NEW Theatre performance bursary in the making

Personal Development, We Write

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Copy of promotional leaflet for The Puppet-Theatre of Gordon Murray 89 St. James’s Drive, London, S.W.17

I have found one clue to writing a bursary for theatre:

“The second type of bursary, also known as a “scholarship” or “prize“, is one based on performance. These awards are generally given for good performance in the exams preceding university or college entrance in which the student achieves grades above the standard entry. These can be awarded by the university, or, sometimes by companies.”

At this very moment, I’m researching:

https://www.lamda.org.uk/support-lamda

I welcome any help in writing details for this new bursary fund.  Grant

 

Image details:
Theatre Programme in background for “The Witch’s Spell” by Audrey Thompson and “Faust” opera by Charles Gounod (Adapted for the puppet stage by Gilbert Bailey.  Puppeteers and voices: Gordon Murray, Joy Latham, Gilbert Bailey, Frida Taylor.  Musical Advisor: Adrian Cruft

Portrait in oil (top left) of Joy Latham by Arthur Taylor

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The function of telling your story

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000248The advantage of using a good storyteller in your work
The following words from ‘The Art of the Storyteller’ by Beverley Mathias, say it all:

“Storytellers are the direct medium between the story and the audience, able to change pace, alter or explain a difficult point, dramatize or play down an event, according to the needs of those listening.”

I will use stories to …
bring issues into the open,
raise questions and
expand your listener’s understanding.

I tell stories to …
extend your audiences’ thoughts on real or imagined worlds,
stimulate your listeners’ creative imagination,
create an appetite for words, and
introduce the shared activity of storytelling – from author or teller to audience”.

Stories ‘travel’ in books, vids. and podcasts but more effectively, in person, so get ready to share tales face-to-face.

I’ll help you
I welcome all new opportunities to author, illustrate and use stories at events and informal get-togethers. Contact me and tell me about your intended audience – their age range, interests and listening experience.

“Grant’s a natural. I wouldn’t hesitate booking him for any storytelling” (Graham Langley)

“Thank you for the beneficial effect your course has had on the whole of the administration department. The staff are more committed and positive in their approach to their daily tasks, the whole atmosphere in the department has improved 1000%” — Ms.K.C. Cole, Head of Admin / Systems Manager, Washwood Heath School, Birmingham.

See also:
BookBod Storytelling
Whose Book Is It Anyway

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