13 March 2010Several budding young performers will have the chance to show off their acting skills when they produce their own play completely from scratch and in just a few hours!
Thirty six members from the three 8-12s Projects that are running across the District will work with drama teachers at the Stag Theatre in Sevenoaks next Friday (3 August) to produce a play in day. The three 8-12s projects run in Swanley, Sevenoaks and New Ash Green.
Writing starts at 10am with the performance in front of the parents at 3pm.
Cllr Felicity Broomby, Sevenoaks District Council’s Cabinet Member with responsibility for young people’s issues, says: "This promises to be a really exciting and fulfilling day for our young people. This is an unique opportunity to write and produce a play and tread the boards before their friends and family."
Heather Walshe, Community Support Manager, adds: "This is the first time that children from all three 8-12s Projects will have worked together on an activity and we're sure it will be a fun and exciting experience for them. All three projects have been a huge success and we are delighted that young people across the District are benefitting from the opportunities they offer."
The Swanley 8-12s Project was the first of the three 8-12s Projects to be setup in July 2002 in response to concerns from parents and the local community that there was nothing for young children to do in the area.
The group provides support and opportunities for children who live on the St Mary’s and White Oak estates in Swanley through three weekly activity clubs.
The project has been so successful that two further 8-12s clubs have been setup, one to serve the Hillingdon and Greatness estates in Sevenoaks, and another in New Ash Green.
The clubs are managed by Sevenoaks District Council in partnership with West Kent Extra and funded by Sevenoaks District Council, the Kent Children's Fund, Swanley Town Council and Ash-cum-Ridley Parish Council.
The event, which was organised by Sevenoaks District Council, was made possible by an 'Innov8' grant from the Kent Children’s Fund.
