespeare's most famous comedy is rooted in tragedy.

Within the first quarter of an hour we meet a young woman confronting the horrific possibility that her twin brother is drowned, a young man in an agony of rejected love, and a household servant who believes fate has made him a slave when he should be a lord.

The genius of the play lies in how the author weaves these stories together in the music of comedy while the principle characters experience life through the grating noise of tragically unfulfilled desires, self deceit, and constant humiliation. This emotional juggling act could only have been pulled off by a great writer at the height of his power.

The Chronicle Theatre Company is proud to offer its audience one of the world's greatest plays in a simple, lean and accessible production suitable for all ages and dedicated to clarity, honesty and laughter.

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We look forward to seeing you at the show.

#TwelfthNight  #TheTabardTheatre  #CompagnieduPassage

 Mary Chater will work with ladies in Bronzefield from the beginning of November until just before Christmas. We will stand excerpts from scenes up in workshops from Othello, As You Like It, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry V, The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, Macbeth and Romeo and Juliet, while having fun and asking plenty of questions as we go.

We ran a taster session in the prison in August that was a big success and hope to build on the engagement created that day.

The John Armitage Charitable Trust has given the company funding which enables us to work in UK prisons and schools.

The first workshop will be Friday 15th November as there was a delay in starting.

The 2025 Snacking on Shakespeare sessions begin again on Friday January 24th.

In 2014 Shakespeare in Italy held it's first summer school in Urbino in Le Marche, central Italy.

We recently changed the name to The Chronicle Theatre Company to reflect the fact that we are no longer based in Italy.

As a UK registered charity we offer scholarships for the summer course. Please apply for one if you are in financial difficulties and would like to join us.

Our 2025 summer school details will be available soon.

 

In March 2025 we will be running our first ever winter school. Michael Corbidge will lead workshops on As You Like It.

We hope you’ll join us at SCRUM Studios for three days of intensive exploration of this extraordinary play.

Dates: 5th-7th March, 2025, 10:00-17:00

Location: SCRUM Studios, 191 Talgarth Rd, Hammersmith, London W6 8BJ

Cost per day: £80

To register, or for more information, please contact info@chronicletc.org.uk.

As part of the launch of our winter school, we are also thrilled to announce the inaugural Julian Curry Bursary. Julian was one of the co-founders of The Chronicle Company, and he led a life dedicated to the theatre, and especially to Shakespeare. Julian made his professional debut walking on in Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Romeo and Juliet in 1961 at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice. During almost 60 years as an actor, he worked on stage in a wide variety of plays both classical and modern, for the RSC, the National Theatre and in London’s West End. His numerous Shakespeare roles included Angelo, Horatio, Macbeth, Polixenes, Lear’s Fool, Antonio in The Merchant of Venice, Oberon, York in Richard II, Malvolio, Cymbeline, Pandulph and Leontes.

The bursary will offer one prospective participant to take part in the winter school free of charge, and is available to drama school students, as well as to those whose opportunities to participate in theatre workshops would otherwise be limited. Applications for the bursary may be sent as part of a registration of interest in the winter school, and should briefly outline the applicant’s interest in participation, as well as their eligibility for the bursary. 

Shakespeare belongs to everyone, and it is our hope that the Julian Curry Bursary will allow us to make make this a reality, at a time when connection, openness, and accessibility are more important than ever. 

The Julian Curry Bursary has been made possible thanks to the generous support of the John Armitage Charitable Trust.