FESTIVAL BOX OFFICE: THE STEYNING BOOKSHOP • 106 HIGH STREET • 01903 812062
For information about workshops call Nicky Dewdney on 01903 816768 unless otherwise stated

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MONDAY 25 MAY, St Andrews Primary School , 10am – 1pm, £15
West End Experience: My Fair Lady
Straight from the West End for the second year running, Lisa Donmall returns to teach us more excerpts of song and dance from London’s theatre land. This year ‘My Fair Lady’s’ ‘With a Little Bit of Luck’ and ‘Get Me To The Church On Time’. For Ages 9 yrs and above...all abilities welcome as we will be singing , acting, dancing and moving! Parents will be invited to see the work in progress at the end of the session.

MONDAY 25 MAY, St Andrews Primary School, 2pm – 5pm, £15
West End Experience: Sweet Charity
Another ‘back by popular demand’ from Lisa Donmall, here again to teach us excerpts from ‘Sweet Charity’s’ ‘Theres Gotta Be Something Better Than This’ and ‘The Rhythm Of Life’. This workshop will be a great deal of fun and the children will come away with a real feel for the musical and what it is like to perform this fabulous choreography straight from the West End!

Lisa trained at Bridget Espinosa’s London Studio Centre, Martha Graham and the Alvin Ailey School, New York. Credits include Chicago, The Producers, Cats, My Fair Lady, Anything Goes, Sweet Charity and La Traviata. Lisa teaches Matt Mattox and tap and musical theatre workshops at Millennium Dance 2000, tap at Urdang Academy and jazz at London Studio Centre.

TUESDAY 26 MAY AND WEDNESDAY 27, Steyning Grammar School, Room 323, 9.30am – 4pm, £15 for one day, £27 for two. To book please contact Nicola Evans on 07930 400 454 or email nevans@sgs.uk.net.
Take a Line for a Walk: a visual arts workshop for young people with Nicola Evans
This two day event offers young artists to create textile hangings inspired by the local environment. Participants will be introduced to a variety of printing and embroidery techniques, and encouraged to share their experiences of our rural location making a textile hanging. The two day event welcomes anyone from 11+ for one or both days activities won’t repeat. The workshop will culminate on the evening of the second day with a small exhibition of the young peoples work.

WEDNESDAY 27 MAY, Steyning Grammar School, Access from the Leisure Centre, 2pm - 4pm, £8.50.
Bookings: The Steyning Bookshop, please call Louise Monaghan on 01903 814906 for information.
Urban Playground, a free running workshop for young people
A two hour Parkour workshop for 13 to 18 year olds. Parkour is an extreme sport in which the urban landscape is used to practise extraordinary gymnastic feats. Whilst this is primarily an urban activity, it can be practised anywhere and Steyning Festival is proud to bring this art form to a rural location.Led by UK-leading, Brighton-based Prodigal Theatre, that works in collaboration with Parkour originators Charles Perrier and Malik Diouf and their organisation Gravity Style, creating dynamic choreographies exploring the relationship between the human body and the built environment redefining the audience’s vision of home.

WEDNESDAY 27 MAY, Penfold Hall, 7.15pm – 8.45pm, £7.50
Learn to tap dance with Nicky Dewdney
An adult tap class for those of you who have never tap danced before and have always wanted to learn or who maybe danced years ago when you were children. This will be a fun experience and we will move – laugh – and learn how to ‘TAP TAP TAP your troubles away’! You’ll love it!
Nicky has had an extensive West End career and has danced and sung in various productions and musicals from ‘42nd Street’ at Drury Lane to her last musical ‘Crazy For You’ at the Prince Edward.

Thurs 28th May, Steyning Grammar School Theatre, 10am - 12.30pm Ages 6 - 8, £8
To book please call Jacqueline Gilbrook on 01903 816837
Drama Workshop: ‘Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf’
Explore classic folktales through storytelling, roleplay and improvisation.

Thurs 28th May, Steyning Grammar School Theatre, 2pm - 4.30pm, Ages 9 - 12, £8
To book please call Jacqueline Gilbrook on 01903 816837
Drama Workshop ‘Secrets and Spies’
Examine the evidence, investigate the circumstances and uncover the truth by
entering the hidden world of espionage.

THURSDAY 28 MAY, St Andrews Primary School, 10.30am - 1pm, £14
West End Experience: A Chorus Line, Jason Di Mascio
Jason is going to teach you to sing and dance ‘One’ from the famous ‘A Chorus Line’. This will be a real musical theatre experience for ages 10 and over and those who have the ability to follow and learn a dance and of course to sing!

THURSDAY 28 MAY, Penfold Hall, 2pm – 3.30pm, £12
West End Experience: Anything Goes
This was a fabulous musical that has been in the West End twice in the last 20years.
Jason is a highly experienced dancer & teacher and he is here to teach you some of the West End Choreography that he performed in this wonderful musical. A wonderful opportunity for tap dancers of grade 3-4 and above to come and have fun and to experience these moves!

THURSDAY 28 MAY, Penfold Hall, 3.30pm – 5pm, £12
Funky Tap Masterclass with Jason Di Mascio
A masterclass with a difference, teaching you tap dance with a funky and contemporary feel. This class is for the more experienced tapper or grade 5- 6 and above. A great opportunity to be taught by this vastly experienced dancer, teacher and examiner.
An original cast member on many shows, including ‘Ziegfel’, ‘Anything Goes’ ‘Me & My Girl’ and ‘Crazy For You’. Whilst performing in these, he also made several appearances on television, most notably the Royal Variety and Olivier Award shows, and has even made an appearance as a tap expert for Granada TV

SATURDAY 30 & SUNDAY 31 MAY, SATURDAY 6 & SUNDAY 7 JUNE, 5 De Braose Way, off Castle Lane 10am – 4pm £5 per child, per 1.5 hour session.
For Bookings contact Janet Butterworth 01903 879462
Children’s mosaic tuition with Janet Butterworth
Come along and make a stepping stone for your garden!

MONDAY 1 JUNE, Dingemans Day Centre, 1.30pm – 3.30pm, £2.50
Tickets from Dingemans or call Jane Williams on 01903 879 297
More Mature Moves for the over 70’s
By special request tutor Jo Cone is back with more! No experience necessary, so join this friendly group for the one-off special Festival session of taught dance, movement sequences and creative tasks adapted to meet everyone’s needs. It’s relaxed and sociable and all are abilities welcome.