Youth Theatre Residential

Connecting teenagers to their own creativity

Your mentors

Drama in the WoodsDrama in the Woods

SineadSinead Hamilton

EmilyEmily Parker

Wilderness Wood, Uckfield

Ages: children 13 - 18 · adults 18 - 18 years

5 Day Residential £500

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Youth Theatre Residential block mentored by Drama in the Woods

What we'll do

• Experienced youth theatre practitioners will lead, support and facilitate the group as they write, devise and finally perform. • Take part in unique theatre workshops that fuse together outdoor team building activities with drama and design, creating opportunities for individuals to socialise, collaborate and grow. • The Wilderness Wood site has excellent camping facilities in its’ beautiful 62 acres, providing the perfect location for the group to work, socialise and then relax, each day ending around the fire once the sun goes down.

About your mentors

Drama in the Woods

Forest youth theatre practitioners

Drawing on their professional experience (Sinead as a secondary school drama teacher and Emily as an actor) and their joint love of making theatre with young people, Drama in the Woods was formed in North London in 2013. It began as a small holiday project, to get children (including Sinead and Emily’s own children) outside to create exciting theatre in a beautiful, natural environment, with the woods as the stage and backdrop. This quickly evolved into regular projects and workshops, and became much more than the end theatre performance. Sinead and Emily found that the young people involved loved being in nature and exploring the woodland and so wonderful activities were researched and devised that allowed them to do this. Sinead and Emily and their growing Drama in the Woods team continue to fuse open-air theatre with forest school and outdoor activities to create a truly unique experience for all involved. And because they tailor the workshops to capture the imaginations of whatever group they are working with, even those who don't consider themselves to be performers, find themselves immersed in the process of creating a Drama in the Woods performance.

Sinead Hamilton

Theatre Practitioner and Youth Mentor

Sinead is co-founder of Drama in the Woods. She studied Contemporary Arts at Nottingham Trent University, and then completed a PGCE in Secondary Drama. She took on the role as Head of Drama and Dance at Stoke Newington Media Arts College, where she taught for 10 years. She left teaching to focus on her young family and to further her theatre practice, outside of the school environment. During this time, together with Emily, she formed Bare Bones, a community theatre company, and through Bare Bones, Drama in the Woods was created. For the past 12 years, Sinead and Emily have devised and delivered numerous theatre projects for people of all ages.

Emily Parker

Theatre Practitioner and Youth Mentor

Emily is co-founder of Drama in the Woods. She studied Dance at Middlesex University and Acting and Voice at The Central School of Speech and Drama. She worked as a theatre actor, singer and choreographer, before taking a departure from her acting career to focus on her young family. Alongside her work with Drama in the Woods, she continues to work as a singer, recording backing vocals for various artists, and singing lead vocals for Parker's Band, whose debut album was released in 2018. They will be back in the studio in the Spring.

Learning aims

Aim 1

• Drama in the Woods projects are like no other and aim to provide a safe, fun and supportive environment where young people can explore their own imaginations, share, create and develop ideas and see those ideas realised, all the while drawing inspiration and resources from the nature around them. The experience is fully immersive, with the surroundings alone promoting a sense of belonging, wellbeing and empowerment.

Aim 2

• Through this creative, shared experience, members will learn about themselves and each other, developing as individuals and as an ensemble when they perform together on the last day to family, friends and the local community in a promenade performance at dusk. All with the beautiful backdrop of Wilderness Wood.

Pricing information

Ticket namePriceInformation

Ticket name5 Day Residential

Price£500

Information £550 if paid in 3 stages, please contact info@dramainthewoods.com to enquire.

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Where we'll be

Wilderness Wood, Main Road, Uckfield, East Sussex, TN22 4HJ

WHAT’S PROVIDED

Drinks

Snacks

Meals

Equipment

Safety

Enhanced DBS

Risk Assessment

Public Liability Insurance

Safeguarding Training

First Aid Training

First Aid Kit

Please note

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Cancellation Policy

Cancel more than one month before the start to receive a full refund.

My experience is an educational activity and the 14-day cooling-off period under the Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013 therefore applies. After the 14 day period my standard policy will apply.

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