Summer School at MAST Mayflower Studios 8 to 12 August
Blue Apple wins Digital Innovation Award at the Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2022
Celebrating achievements in #LearningDisabilityPride week
Blue Apple shortlisted in South Coast Tech Awards
Blue Apple Theatre has been selected as a finalist at the South Coast Tech Awards 2022, a celebration of technological excellence, for Digital Transformational Project of the Year. The shortlisted companies represent the elite of the South Coast technology sector. Blue Apple has been shortlisted in the category of Digital Transformation of the Year for their innovative use of hybrid live and digital performance techniques in the production of Pinocchia to overcome the barriers to live stage performance during lockdown.
Behind The Scenes footage from Forgotten People, Forgotten Planet
See some #BTS film footage from Blue Apple's Special Assignments Company 'Forgotten People, Forgotten Planet'. Now only one week to go! Make sure to put Friday 3 June, any time from 12-3pm in your diary!
Winchester Business Excellence Awards 2022
Jubilee Performance by Blue Apple's Special Assignments Company
Three peaks challenge for Summer School
Brno welcomes The Wizard of Oz
Blue Apple now in Southampton
Blue Apple at festival in Czech Republic
Blue Apple’s Wizard of Oz tours in the Czech Republic 1 to 6 May. Actors will join a festival with Polish Teatr 21, Czech Divadlo Aldente and young researchers from non-profit Rytmus. The aim of the “Be IN!” project is to break down stereotypes through theatre and related activities, show people new perspectives on world vision, arouse in them the ability to think critically, and lead them to self-knowledge and self-development, which ultimately has an impact on the change of our society.
Macbeth crowned in Winchester after epic ride from Shakespeare's birthplace
Macbeth tickets are now on sale
You can now buy tickets for Blue Apple’s Macbeth via the Box Office at Theatre Royal Winchester.
Thu 07 Jul 2022 - Sat 09 Jul 2022 at 7.30pm
or phone 01962 840 440 or email info@playtothecrowd.co.uk
Our Artistic Director Richard Conlon has been fundraising for this production of Macbeth by doing a sponsored cycle from Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of Shakespeare, on Shakespeare’s birthday. The route is 200km and ends at Theatre Royal Winchester where Richard will crown actor Lawrie Morris who will be playing Macbeth with a crown - on loan from the Royal Shakespeare Company - that Richard will carry all the way on his bike. Funds raised will go towards staging Macbeth in July with the professional support of a creative team of set and lighting design, audio/visual artists, musician and costume designer.
To support the fundraising campaign please see:
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Behold the crown..
He's arrived safely! Here's a quick snap but more and better photos (from wonderful Mike Hall) will follow in due course. If you still want to support the fundraiser please go to https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/richard-conlon7
Arrived at last and coronation complete. Ambition fulfilled…
Richard now expects to arrive at Theatre Royal Winchester at around 6.30pm, See video below for latest update.
Eighty Six Miles in - still smiling and still crowning about
Beyond the half way point, Richard takes a quick stop near Wantage, Oxfordshire.
Richard and Michael just past Wantage, Oxfordshire at 12.15pm
Richard Conlon outside The Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon at 7am on 23 April 2022
It is Shakespeare's birthday! Here is the crown - on loan from The Royal Shakespeare Company - that Richard will cycle from Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare, all the way to Theatre Royal Winchester where he will place it upon the head of actor Lawrie Morris who will play Macbeth this summer.
On Saturday 23 April Richard will start his journey at 7am from The Royal Shakespeare Company and expects to arrive at Theatre Royal Winchester at around 6pm.
Over the years Blue Apple past productions have included Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest and Hamlet. This summer Blue Apple will stage Macbeth at Theatre Royal Winchester.
Richard Conlon's cycle ride aims to raise the funds needed to stage Macbeth with the professional support of a creative team of set and lighting design, audio/visual artists, musician and costume designer. To sponsor Richard please visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/richard-conlon7
Crown on loan from The Royal Shakespeare Company
Actor Lawrie Morris who will play Macbeth in July 2022
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Wizard of Oz reviews and photos now available
We were all sad to postpone Wizard of Oz in January due to rising Covid cases but it was well worth the wait for the performance that followed. Thanks to the generosity of Winchester College we staged The Wizard of Oz at their QEII Theatre on Thursday 7 and Friday 8 April 2022. It was a joyous success and in addition to positive audience feedback the performance also received glowing reviews from art critics.
““I come away from the productions so impressed with the amount of work that everyone puts in, the quality that they produce and the enjoyment they all get from being a part of a big group.””
Shakespeare's birthday fundraiser on 23 April
Blue Apple’s Artistic Director Richard Conlon is taking on a special cycle ride on 23 April to raise funds for our summer production of Macbeth and give Blue Apple's cast the chance to step on stage with the professional support of a creative team of set and lighting design, audio/visual artists, musician and costume designer.
On 23 April, the day that is universally celebrated as Shakespeare’s birthday, Richard aims to ride from Royal Shakespeare Company’s theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon, the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Having cycled roughly 200 kilometres carrying a crown - on loan from the Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard will ceremoniously ‘crown’ actor Lawrie Morris at the completion of his ride at Theatre Royal Winchester.
Listen to Richard telling Sam Fraser about it on the BBC Radio Solent Lou Hannan show at 16:10 on 14/04/22
Find out more at Richard’s Just Giving page here.
Richard Conlon on his bike preparing for the fundraising cycle ride from Stratford upon Avon to Winchester.
From The Point to Theatre Royal Winchester
Preparing for Wizard of Oz
Special Assignments Company Playmakers Takeover
As Paul Arendt says "Art can shock us – spur us – into action. Perhaps, therefore, the most meaningful role for the arts, is as a call to action." See the Special Assignments Company’s call to action at the Playmakers Youth Takeover on Friday 1 April from 6.30pm at Theatre Royal Winchester. Here’s a little taster of Forgotten People, Forgotten Planet. Booking is at Playmakers Youth Takeover | Theatre Royal Winchester.
Blue Apple actors in Autism Hampshire's #AutismAwarenessWeek webinar
Blue Apple took part in Autism Hampshire’s #AutismAwarenessWeek webinar which includeds talks and videos from a range of speakers, artists and performers on what community, inclusion, acceptance means to them. Actors from Blue Apple will be sharing from 2-2.30pm.
The webinar was on Wednesday 30th March 11am-3:30pm and will be available to watch online on YouTube in due course.
